2003 in Malta - Maltese European Union Membership Referendum, 2003, Maltese Premier League 2003-04, Maltese Premier League 2002-03 (Paperback)

Chapters: Maltese European Union Membership Referendum, 2003, Maltese Premier League 2003-04, Maltese Premier League 2002-03, Maltese General Election, 2003. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This article is part of the series: Politics and government ofMalta The 2003 Maltese European Union membership referendum took place on 8 March 2003 to decide whether Malta should join the European Union (EU). A narrow majority voted in favour of joining but the opposition Labour Party rejected the result of the referendum. The victory of the Nationalist Party in the 2003 general election confirmed the result of the referendum and Malta joined the EU on 1 May 2004. The Maltese referendum saw the highest turnout, and the lowest support for joining, of any of the 9 states which held referendums on joining the EU in 2003. After the Nationalist Party won the 1998 election they reactivated Malta's membership application, which had been suspended by the previous Labour government. Negotiations to join were finished at the Copenhagen summit in December 2002 and Malta was invited to join the EU in 2004. The government of Malta announced in January 2003 that a non binding referendum on membership would be held on the 8 March 2003 at the same time as local elections. The question voted in on in the referendum was confirmed on the 3 January 2003. It was: Do you agree that Malta should become a member of the European Union in the enlargement that is to take place on 1 May 2004? In the run up to the referendum polls showed voters were evenly divided over EU membership. The Nationalist government argued that Malta would receive EU funds for the roads and tourist industry. They said that Malta needed the EU in order to cope with globalisation and accused the opposition of...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=159729