‘Id-dejn huwa l-kawża prinċipali tal-kriżi finanzjarja li jinsabu fija. l-Greċja, l-Italja, Spanja u l-Irlanda. Hawn f’pajjiżna rridu naħdmu bla heda biex inwaqfu d-dejn nazzjonali milli jkompli jikber.’ Dan qalu l-Ewroparlamentari Laburista l-Professur Edward Scicluna meta indirizza laqgħa pubblika ‘Ejja u Saqsi’ nhar il-Ġimgħa 26 ta’ Ottubru f’Birkirkara. Huwa tkellem ukoll dwar l-esperjenza pożittiva li kellu fil-laqgħat annwali tal-Fond Monetarju Internazzjonali u tal-Bank Dinji li saru f’Tokjo fil-bidu tax-xahar. Qal li f’laqgħat li kellu ma uffiċjali għolja tal-aġenziji tal-credit rating Fitch u Standard and Poor huwa assigurhom li gvern ġdid laburista se jara’ li jkun kontinwita. Il-Professur Scicluna kif jagħmel dejjem f’dawn il-laqgħat wieġeb numru ta’ mistoqsijiet li sarulu mill-membri tal-udjenza kbira preżenti. Dawn kienu dwar it-taxxa ta-tranżazzjonijiet finanzjarju, il-każ tar-riżenja tal-ex kummissarju John Dalli, l-pensjonijiet u oħrajn.

‘Greece, Italy, Spain and Ireland are in deep financaial crisis because they are  deeply in debt. Here in Malta we need  to work very hard to stop the national debt from growing further’. Labour MEP professor Edward Scicluna talked about the debt problem while addressing a public meeting ’Ejja u Saqsi’ on Friday 26th October in Birkirkara. He talked about the IMF and World Bank annual meeting which he attended in  Tokyo earlier this month and said that in meetings he had with high officials of the rating agencies of Standard and Poors and Fitch he assured them that a new labour government will guarantee continuity. Professor Sciclun fielded questions about a variety of subjects put to him from the members of the large audience present.

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– Birkirkara : Friday, 26th October, 2012