Archbishop, tenor, plead for help to stop children's 'ridiculous' eviction

Archbishop Charles Scicluna and tenor Joseph Calleja have issued separate appeals for action to stop the eviction of 22 children of expatriate workers from Malta.

The appeals came after the Sunday Times of Malta revealed that a group of non-EU families residing in Malta have been told by Identity Malta they can no longer keep their children here, since they do not have enough money to sustain them.

According to the agency, the parents do not satisfy the financial requirements of a policy, which requires third country nationals to earn €19,000 a year, as well as €3,800 extra for each child. The figures do not include bonuses or overtime.

Some of the children are just two years old.

Archbishop Scicluna in a tweet appealed to all parishes, religious congregations and  Catholic groups and societies to consider “adopting” one or more of these children by guaranteeing their funding, if need be.