John Attard-Montalto and Louis Grech (PSE), in writing. − On behalf of myself and my colleague, Louis Grech, I would like to say that although we voted in favour of the report we would like to stress the following points:
we support a common immigration policy;
we believe that in the national interest the Immigration Pact was not satisfactory;
we note disappointment because the report does not make a direct and clear reference to mandatory/compulsory burden sharing;
we note that any cooperation is appreciated; but the EU cannot interfere in what type of bilateral agreements are reached between a country of origin and a transit country;
we do not agree with voting rights for illegal immigrants because of Malta’s demographic situation;
we do not agree with a uniform Schengen Visa system instead of national systems if this increases bureaucracy and the system becomes less flexible.