A NEW INITIATIVE TO STOP HUNTING ON MALTA

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A NEW INITIATIVE TO STOP HUNTING ON MALTA

 

Malta – The EU must force the pace of compliance with the Bird Directives

 

Recent utterances from Brussels are causing concern among MEPs and those who

have

long campaigned for a complete stop to hunting and trapping of birds on Malta.

 

These suggest that the European Commission might to be toning down its stand on

spring

hunting in Malta.

 

The Government of Malta is procrastinating as so often in the past and is

playing to the

hunters' lobby which both main parties see as a safe source of votes. This is

why the

subject of derogation for spring shooting of Turtle Dove and Quail is once again

being

discussed.

 

This is not the strong line that we have been campaigning for over the past few

years and

not what many EU citizens (and many others worldwide) expected after Malta's

accession

to the EU.

 

We must resist any policy of appeasement and continue to lobby the EU to take a

firm

stance on implementation of European legislation.

 

Please support the campaign by sending EU Environment Commissioner Dimas the

text

provided at:

 

http://www.proact-campaigns.net/maltarevisited/spring_2006.html

 

You can, in addition, add your name to the online petition at

 

http://www.petitiononline.com/malta06

 

which will later be sent to Mr Dimas in printed form.

 

Thanks for your support.