| PR: Zminijietna disappointed with Maltese MEPs votes on Barroso |
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Press Release: 18/09/09 |
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Zminijietna - Voice of the Left Zminijietna – Voice of the Left expressed its disappointment with the votes of Maltese MEPs on the reappointment of Barroso as President of the European Commission. ‘The Barroso Presidency had an important role for the EU’s direction towards neoliberal policies of increased inequality, privatization, dismantling of public services, inferior work conditions, precarious jobs and lack of clear will in environmental policies’. ‘Zminijietna was expecting the Socialist and Democratic group to support the Green and United Left groups against Barroso. Therefore, whilst we do not agree with the Maltese Nationalist MEPs position in favour of Barroso, we are disappointed with the lack of courage shown by Maltese Labour MEPs, who chose to abstain on such an important matter for a social and ecological Europe ’. David Pisani Zminijietna dizappuntata bil-voti tal-MEPs Maltin ghal Barroso Zminijietna – Lehen ix-Xellug esprimiet id-dizappunt taghha ghall-vot tal- membri parlamentari Maltin fil-Parlament Ewropew dwar il-hatra mill-gdid tal-presidenza tal-Kummissjoni Ewropea ta’ Barroso. ‘Il-presidenza ta’ Barroso kellha rwol importanti sabiex l-Unjoni Ewropea tersaq lejn politika neoliberali ta’ aktar inugwaljanza, privatizzazzjoni, zmantellar ta’ servizzi publici, kundizzjonijiet ta’ xoghol inferjuri, xoghol prekarju, u nuqqas ta’ rieda cara fil-politika ambjentali’. ‘Zminijietna kienet qed tistenna li l-grupp Socjalista u Demokratiku jappgoja l-kampanja mehuda mill-grupp tal-Hodor u dak tax-Xellug kontra il-presidenza ta’ Barroso. Ghalhekk, filwaqt li ma naqblux mal-pozzizzjoni tal-MEPs Nazzjonalisti Maltin li vvutaw favur il-hatra ta’ Barroso, ninsabu dizappuntatni bin-nuqqas ta’ kuragg tal-MEPs Laburisti Maltin, li ghazlu li jastjenu fuq din il-materja tant importanti ghal Ewropa socjali u ekologika. David Pisani |
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