VISIT TO MALTA BY A DELEGATION OF THE EUROPEAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG

A delegation from the European Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag, led by the Chairperson of the same Committee, Dr Friedbert Pfl'?ger, will be visiting Malta between today,12^th, and 14^th June 2001.

The purpose of the visit is to discuss points of common interest between the German Bundestag and the Maltese Parliament as well as Malta's application for membership of the European Union and the ongoing process on the future of the European Union. Meetings are to be held with Maltese dignitaries, including the President of Malta, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Social Policy, the Minister of Finance, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Leader of Opposition, the Foreign Affairs Committee and the Ambassador of the Delegation of the Commission of the European Communities.