Alternattiva Demokratika expresses its disapproval at the declaration by the Chairman of the Malta Tourism Authority, Sam Mifsud, who has declared that “the authority believed that the north side of the island needed an area of entertainment to boost tourism” and that the “authority’s policy is to spread places of entertainment to the north and to develop the coast.”

“In such a a congested and overbuilt country as ours, the policy of developing the little coastline that is still left free is absolutely preposterous.” stated Arnold Cassola, Alternattiva Demokratika – The Green Party Chairperson.

Carmel Cacopardo AD Spokesman on Sustainable Development and Local Government added that MTA’s attitude to the proposal to develop Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando’s site at Mistra indicated that MTA does not care about environmental policies. Had it cared it would have noted immediately that the site forms part of a proposal for a Natura 2000 site and hence is protected in terms of the Habitats Directive as transposed into Maltese law. Environmental laws, regulations and policies are not only applicable at MEPA. They need to be applied by MTA too.

Carmel Cacopardo further added that if MTA intends moving along the path of sustainable tourism in this manner, Malta would be better off without MTA and its leadership.

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