MaltaMalta voted in favor of joining the European Union in a weekend referendum, making the tiny Mediterranean archipelago the first of 10 countries due to join the bloc next year to approve membership.Maltese Prime Minister Eddie Fenech-Adami hailed the victory, saying the vote showed "the strong will of the Maltese people to join Europe.""It is very clear that the Maltese people have said 'yes,' so Malta will become a nation of the EU on May 1, 2004," he said.The "yes" campaign picked up 53.65 percent of the vote in the March 8 poll, according to official results, with 46.35 percent votin...
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