EU meddles in national competences
So now we are being accused of discrimination when issuing directives as to who will be allowed entry in our country or not. After all, the spike in infections necessitated these new directives. Before taking these “discriminatory measures” infection was almost negligible.
Malta always kept a welcoming open door to all visitors to our country. But the government is duty-bound to protect the health of its citizens and other foreign residents, irrespective of their provenance. These are unusual times that merit unusual conditions of entry.
Malta is a very small, densely populated island. If infections are not reined in at the outset, the virus, especially the highly contagious Delta one, would spread like wildfire. Is this what the European commissioner wants? Or would he then rap the government for not doing enough to curb the spread of the infection? It’s almost being damned if you do and damned if you don’t.