First to complete ratification

Malta yesterday became the first accession country to complete the ratification of the EU accession treaty when it deposited its instrument of ratification to the EU accession treaty at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Malta's ratification...

Malta yesterday became the first accession country to complete the ratification of the EU accession treaty when it deposited its instrument of ratification to the EU accession treaty at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Malta's ratification follows that of Denmark, which to date is the first member state to have completed the ratification process.

The accession treaty was signed by Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami and Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Borg in Athens on April 16. It was ratified by the House of Representatives on July 14.

The instrument of ratification was presented to the deputy head of the treaty service department of the Italian Foreign Ministry, Dottoressa Anna Teresa Frittelli Annibaldi by the Maltese Ambassador in Rome, Edward Melillo.

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