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maltatoday 7 NEWS CONTACT Adriana Farrugia or Erika Arrigo on 21382741 for sponsorship opportunities SCAN THIS CODE USING A QR SCANNER APP TO WATCH THE LATEST EPISODE ON YOUR SMARTPHONE NEWS VACANCY Gard Catering Company Ltd currently requires labourers, cleaners, waiters, kitchen hands, drivers, plasterers, shop assistants, steel fixers and securities. Each vacancy is on a full-time basis. The job entails being competent and responsible. Lower secondary level of education is required and availability to work weekends and public holidays is essential. An attractive remuneration is available. Interested parties are to apply by sending their CV to email: gordon@gard.com.mt KURT SANSONE GOVERNMENT will defend bird trapping despite the European Commission's stern warning that court action will follow if Malta does not stop the practice, the Environment Minister said. Aaron Farrugia said this was not the first time that the Commission warned Malta but govern- ment will continue fighting for what it believes in. "This is not something that falls within my remit but the government believes that what it is doing is just and it will fight for and defend its position with the Commission," Farrugia said. He was talking to MaltaToday a week after Brus- sels issued a strong warning against the deroga- tion applied by Malta last autumn for finch trap- ping to take place on the premise of research. Brussels did not buy into the Maltese govern- ment's justification and warned that unless trap- ping was stopped it would pursue the case at the European Court of Justice. Hunting does not fall within the purview of the Environment Ministry but was assigned to Clint Camilleri, the Gozo Minister, last year. Malta had opened a controlled finch trapping season the previous year but this derogation was shot down by the European Court of Justice. In its letter to the Maltese government the Com- mission noted that the derogation applied by Malta for finch trapping to take place for research purposes was no different to the exception sought the previous year, which was condemned by the ECJ. Trapping is illegal under the Bird's Directive. Government will defend finch trapping derogation, environment minister says