Brussels, 14/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The victory of the Nationalist Party in early elections held on 12 April (51.7% of the votes, compared to 47.6% for the Labour Party) paves the way for Malta's accession to the EU. The referendum of 8 March had been positive (53.56% voted "yes"), but the referendum is not binding. "This is the mandate that I needed to go to Athens (to sign the Accession Treaty)" said Prime Minister Edward Fenech Adami. In offering him his congratulations, Romano Prodi...