Jeg har også sagt, at Rådet bestemt regner med, at Malta vil forsøge at gøre denne ansøgning til en by partisan -begivenhed, og at alle er bevidste om, at den ansøgning, der blev trukket tilbage for to år siden, da oppositionspartiet overtog regeringsmagten, nu er genoplivet, og at man i vores medlemsstater gerne ser, at det her drejer sig om et ønske om at blive integreret i Den Europæiske Union, hvilket støttes bredt af Maltas befolkning.
I also said that the Council is definitely expecting Malta to try to make this application a bipartisan matter, that everyone knows that the application withdrawn two years ago when the present opposition party came to power has been reactivated, and that the Member States are delighted that the people of Malta are so keen to become part of the European Union.