Finnish European Affairs Committee to visit Malta and discuss Malta's EU Accession Process

Finland's Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs has formally expressed the wish to meet the Maltese Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee and discuss Malta's EU accession process. The Finnish Parliamentary Committee has requested this meeting with its Maltese counterpart in view of Malta's renewed process for EU membership.

This was announced by the Hon. Dolores Cristina, Chairman of the Maltese Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Committee, during the Committee's eighth meeting held last week.

The purpose of the visit would be to exchange views with the Maltese Committee and with representatives of the Maltese Government on issues regarding Malta's EU accession and co-operation with Finland.

Finland is a neutral state and has been an EU member since 1995. It holds the presidency of the Union till the end of this year.

Finland's European Affairs Committee is in the process of establishing bilateral contact with the Parliaments of all Union member states as well as those of aspiring candidate countries.

The Maltese Parliamentary Committee will be meeting its Finnish counterpart towards the end of November.