A member of the European Parliament’s Socialists and Democrats group will chair the delegation coming to Malta at the end of the month to investigate the situation regarding the rule of law in the country, this newspaper has learnt.
European Parliament sources told The Sunday Times of Malta that Socialist MEP Ana Gomes is among those most likely to chair the delegation, which is expected to arrive for a two-day visit on November 30.
While the names on the delegation list should be finalised tomorrow, they will be MEPs who have for months followed the situation in Malta closely, a source said.
The choice of a socialist chair was not a coincidence but done purposely to eliminate any speculation that the visit is motivated by local partisan politics, the source added.
On Wednesday, the European Parliament called upon the European Commission to initiate a dialogue with the Maltese government on the functioning of the rule of law in Malta. The S&D was the only group that did not sign the resolution, although some of its members voted in favour.
Labour Party MEPs, who voted against the resolution, have repeatedly questioned the motives behind last Tuesday’s rule of law debate in the...
