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The draft that the Government issued on 6 June about the implementation of the full membership agreement of Malta in the European Union was described by the Chairman of the Campaign for National Independence Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici as “an act of national humiliation”.

This is because there are a number of provisions that needs to be scrutinized, among them tat the text with the treaty details is not annexed with the draft, that every other treaty or protocol will be ratified after the Government becomes a member in it after 16 April, that acts adopted by the European Union are automatically become part of the laws of Malta without the Parliament knowing what is their contents, as well as the obligations and restrictions created by the treaty of 16 April, should enter into force and be enforced in Malta.

He also said that to enforce the obligations and restrictions, the government can create offences up to two years imprisonment and of a fine of not greater than Lm100.

Asked by L-Orizzont (local newspaper) on the discussions that are being made in member countries and candidate countries on a referendum on the European Constitution, Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici said that this draft binds that the European Constitution be accepted in Malta without the need for a referendum.

Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, during a press conference at the CNI building in Mosta, said that 

“this draft is authorizing the ratification of the Full Membership Treaty in the European Union signed in Athens, but the same treaty is not included in the draft law. This means that Parliament is being asked to authorize the ratification of the treaty without the details of the official text of the treaty being provided. Another point that we want to make reference to is on the contents of what is being authorized to be ratified.  In fact in the same draft, as it is presently drafted, is authorizing that treaties, agreements and other protocols be ratified that would be applicable to Malta in the future or which the Government enters into. In this draft no information is being given on these treaties, agreements and protocols to Parliament,” said the Campaign for National Independence Chairman.

Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici continued to say that 

“the draft provides that a treaty tat is adopted in Malta after 16 April, that does not amend or does not substitute the European Union treaty, shall be considered as forming part of the treaty of 16 April, always if the Prime Minister so declares. Every international agreement that the Government becomes a member of after 16 April is considered as forming part of the treaty of 16 April. In this draft law Parliament is being asked to accept that laws that in future are adopted by the European Union would form part of the laws of Malta. This is without Parliament having information on their contents.

Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici said that this emanates from the manner on how the treaty is written. 

He said he does not know if it is the intention of those who prepared the draft for these things to happen. 

He described these matters as an “absurd legality” and said that he cannot understand how Parliament can accept to give a blank cheque on matters that it would not know about.
 
Dr Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici continued to say that,

“it is not only the acts that in future will be adopted by the European Union shall be binding, but the draft says that he laws of Malta tat are incompatible with the laws of the European Union shall be without effect. Even as regards the Courts we see that this draft law stipulates that the Maltese Courts, prior to deciding should see what the treaty and the decisions that are taken by the European Court of Justice say in the particular case.”

He also said that, “with the aim that the provisions of the treaty and future acts shall be binding in Malta, the Prime Minister, in this draft is being given the power to create by order certain offences that are of less than two years imprisonment and of less than Lm100.

Saturday 14 June 2003

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