On 20 April 1998, the Maltese General Workers’ Union addresses a memorandum to the Valletta Government on the possible consequences of Malta’s accession to the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 22 March 1990, in Senglea, the Malta Labour Party (MLP) devotes its party conference to future relations between Malta and the European Economic Community (EEC).

On 16 July 1990, in Brussels, Guido de Marco, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Malta (left), and Abel Matutes, Member of the European Commission with special responsibility for Mediterranean Policy, Relations with South America and Asia and North-South Relations (right), sign the Republic of Malta’s official application for accession to the European Communities.

On 18 July 1990, commenting on the Republic of Malta’s application for accession to the European Union, the French daily newspaper Le Monde profiles the Mediterranean island.

On 25 November 1996, at a meeting of the General Affairs Council held in Brussels, George Vella, Maltese Foreign Minister, outlines the main thrust of the European policy to be pursued by the new Maltese Government.

On 28 April 1998, in Brussels, at the 10th meeting of the EU–Malta Association Council, George Vella, Maltese Foreign Minister, gives an account of relations between Malta and the European Union.

On 10 September 1998, Guido de Marco, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Malta, renews the Republic of Malta’s official application for accession to the European Union.

On 1 October 1998, commenting on the change of government in Malta, the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung speculates on the resumption of the process for the accession of the island to the European Union.

On 15 February 2000, in Brussels, at the opening of the negotiations for the accession of the Republic of Malta to the European Union, Joe Borg, Maltese Foreign Minister, emphasises his country’s strong attachment to Europe.

On 15 February 2000, Edward Fenech Adami, Maltese Prime Minister, considers the plus points of the Republic of Malta’s accession to the European Union.

On 5 September 2001, the European Parliament adopts a resolution on the Republic of Malta’s application for accession to the European Union and on the state of negotiations.

On 17 October 2001, Pierre Moscovici, French Minister for European Affairs, grants an interview to the daily newspaper Times of Malta in which he comments on the state of the negotiations for the Republic of Malta’s accession to the European Union.

On 12 December 2001, in Brussels, at the fifth accession conference with Malta, Joe Borg, Maltese Foreign Minister, gives an account of the two years of negotiations for Malta’s accession to the European Union.

On 2 August 2002, the daily newspaper La Libre Belgique leads with the slow progress of Malta’s negotiations for accession to the European Union and describes the island.

On 24 January 2004, at a seminar held in Valletta by the Maltese Chamber of Commerce, Edward Fenech Adami, Maltese Prime Minister, delivers an address on the costs and benefits for the island of accession to the European Union.

On 5 March 2003, Edward Fenech Adami, Maltese Prime Minister, and the leaders of the country's main professional organisations and trade unions hold a press conference in Valletta in which they declare their support for the ‘Yes' vote in the referendum due to be held on 9 March 2003 on Malta's accession to the European Union.

On 9 March 2003, Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission, welcomes the positive outcome of the referendum held in Malta on that country's accession to the European Union.

On 9 March 2003, a national referendum is held in Malta calling on the people to vote for or against Malta’s accession to the European Union. The count reveals that 53.55 % of the electorate was in favour of accession.

On 9 March 2003, as the national referendum is held in Malta on the country’s accession to the European Union, crowds gather in Valletta in front of the ‘Auberge de Castile’, the Prime Minister’s residence, to hear the press conference held by the Maltese Prime Minister, Edward Fenech-Adami.

On 9 March 2003, the Maltese Prime Minister, Edward Fenech-Adami, holds a press conference in Valletta following the national referendum on Malta’s accession to the European Union.

On 9 March 2003, in La Valletta, Edward Fenech Adami, Maltese Prime Minister, gives his immediate reaction to the outcome of the referendum held the same day in Malta on the country's accession to the European Union.

On 10 March 2003, the French daily newspaper Le Figaro comments on the victory of the ‘Yes’ vote in the referendum held in Malta on the country’s accession to the European Union.

On 16 April 2003, in Athens, the Prime Minister of Malta, Edward Fenech Adami, and his Foreign Minister, Joe Borg, sign the Treaty of Accession of Malta to the European Union.