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	European Parliament Summary
		For instance, in 2004, the number of seats in the European Parliament was temporarily raised to 788 to accommodate representatives from the ten states that joined the EU on 1st May, but it was subsequently reduced to 732 following the elections in June.
		Although Brussels is generally treated as the 'capital' of the European Union, and the two institutions of the EU's executive, the European Commission and the Council of Ministers, both have their seats there, a protocol attached to the Treaty of Amsterdam requires that the European Parliament have monthly sessions in Strasbourg.
		On several occasions, the European Parliament has expressed a wish to be granted the right to choose for itself the location of its seat, and eliminate the two-seat system, but in the successive treaties, EU member state governments have continued to reserve this right for themselves.
	www.bookrags.com /European_Parliament (2976 words)

	European Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Other organisations of European countries such as NATO the OSCE the Council of Europe and the Western European Union have parliamentary assemblies as well but European Parliament is unique in that it directly elected by the people and has power.
		Although the two institutions of the EU's the European Commission and the European Council both have their seats in Brussels a protocol attached to the Treaty of Amsterdam requires the European Parliament to have sessions in Strasbourg.
		Elections to the parliament are held using forms of proportional representation as selected by member states.
	www.freeglossary.com /European_Parliament (735 words)

	History of Malta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Malta was an important cultic center for earth-mother worship in the 4th millennium B.C. Recent archeological work shows a developed religious center there long before those of Sumer and Egypt.
		During this period, Malta was sold and resold to various feudal lords and barons and was dominated successively by the rulers of Swabia, Aquitaine, Aragon, Castile, and Spain.
		Prior to the May 1987 election, the Maltese constitution was amended to ensure that the party that obtained more than 50% of the popular vote would have a majority of seats in parliament and would thereby form the government.
	www.historyofnations.net /europe/malta.html (867 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet / Recursos Electorales en la Internet
		The results of legislative elections held in Sweden from 1973 to 2006, as well as an overview of the proportional representation system used to choose members of the Swedish legislature are available in Elections to the Swedish Riksdag.
		The results of legislative elections held in Norway from 1985 to 2005, as well as a description of the proportional representation system used to choose members of the Norwegian legislature are available in Elections to the Norwegian Storting.
		Elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives and Elections to the German Bundestag describe the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) representation system used in both countries, with results of parliamentary elections held in New Zealand from 1996 to 2005 and in Germany from 1972 to 2005.
	www.electionresources.org (1342 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Malta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Malta - whose territory includes the eponymous island and the islands of Gozo and Comino - is a parliamentary republic, with a unicameral Parliament.
		Malta is a member of various international organisations and institutions, including the United Nations, OSCE, the British Commonwealth and the Council of Europe, and became a full member of the European Union on 1 May 2004.
		Malta's public debt has also fallen - from 76.2% in 2004 to 74.7% in 2005 (the objective for 2008 is 67.3%).
	www.esteri.it /eng/3_22_40_223.asp (416 words)

	Malta Government Information
		Queen Elizabeth II was sovereign of Malta, and a governor general exercised executive authority on her behalf, while the actual direction and control of the government and the nation's affairs were in the hands of the cabinet under the leadership of a Maltese prime minister.
		Elections are held by means of the system of proportional representation using the single transferable vote.
		The first elections of European Parliament MPs were held on June 12, 2004 and resulted in the election of two candidates from the governing Nationalist Party and three from the Opposition Malta Labor Party.
	www.traveldocs.com /mt/govern.htm (815 words)

	World Animal Conscience - News Update
		He added that as the commitments Malta made at the negotiation stage of the EU membership talks were unlikely to be reached, the concession given to Malta for shooting and trapping in spring may be lifted.
		Nature Trust Malta, the environmental non-governmental organisation, has condemned the distasteful attempt at “green-washing” by the hunting and trapping lobby at the official presentation of their representative as a candidate for the European Parliament election on 12 June.
		“A vote for AD in the European election is a clear vote for the protection of birds, for safeguarding jobs in the tourist industry and for the recreation of families in the countryside in spring.
	www.conscience.net /news.htm (7411 words)

	European elections 2004: Terrorism weighs on Spain vote
		As Spain prepares to choose its representatives to the European Parliament on Sunday, much of the focus is on lingering questions from the electorate's last trip to the polls only three months ago.
		In those elections, the governing party was unexpectedly defeated just three days after terrorist attacks killed 191 people in Madrid, leaving the new government vulnerable to the charge that its victory was hollow, driven more by emotion than a sober assessment of the candidates.
		Sunday's elections to determine the occupants of Spain's 54 seats in the European Parliament provide a chance to help settle the issue and define the mandate of the new government, political analysts say.
	www.iht.com /articles/2004/06/10/spain_ed3__0.php (988 words)

	- – Malta
		However, one must point out that the 2003 national election focused solely on the EU issue and many of those in favour of joining felt they had to vote for the Nationalists even though they did not agree with them.
		The result of this European Election means that AD can look forward with confidence to the next National Election, as well as to the next European Elections.
		The Malta Greens have been very active with regards to the referendum on EU accession and were acclaimed as one of the main winners of the referendum in March 2003 by all strata of Maltese society.
	www.europeangreens.org /cms/default/dok/148/148892.malta@en.htm (588 words)

	Apathy, scepticism mark first EU vote -DAWN - International; 14 June, 2004
		European enlargement commissioner Guenter Verheugen urged citizens in new EU states to vote, warning that low turnout could favour more "unusual" candidates and even result in anti-European groups being elected.
		Giro-Szasz said Hungary would "fall into the rank of European nations amongst which a lack of interest characterizes elections related to the EU." In Poland, voters are preoccupied with the country's domestic political crisis and there are signs that less than one third of Poles will cast ballots.
		Malta, however, bucked the trend with turnout in the EU's smallest nation at 82 per cent.
	www.dawn.com /2004/06/14/int9.htm (640 words)

	When European Voters Disapproved the UE's Eastward Expansion [Voltaire]
		European citizens massively boycotted the election of the new parliament of the European Union (UE) in June 2004.
		The expansion of the European Union with states of Central and Baltic Europe (countries of the former socialist bloc) was not the wish of the original members, or of the new members - but a modification imposed by Washington and accepted by all.
		But starting from 1999, when the powers of Parliament were strengthened, the fall sharpens as a reflection of the voters’ bewilderment in the face of the evolution of their very own Union.
	www.voltairenet.org /article30198.html (1471 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Europeans vote in final day of balloting for EU parliament
		Yet the issues at stake were European, from the continent's role in Iraq to the EU's difficult attempts to negotiate a constitution.
		The election was a first for the 10 new EU countries, which include former communist countries such as Poland and Hungary.
		The European Parliament, based in both Strasbourg and Brussels, was created to provide a democratic balance to the EU's powerful unelected commission and has steadily gained legislative powers since the first elections in 1979.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040613-0735-europeanelections.html (642 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- European elections continue with Italians, Czechs, Maltese and Latvians
		ROME – In voting for the European Parliament, Italians cast ballots Saturday with their government's pro-U.S. stance in Iraq in mind, while in the Czech Republic opposition parties wary about the European Union appeared to be on their way to victory.
		Italy is assigned 78 seats in the new parliament – nine fewer than in the previous vote in 1999.
		While the European Parliament cannot introduce legislation – that right is reserved for the European Commission – its powers have steadily grown to the point that it now influences all EU laws, by voting on them and amending them.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040612-0845-europeanelections.html (739 words)

	Malta (09/06)
		During this period, Malta was sold and resold to various feudal lords and barons and was dominated successively by the rulers of Swabia, Aquitaine, Aragon, Castile, and Spain.
		Malta obtained independence on September 21, 1964, became a Republic on December 13, 1974, and a member of the European Union on May 1, 2004.
		Malta is host to 20 resident diplomatic missions, and 118 countries have non-resident diplomatic representation.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5382.htm (2972 words)

	Voting in the European elections
		Between 10 and 13 June 2004, citizens of EU countries will go to the polls to elect their representatives in the European Parliament.
		The 2004 elections will be the sixth elections since the European Parliament was first elected by universal suffrage in 1979.
		The European Parliament exerts significant influence over the laws and regulations that are passed in each member state of the European Union.
	futurum2004.eun.org /ww/en/pub/futurum2004/news/enlargement_news/eu_elections.htm (291 words)

	Malta European Parliament (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Following Malta's accession to the European Union in May of 2004, the country held its first election to the European Parliament on 12 June 2004.
		The elections were conducted under Malta's prevailing single-transferable-vote system.
		Two aspects of the election results attracted particular attention in the Maltese media: That the MLP exceeded the PN's national vote percentage (which had happened only once in the past six general elections) and the strong showing by AD, the Green Party.
	www.maltadata.com /mep.htm (328 words)

	EU Enlargement Information Campain
		Malta, a crossroad between Europe and Africa and at the southern tip of the European continent, is a melting pot of civilisations in the heart of the Mediterranean.
		Malta was subsequently excluded from the pre-accession strategy and the structured dialogue.
		Malta held a referendum on EU membership in March 2003 with 53.6% of the voters voting in favour of membership, with a turnout of 91% of eligible voters.
	www.european-movement.org /enlargement/focus_on_malta.php (988 words)

	Blair's party loses support in election
		Ireland and the Czech Republic will vote for the European Parliament on Friday but most of the 25 EU nations are waiting until Sunday.
		In the European elections, the Conservatives campaigned against a new constitution, but feared that some traditional supporters might defect to the upstart U.K. Independence Party, which wants Britain to get out of the European Union.
		Eastern European nationalist parties that campaigned against giving up powers to join the EU are taking their message into the bloc with campaigns for seats in the assembly.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2004-06/11/content_338647.htm (921 words)

	EU news: An Independent View from European Voice
		A NEW political group in the European Parliament will be launched next week, in a move that could change the balance of power in the assembly and influence the appointment of the Union’s new generation of leaders.
		THE election of a new European Commission president on the basis of a proposal from the European Council will be one of the most important decisions that the European Parliament has to take so soon after the elections.
		EUROPEAN textile manufacturers are hoping that a new set of EU recommendations for the sector will stave off some of the side-effects of China gaining full access to the global market in six months’ time.
	www.europeanvoice.com /archive/issue.asp?id=407 (1914 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Dutch defy EU on election results
		In the UK, the elections are likely to be the last test of public opinion before general elections next year.
		As a result, European election turnout is already higher in many areas than at the last elections in 1999.
		The European Parliament was designed as a democratic counterweight to the European Commission, whose members are appointed, not elected.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/3792877.stm (571 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet: Western Europe
		Elections to the Dutch Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives)
		Elections to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic
		Elections to the Catalan Parliament, in English and Spanish
	electionresources.org /western.europe.html (430 words)

	Center for Voting and Democracy
		Saturday's vote is to elect five candidates to represent Malta and Gozo in the EU parliament which among other things determines the size and composition of the Union's budget, and therefore of Malta's share in it.
		The Nationalist Party justifiably claims that it has devoted years and years of hard work, investing a lot of single-minded determination, to successfully take Malta into Europe, and that it would therefore simply be an act of historical justice to have as many as possible of its candidates elected to the European Parliament.
		On the other hand, Alternattiva Demokratika has always strongly supported Malta's EU membership; its argument is that with Arnold Cassola in the Europarliament, and thus in a position to influence a third political grouping, Malta would be better able to safeguard its interests.
	www.fairvote.org /pr/global/country/maltavoteintelligent.htm (600 words)

	EUguides - Malta - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Malta became a Member State of the European Union on 1 May 2004.
		The Republic of Malta is an archipelago of six islands; Malta, Gozo and Comino are the largest.
		Malta committed to abide by the UN sanctions on Libya but there remained workmanlike relations between the two countries throughout.
	www.eubusiness.com /guides/malta (487 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| International \| EU election yawn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Voters within the European Union displayed an unprecedented degree of apathy over elections to the European parliament which were held from 10 to 13 June, except, that is, for voters in the eastern Mediterranean countries of Cyprus, Malta and Greece.
		Voters in Malta and Greece did, however, follow the trend set in other EU countries by voting against ruling parties.
		Malta's opposition Labour Party won 48 per cent of the votes, securing three of the country's five seats.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2004/695/in6.htm (740 words)

	European Parliament election, 2004 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom.
		A European Union-wide political party, the European Greens, was established in Rome on 21 February 2004 to contest this election.
		The elections coincided with legislative elections in Luxembourg and presidential elections in Lithuania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Parliament_election,_2004 (819 words)

	CNN.com - World News: Election Watch
		European Council: The European Council is composed of the heads of state or government of all European Union member states and serves as the Union’s chief decision-making body.
		European Commission: The European Commission is composed of 20 commissioners nominated by the member states and confirmed by the European Parliament.
		The Parliament is responsible for drafting legislation, adopting the Union budget, and supervising European Community activities.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/election.watch/europe/european.union2.html (594 words)

	Center for Voting and Democracy
		Joseph Muscat was the Labour Party's first candidate to obtain a passport to the European Parliament yesterday after he reached the required quota on the second day of counting.
		He of course had the highest profile of the PN candidates, having become a household name with his headship of the Malta-EU Information Centre in the long run-up to the membership referendum, an appointment he was given under the premiership of Eddie Fenech Adami.
		The counting of votes in the European Parliament elections is a long and complicated process, particularly because of the large quotas needed to determine who gets elected.
	www.fairvote.org /pr/global/country/maltapr.htm (554 words)

	The President of Malta
		He entered parliament in 1969 and in 1977, less than ten years later, after having served in a number of senior party posts, including president of the Administrative and General Councils, he was elected party leader, succeeding Dr. Giorgio Borg-Olivier.
		Malta also began a period of integration with the European Union when its application was presented on the 16
		Malta's EU application, which was put on hold by the previous Labour government, was reactivated.
	president.gov.mt /biographies/biographyefa.htm (540 words)

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