PN MP Hermann Schiavone this week endorsed a pitch by the Malta Developers Association (MDA) to have one of their members appointed on the board of the Building Construction Authority. Schiavone, who serves as the PN's spokesman for construction and real estate, made the proposal during a parliament discussion this week about the draft law to set up the authority. The Opposition MP proposed an amendment to the draft law allowing both the MDA and Chamber of Architects and Civil Engineers to be able to appoint a member on the authority’s board. “I know that I am making a proposal that needs discussion, but I want you, minister, to consider them having a seat”, Schiavone told Environment Minister Aaron Farrugia at the end of the committee meeting. Environmentalist Arnold Cassola has decried the appointment of an MDA member on the Authority’s board as an inherent conflict of interest. Schiavone’s proposed amendment mirrors that of an internal document drawn up by the MDA about proposed changes to the draft law. Schiavone's defence of MDA Last month, the Opposition MP stood up in parliament to praise the MDA, singling out its president Sandro Chetcuti and its director general...