| Media Release: 27/07/02 AD PARTICIPATES IN ANTI-GOLF COURSE DEMONSTRATION Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party is participating in the demonstration organised by the Front Kontra l-Golf Course in solidarity with the agricultural community at Tal-Virtu'. Green Party Chairperson Dr Harry Vassallo said "Alternattiva Demokraika is reaffirming its solidarity with the agricultural community at Tal-Virtu' which is threatened by golf course development that violates both the Structure Plan as well as the Agreement between the Maltese Government and the Vatican. This has been respectively confirmed by the Planning Directorate and the Apostolic Nuncio." "The Green Party is also supporting the 90 farmers who have written to the Malta Environment and Planning Authority to confirm their opposition towards the proposed development. Indeed, the Environment Impact Assessment for the proposed development confirms that the proposed development will bring about significant adverse impact on farmers and agricultural land." Dr Harry Vassallo added that AD is fully endorsing the public invitation from the Front Kontra l-Golf Course to all consultants appointed by AX Holdings to carry out the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) to publicly declare that they have or had no financial or business interest in AX Holdings. "AD is also supporting the Front's request for an independent audit of the questionnable EIA economic projections as well as the request for an extension of the deadline to submit comments to MEPA on the EIA," added the Chairperson of AD - The Green Party. Dr Harry Vassallo concluded "We are confident that the MEPA Board members will stand up and be counted and defend sustainable development, the rule of law, agriculture and social justice by refusing the proposed golf course. This would be a major decision in favour of the quality of life of Maltese and Gozitans and in favour of equal rights of all farmers around the islands. This decision would also avoid creating a precedent by means of which all agricultural land in Malta would be threatened by future golf course applications." Michael Briguglio Public Relations Officer Stqarrija Media: 27/07/02 AD TIPPARTECIPA FID-DEMOSTRAZZJONI KONTRA L-KORSA TAL-GOLF Alternattiva Demokratika - The Green Party qed tippartecipa fid-demostrazzjoni tal-Front Kontra l-Golf Kors b'solidarjeta' mal-komunita' agrikola f'Tal-Virtu'. Ic-Chairperson ta' AD Dr Harry Vassallo qal "Alternattiva Demokraika qieghda issostni s-solidarjeta' taghha mal-komunita' agrikola f'Tal-Virtu' li hi mhedda minn zvilupp ta' korsa tal-golf li jmur kontra l-Pjan ta' Struttura u kontra l-ftehim bejn il-Gvern Malti u l-Vatikan. Dan gie konfermat rispettivament mill-Direttorat ta' l-Ippjanar u min-Nunzju Appostoliku." "Alternattiva Demokratika qieghda tappogja lid-90 bidwi li kitbu lill-Awtorita' Maltija ta' l-Ambjent u l-Ippjanar u kkonfermaw l-oppozizzjoni taghhom ghall-izvilupp propost. L-Environment Impact Assessment dwar l-izvilupp propost jikkonferma li dan igib mieghu impatt negattiv sinjifikanti fuq il-bdiewa u l-art agrokola." Dr Harry Vassallo kompla li AD qieghda tappogja bi shih l-invit publiku tal-Front Kontra l-Golf Kors lilll-konsulenti kollha li gew appuntati minn AX Holdings biex jaghmlu l-EIA sabiex dawn jiddikjaraw publikament li m'ghandhom jew qatt ma kellhom interess finanzjarju jew kummercjali f'AX Holdings. "AD qieghda tappogja wkoll it-talba tal-Front biex ikun hemm studju indipendenti dwar il-previzjonijiet ekonomici fl-EIA minhabba li hemm hafna x'tikritika hafna f'dawn il-previzjonijiet. Qieghdin nappogjaw ukoll it-talba tal-Front biex tigi estiza d-data ta' l-gheluq ghas-sottomessjoni ta' kummenti lill-MEPA dwar l-EIA," kompla c-Chairperson ta' AD. Dr Harry Vassallo ikkonkluda "Ahna konfidenti li l-membri tal-Bord tal-MEPA ser iqumu ghall-okkazzjoni u jiddefendu l-izvilupp sostenibbli, il-ligi, l-agrikoltura u l-gustizzja socjali billi jirrifjutaw il-proposta ghall-izvilupp ta' korsa tal-golf. Din tkun decizzjoni kbira favur il-kwalita' tal-hajja tal-Maltin u l-Ghawdxin u favur id-drittijiet ugwali ghall-bdiewa kollha madwar il-gzejjer Maltin. Decizzjoni kontra l-izvilupp tal-korsa tal-golf f'Tal-Virtu' tevita li jigi mahluq precedent li permezz tieghu l-art agrikola kollha f'Malta tkun mhedda minn applikazzjonijiet ghall-izvilupp ta' golf courses fil-futur." Michael Briguglio Ufficjal Relazzjonijiet Pubblici |
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