Malta first to vote on EU membership

[Gangerolf]

the results will be published sunday evening.

I don't know if Malta would benefit from EU membership. With a pop of 400 000 their influence will be close to nil.

I read somwhere that their trade with North Africa and especially Libya would suffer if they join?

http://www.independent.com.mt/daily/newsview.asp?id=16152

http://maltamedia.com/cgibin/news03/print.pl?article=808

should Malta join?

discuss

[Pekka]

I wouldn't mind. Malta is a nice place. Very small, but nice! All those knights and stuff.. open the borders!

[Gangerolf]

yep it is nice. it has an amazing history as well. you guys should read about how they fended off suleiman the magnificient's minions.

[Thrawn05]

$20 that France will come up with some new benchmark to keep malta out of the EU for a couple more years. I've been noticing this trend from paris for awhile.

[Gangerolf]

nah, France is pro expansion and Malta is more than qualified enough.

but is it really in malta's best interest to join? many maltese think it's best if they "do a switzerland"

[Combat Ingrid]

Malta votes Yes!

Upcoming referenda:
Slovenia: 23 march
Hungary: 12 april
Lithuania: 10-11 may
Slovakia: 16-17 may
Poland: 8 june
Czech Republic: 15-16 june
Estonia: 14 september
Latvia: 20 september
Cyprus: ?

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Combat Ingrid
Malta votes Yes!

Poor Malta.

[BeBMan]

Poor US. Now with Malta, nothing can stop the EU

[Combat Ingrid]

[Az]

So, when is it Malta's turn to be the leader of the EU?

[Pekka]

Yeah! Go Malta! It's such a nice place.. maybe I should marry someone from Malta, would be cool to live in such a small country, and there should be lots of babes.

I have to be honest though, I don't know what Malta gains for joining EU. I think it's still good, but I don't know if it's good for Malta. Voting rates where little over 90%, that's pretty high though. I really do hope, that they get equal power in EU and not be treated like a child. I hope they get all the power the big ones get.

[Ben Kenobi]

Malta never knew what hit 'er.

I heard that Malta can't keep a prolife policy, and that some of the money they send to the EU will fund 'reproductive services.'

[Paul Hanson]

Actually, Malta has managed to secure around 70 special exemptions in order to make EU membership more acceptable to it's citizens.

I think that ultimately it'll turn out OK for them.

[Datajack Franit]

Can't wait to see their faces when they'll join the Euro as well and will have to pay 10$ for about everything

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Pekka
I really do hope, that they get equal power in EU and not be treated like a child. I hope they get all the power the big ones get.