Schulz feliciteert Joseph Muscat en Arbeidspartij met verkiezingsoverwinning Malta (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Voorzitter Europees Parlement (EP-voorzitter) i, gepubliceerd op zondag 10 maart 2013.

The President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz i, made the following statement on the general election victory of the Maltese Labour Party and its leader Joseph Muscat i:

"I salute the Maltese people who have participated in one of the most active democratic elections in Europe with over 93% voting turnout. I congratulate the Labour Party and my highly regarded former colleague Joseph Muscat for winning the trust of the Maltese people in these elections.

I look forward to working closely together with a view to finding common answers to the challenges faced by our European Union.

Malta can look forward to continued good economic growth. Malta may be the smallest nation in the EU, yet it is strategically located and is enjoying a solid economic performance.

The European Parliament also looks forward to working closely with the Maltese government in the run-up and the deployment of its term at the helm of the Council of the European Union in January 2017.''