Citizenship scheme will lead to generational transformation of the country - PM

Malta’s International Investor Programme was not simply a citizenship scheme but a programme aimed at making a generational transformation of the country placing it at the top of the ladder, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said this morning Speaking at a political activity in Fgura which seemed to make the start of the party’s MEP election campaign, Dr Muscat said he was comforted by the fact that the programme would be changing the face of the country not just by attracting talent but because it would enable the country to invest in the future. “The programme will be a phenomenal success,” he said. Besides the investment in bonds and property, the programme would also be bringing to Malta €1,000 million to be invested in children, innovation, health, new social programmes, training and competitiveness. His aim, Dr Muscat said, was that the country would progress and make a great leap in quality. The country’s current infrastructure belonged to the last century when women stayed at home and children got by after finishing compulsory education. But that society no longer existed and a new generational infrastructure for the new society had to be built. “We have to build a Malta that...