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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steve west" data-source="post: 1302997" data-attributes="member: 23426">I agree that if the Maltese majority is against this massacre then it is up to them to make the first move, stand up, shout, be counted and do a lot more than all but a few of them are doing (my congratulations to Birdlife Malta for their grit and endeavour). In absence of such a popular movement it seems only right to me that concerned individuals, above all from member nations of the European Union, have a right to step in in their place. The thing about the EU is that it is supposed to be European and a Union, and if one single new member is not prepared to respect the bits of paper it signed in order to actually become a member and receive EU funding (which all European Union citizens pay for in one way or another) then that's an even greater reason for everyone to object to what is happening. So what is it to be? Is there going to be a public outcry in Malta over the recurrent slaughter of migratory birds, protected under European Union legislation, or not? If not I see no grounds for anyone in the country to object to meddling from outsiders. It's a question of respect and responsibility, and if Maltese culture is not up to the challenge then the island should be given a sharp reminder of their obligations, whether they like them or not.<a href="http://www.BirdingInSpain.com" target="_blank">http://www.BirdingInSpain.com</a></blockquote>