en: A qualified majority shall be defined as at least 55 % of the other members of the Council, representing Member States comprising at least 65 % of the population of the participating Member States.  
mt: Maġġoranza kwalifikata għandha tkun definita bħala li hija ugwali għal mill-inqas 55 % tal-membri tal-Kunsill li jirrappreżentaw lil Stati Membri li flimkien jinkludu mill-inqas 65 % tal-popolazzjoni ta' l-Istati Membri parteċipanti.

en: A blocking minority must include at least the minimum number of these other Council members representing more than 35 % of the population of the participating Member States, plus one member, failing which the qualified majority shall be deemed attained.  
mt: Minoranza li timblokka għandha tinkludi mill-inqas in-numru minimu ta' dawn il-membri l-oħra tal-Kunsill li jirrappreżentaw iktar minn 35 % tal-popolazzjoni ta' l-Istati Membri parteċipanti, u membru ieħor, u fin-nuqqas ta' dan, il-maġġoranza kwalifikata tkun meqjusa li nkisbet.

en: 7.  
mt: 7.

en: The Council, on a recommendation from the Commission, shall adopt the European decisions and recommendations referred to in paragraphs 8 to 11.  
mt: Il-Kunsill, fuq rakkomandazzjoni mill-Kummissjoni, għandu jadotta d-deċiżjonijiet u r-rakkomandazzjonijiet Ewropej previsti fil-paragrafi 8 sa 11.

en: It shall act without taking into account the vote of the member of the Council representing the Member State concerned.  
mt: Għandu jaġixxi mingħajr ma jieħu in kunsiderazzjoni l-vot tal-membru tal-Kunsill li jkun qed jirrappreżenta lill-Istat Membru konċernat.

en: A qualified majority shall be defined as at least 55 % of the other members of the Council, representing Member States comprising at least 65 % of the population of the participating Member States.  
mt: Maġġoranza kwalifikata għandha tkun definita bħala li hija ugwali għal mill-inqas 55 % tal-membri l-oħra tal-Kunsill li jirrappreżentaw lil Stati Membri li flimkien jinkludu mill-inqas 65 % tal-popolazzjoni ta' l-Istati Membri parteċipanti.

en: A blocking minority must include at least the minimum number of these other Council members representing more than 35 % of the population of the participating Member States, plus one member, failing which the qualified majority shall be deemed attained.  
mt: Minoranza li timblokka għandha tinkludi mill-inqas in-numru minimu ta' dawn il-membri l-oħra tal-Kunsill li jirrappreżentaw iktar minn 35 % tal-popolazzjoni ta' l-Istati Membri parteċipanti, u membru ieħor, u fin-nuqqas ta' dan, il-maġġoranza kwalifikata tkun meqjusa li nkisbet.

en: 8.  
mt: 8.

en: Where it adopts a European decision establishing that there has been no effective action in response to its recommendations within the period laid down, the Council may make its recommendations public.  
mt: Meta jadotta deċiżjoni Ewropea li tistabbilixxi li ma kien hemm ebda azzjoni effettiva bħala tweġiba għar-rakkomandazzjonijiet tiegħu fil-perijodu stabbilit, il-Kunsill jista' jagħmel ir-rakkomandazzjonijiet tiegħu pubbliċi.

en: 9.  
mt: deficit

en: If a Member State persists in failing to put the Council's recommendations into practice, the Council may adopt a European decision giving notice to the Member State to take, within a specified time-limit, measures for the deficit reduction which the Council judges necessary to remedy the situation.  
mt: li huwa meqjus meħtieġ mill-Kunsill sabiex tiġi rimedjata s-sitwazzjoni.

en: In such a case, the Council may request the Member State concerned to submit reports in accordance with a specific timetable in order to examine the adjustment efforts of that Member State.  
mt: F'dan il-każ, il-Kunsill jista' jitlob lill-Istat Membru konċernat biex jissottometti rapporti skond skeda ta' żmien speċifikata sabiex jiġu eżaminati l-isforzi ta' aġġustament ta' dak l-Istat Membru.

en: 10.  
mt: 10.

en: As long as a Member State fails to comply with a European decision adopted in accordance with paragraph 9, the Council may decide to apply or, as the case may be, intensify one or more of the following measures:  
mt: Sakemm Stat Membru jonqos li jħares id-deċiżjoni Ewropea adottata skond il-paragrafu 9, il-Kunsill jista' jiddeċiedi li japplika jew, skond il-każ, jirrinforza miżura jew miżuri fost dawn li ġejjin:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: require the Member State concerned to publish additional information, to be specified by the Council, before issuing bonds and securities;  
mt: u t-titoli;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: invite the European Investment Bank to reconsider its lending policy towards the Member State concerned;  
mt: li jistieden lill-Bank Ewropew ta' l-Investiment biex jerġa' jikkunsidra l-politika ta' self tiegħu lill-Istat Membru konċernat;

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: require the Member State concerned to make a non-interest-bearing deposit of an appropriate size with the Union until the Council considers that the excessive deficit has been corrected;  
mt: eċċessiv ġie korrett;

en: (d)  
mt: d)

en: impose fines of an appropriate size.  
mt: li jimponi multi ta' ammont xieraq.

en: The President of the Council shall inform the European Parliament of the measures adopted.  
mt: Il-President tal-Kunsill għandu jinforma lill-Parlament Ewropew bil-miżuri adottati.

en: 11.  
mt: 11.

en: The Council shall repeal some or all of the measures referred to in paragraph 6 and paragraphs 8, 9 and 10 if it considers the excessive deficit in the Member State concerned to have been corrected.  
mt: deficit

en: If the Council has previously made public recommendations, it shall state publicly, as soon as the European decision referred to in paragraph 8 has been repealed, that there is no longer an excessive deficit in the Member State concerned.12.  
mt: deficit

en: The rights to bring actions provided for in Articles III-360 and III-361 shall not be exercised within the framework of paragraphs 1 to 6 or paragraphs 8 and 9.  
mt: Id-drittijiet biex isiru r-rikorsi previsti fl-Artikoli III-360 u III-361 ma jistgħux jiġu eżerċitati fil-kwadru tal-paragrafi 1 sa 6, 8 u 9.

en: 13.  
mt: deficit

en: Further provisions relating to the implementation of the procedure laid down in this Article are set out in the Protocol on the excessive deficit procedure.  
mt: eċċessiv.

en: A European law of the Council shall lay down the appropriate measures to replace the said Protocol.  
mt: Liġi Ewropea tal-Kunsill għandha tistabbilixxi l-miżuri xierqa biex jissostitwixxu l-imsemmi Protokoll.

en: The Council shall act unanimously after consulting the European Parliament and the European Central Bank.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu jaġixxi b'mod unanimu wara konsultazzjoni mal-Parlament Ewropew u mal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew.

en: Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt European regulations or decisions laying down detailed rules and definitions for the application of the said Protocol.  
mt: Bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet l-oħra ta' dan il-paragrafu, l-Kunsill, fuq proposta mill-Kummissjoni, għandu jadotta regolamenti jew deċiżjonijiet Ewropej li jistabbilixxu regoli u definizjonijiet dettaljati għall-applikazzjoni ta' l-imsemmi Protokoll.

en: It shall act after consulting the European Parliament.  
mt: Għandu jaġixxi wara konsultazzjoni mal-Parlament Ewropew.

en: SECTION 2  
mt: SEZZJONI 2

en: MONETARY POLICY  
mt: POLITIKA MONETARJA

en: Article III-185  
mt: Artikolu III-185

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The primary objective of the European System of Central Banks shall be to maintain price stability.  
mt: L-għan prinċipali tas-Sistema Ewropea ta' Banek ċentrali hu li tinżamm l-istabbiltà tal-prezzijiet.