Updated: The Government through the Parliamentary Secretariat for Animal Rights categorically denied in a press release that the government was refusing to public figures related to the spring hunting derogation. The Government said that the required information had to be gathered from different entities, including the planning authority and the police. Eventually this data was then presented to the Ornis Committee. The statement explained that the Ormis committee, would be issuing the figures during its next scheduled meeting. The government urged BirdLife to be mature and responsible in its statements. —————————– BirdLife Malta has today sent an urgent communication to the European Commission concerning the government