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"Mr President, this debate reminds me of a song about my own beautiful place – Killarney – and it goes like this: An American landed on Ireland’s green isle, he looked at Killarney and said with a smile, ‘How can I buy this beautiful place? How can I buy Killarney?ʼ And he goes on to say that if he had all the money in the world, he could not buy Killarney. But now an American or someone like him can actually buy Malta – or at least Maltese citizenship – without having any connection with the country. This goes against all the principles of what we understand of citizenship and also the principles of equality.
This would not be of major concern to us if Malta were not part of the European Union, but Maltese citizenship equates to European Union citizenship. If you go through any airport in the European Union there will be two lines: one for ‘all passportsʼ and one for EU citizens, and there is no distinction made between the 28 Member States.
I think this goes against everything we stand for, and I commend particularly Commissioner Reding for her forthright and courageous comments. We have to exert as much pressure as we can on the Maltese to stop this ridiculous proposal. It is making a laughing stock of citizens and particularly, I think, it is saying that some people are born equal but others are more equal than others, and the rich will always dominate. It is a disgrace."@en1
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