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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8986

8 July 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/constitution
Malta ratifies European Constitution- "Double majority" in favour of text, says Jo Leinen

Brussels, 07/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - Malta has become the 12th Member State to ratify the European constitutional treaty. All 65 members of the Maltese Parliament voted unanimously in favour of the text. Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi welcomed the decisiveness of the vote, emphasising that for the first time in their history, the political forces of Malta have a common vision of European affairs (the question of the country's accession to the EU divided the Maltese political classed for...

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