THE 13TH MEEETING OF THE EU-MALTA JOINT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE

THE 13TH MEEETING OF THE EU-MALTA JOINT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE

The 13th meeeting of the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee will be held in Malta on the 8th and 9th May, 2000 at the San Ġor' Corinthia Hotel, St Julians.

The meeting will be under the Co-Chairmanship of the Hon Louis Galea for the Malta Parliament and the Hon Luigi Cocilovo for the European Parliament side. The Committee is composed of 12 Maltese Members of Parliament and 12 Members of the European Parliament. The Maltese MPs on the committee are Hon Michael Frendo, Hon George Vella, Hon Anthony Abela, Hon Evarist Bartolo, Hon Josef Bonnici, Hon Michael Bonnici, Hon Leo Brincat, Hon Chris Cardona, Hon Dolores Cristina, Hon John Dalli and Hon Charles Mangion.

Statements on the political situation in Malta and current EU-Malta relations will be delivered by H.E. Mr Jose' Paulouro das Neves representing the Presidency-in-Office of the Council of the European Union, H.E. Mr Giorgio Boggio, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission representing the European Commission and Hon Joe Borg, Minister of Foreign Affairs, representing the Malta Government.

These statements will be followed by an exchange of views by the Joint Parliamentary Committee Members on:-

- Malta's application for membership of the European Union;

- INTERREG and Malta's participation in EU programmes in the pre-accession stage;

- the MEDA programme; and

- the EU Intergovernmental Conference.

Hon Ursula Stenzel, Rapporteur of the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy, will be briefing the committee on Malta' application for membership of the European Union.

St. Julians, 08 - 09 MAY 2000