en: They shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.  
mt: Għandha tiġi adottata wara konsultazzjoni mal-Kumitat tar-Reġjuni u mal-Kumitat Ekonomiku u Soċjali.

en: SECTION 8  
mt: SEZZJONI 8

en: TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS  
mt: RETTIKOLATI TRANS-EWROPEJ

en: Article III-246  
mt: Artikolu III-246

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: To help achieve the objectives referred to in Articles III-130 and III-220 and to enable citizens of the Union, economic operators and regional and local communities to derive full benefit from the setting-up of an area without internal frontiers, the Union shall contribute to the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the areas of transport, telecommunications and energy infrastructures.2.  
mt: Sabiex tgħin biex jintlaħqu l-għanijiet previsti fl-Artikoli III-130 u III-220 u sabiex ċittadini ta' l-Unjoni, operaturi ekonomiċi u komunitajiet reġjonali u lokali jkunu jistgħu jieħdu benefiċċju sħiħ mill-istabbiliment ta' żona mingħajr fruntieri interni, l-Unjoni għandha tikkontribwixxi għall-istabbiliment u l-iżvilupp ta' rettikolati trans-Ewropej fiż-żoni ta' trasport, telekomunikazzjonijiet u infrastrutturi ta' l-enerġija.2.

en: Within the framework of a system of open and competitive markets, action by the Union shall aim at promoting the interconnection and interoperability of national networks as well as access to such networks.  
mt: Fil-qafas ta' sistema ta' swieq miftuħa u kompetittivi, azzjoni mill-Unjoni għandha timmira biex tippromwovi l-interkonnessjoni u l-interoperabilità ta' rettikolati nazzjonali, kif ukoll aċċess għal dawn ir-rettikolati.

en: It shall take account in particular of the need to link island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the Union.  
mt: Għandha tieħu in kunsiderazzjoni b'mod partikolari l-bżonn li jingħaqdu r-reġjuni ta' gżejjer, dawk maqtugħa mill-baħar kif ukoll dawk periferiċi mar-reġjuni ċentrali ta' l-Unjoni.

en: Article III-247  
mt: Artikolu III-247

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: In order to achieve the objectives referred to in Article III-246, the Union:  
mt: Sabiex jintlaħqu l-għanijiet previsti fl-Artikolu III-246, l-Unjoni:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: shall establish a series of guidelines covering the objectives, priorities and broad lines of measures envisaged in the sphere of trans-European networks; these guidelines shall identify projects of common interest;  
mt: għandha tistabbilixxi sensiela ta' linji gwida dwar l-għanijiet, il-prijoritajiet kif ukoll il-linji ġenerali ta' miżuri kontemplati fil-qasam tar-rettikolati trans-Ewropej; dawn il-linji gwida għandhom jidentifikaw proġetti ta' interess komuni;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: shall implement any measures that may prove necessary to ensure the interoperability of the networks, in particular in the field of technical standardisation;  
mt: għandha timplimenta kull miżura li tista' tkun meħtieġa biex tiġi assigurata l-interoperabilità tar-rettikolati, b'mod partikolari fil-qasam ta' l-istandardizzazzjoni teknika;

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: may support projects of common interest supported by Member States, which are identified in the framework of the guidelines referred to in point (a), particularly through feasibility studies, loan guarantees or interest-rate subsidies; the Union may also contribute, through the Cohesion Fund, to the financing of specific projects in Member States in the area of transport infrastructure.  
mt: tista' ssostni proġetti ta' interess komuni sostnuti minn Stati Membri, li jiġu identifikati fil-kwadru tal-linji gwida previsti fil-punt (a), b'mod partikolari permezz ta' studji ta' fattibiltà, garanziji għal self jew sussidji fuq ir-rati ta' l-imgħax; l-Unjoni tista' wkoll tikkontribwixxi, permezz tal-Fond ta' Koeżjoni, għall-finanzjament ta' proġetti speċifiċi fi Stati Membri fil-qasam ta' l-infrastruttura tat-trasport.

en: The Union's activities shall take into account the potential economic viability of the projects.  
mt: L-attivitajiet ta' l-Unjoni għandhom jieħdu in kunsiderazzjoni l-vijabilità ekonomika potenzjali tal-proġetti.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: European laws or framework laws shall establish the guidelines and other measures referred to in paragraph 1.  
mt: Il-liġi jew il-liġi kwadru Ewropea Ewropea għandhom tistabbilixxi l-linji gwida u l-miżuri oħra previsti fil-paragrafu 1.

en: Such laws shall be adopted after consultation of the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee.  
mt: Din il-liġi għandha tiġi adottata wara konsultazzjoni mal-Kumitat tar-Reġjuni u mal-Kumitat Ekonomiku u Soċjali.

en: Guidelines and projects of common interest which relate to the territory of a Member State shall require the agreement of that Member State.  
mt: Linji gwida u proġetti ta' interess komuni li għandhom x'jaqsmu mat-territorju ta' Stat Membru għandhom jinħtieġu l-kunsens ta' dak l-Istat Membru.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: Member States shall, in liaison with the Commission, coordinate among themselves the policies pursued at national level which may have a significant impact on the achievement of the objectives referred to in Article III-246.  
mt: L-Istati Membri għandhom, flimkien mal-Kummissjoni, jikkordinaw bejniethom il-politika segwita fuq il-livell nazzjonali li jista' jkollha impatt sinifikanti fuq il-kisba ta' l-għanijiet previsti fl-Artikolu III-246.

en: The Commission may, in close cooperation with the Member States, take any useful initiative to promote such coordination.4.  
mt: Il-Kummissjoni tista', b'koperazzjoni mill-qrib ma' l-Istati Membri, tieħu kull inizjattiva utli biex tippromwovi dik il-kordinazzjoni.4.

en: The Union may cooperate with third countries to promote projects of mutual interest and to ensure the interoperability of networks.  
mt: L-Unjoni tista' tikkopera ma' pajjiżi terzi sabiex tippromwovi proġetti ta' interess reċiproku u sabiex tassigura l-interoperabilità tar-rettikolati.

en: SECTION 9  
mt: SEZZJONI 9

en: RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND SPACE  
mt: RIĊERKA U ŻVILUPP TEKNOLOĠIKU U L-ISPAZJU

en: Article III-248  
mt: Artikolu III-248

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The Union shall aim to strengthen its scientific and technological bases by achieving a European research area in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely, and encourage it to become more competitive, including in its industry, while promoting all the research activities deemed necessary by virtue of other Chapters of the Constitution.2.  
mt: L-azzjoni ta' l-Unjoni għandha timmira biex issaħħaħ is-sisien xjentifiċi u teknoloġiċi tagħha billi tistabbilixxi żona ta' riċerka Ewropea li fiha riċerkaturi, għarfien xjentifiku u teknoloġiku jiċċirkolaw liberament, u tinkoraġġiha biex tkun aktar kompetittiva, inkluż fl-industrija tagħha, waqt li tippromwovi l-attivitajiet kollha ta' riċerka li huma meqjusa meħtieġa taħt Kapitoli oħra tal-Kostituzzjoni.2.

en: For the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 the Union shall, throughout the Union, encourage undertakings, including small and medium-sized undertakings, research centres and universities in their research and technological development activities of high quality.  
mt: Għall-għanijiet previsti fil-paragrafu 1, l-Unjoni għandha tinkoraġgixxi impriżi f'kull parti ta' l-Unjoni, inklużi impriżi żgħar u ta' daqs medju, ċentri ta' riċerka u universitajiet fl-attivitajiet tagħhom ta' riċerka u żvilupp teknoloġiku ta' kwalità għolja.