Muscat should make Dalli resign - Simon Busuttil

The fact that the government has retained as a consultant a man who breached the EU’s code of ethics will weaken the country’s position with the Union when it comes to negotiations on immigration, PN leader Simon Busuttil said this morning. Interviewed by Times of Malta’s Mark Micallef on Radio 101, Dr Busuttil said: “When Joseph Muscat goes to negotiate with (Jose Manuel) Barroso, will he not bring this up? Will the incident strengthen Malta’s case at the EU or weaken it?” He said that if it was acceptable for the Prime Minister to have as his consultant someone who breached the EU’s code of ethics, he had to shoulder responsibility because this was what he promised before the election. “Who is shouldering political responsibility in this case?” Asked whether he believed Dr Muscat should make Mr Dalli resign, Dr Busuttil replied that this was the logical conclusion. Dr Busuttil was asked about the Auditor General’s report on the oil procurement scandal. He said responsibility for this had been shouldered by the Nationalist Party and all ministers and as a result the party was now in Opposition. On former minister Austin Gatt specifically he said he could not make someone who was...