Tag Archive: trapping
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European Commission claims Malta has no justification for trapping derogations
March 1, 2021 1:27 pmThe European Commission has recently reiterated in a very clear manner its position on Malta’s finch trapping derogation, claiming once...
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“Uphold EU directives on nature and bird protection” – BirdLife Malta tells Bernard Grech
February 25, 2021 11:12 am“The Nationalist Party must uphold the spirit of the Acquis Communautaire and not buckle under pressure from the hunters’ lobby. ...
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First year of PM Abela’s rule stained with worst record for illegal hunting
February 1, 2021 9:25 amThe first year of Prime Minister Robert Abela’s rule will be a year stained with the worst record for illegal...
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The Green Deal and being more European is the best thing that can happen to Malta
December 5, 2020 3:36 pmThe latest Infringement Proceedings initiated by the European Commission against the Maltese Government on spring hunting and trapping are the...
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European Union takes action against Malta on all ongoing hunting and trapping derogations
December 3, 2020 6:53 pmAll ongoing hunting and trapping derogations currently being applied in Malta are now the subject of Infringement Proceedings initiated today...
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BirdLife International and 24 EU BirdLife partners support BirdLife Malta request to European Commissioner for Environment to intervene on finch trapping
November 20, 2020 11:10 amFollowing the re-opening of a finch trapping season by the Maltese Government in defiance of the 2018 judgement by the...
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Opening the trapping season is a desperate and defiant move by Prime Minister Robert Abela
October 19, 2020 12:02 pmBirdlife Malta has written to EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius pointing out the desperate and defiant move by Prime Minister Robert...
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Prime Minister given the wrong advice to challenge the EU and the European Court
October 13, 2020 2:34 pmIt is incredible that hunters and trappers are once again to be granted privileges on completely wrong premises. In the...
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Government’s plan to challenge ECJ ruling on finch trapping is absurd
August 18, 2020 5:24 pmBirdLife Malta is surprised to find out that the Government is planning to challenge the European Court of Justice (ECJ)...
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Prime Minister should not open spring hunting season, hunters are not a privileged section of society
March 27, 2020 1:11 pmWhile the country is doing its best to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, the Prime Minister should understand that hunters are...
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