en: measures relating to excessive deficits concerning those Member States whose currency is the euro (Article III-184(6), (7), (8) and (11)).  
mt: eċċessiv li jikkonċernaw lil dawk l-Istati Membri li l-munita tagħhom hija l-euro (Artikolu III-184(6), (7), (8) u (11)).

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: Article III-198  
mt: Artikolu III-198

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: At least once every two years, or at the request of a Member State with a derogation, the Commission and the European Central Bank shall report to the Council on the progress made by the Member States with a derogation in fulfilling their obligations regarding the achievement of economic and monetary union.  
mt: Mill-inqas darba kull sentejn, jew fuq it-talba ta' Stat Membru b'deroga, l-Kummissjoni u l-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew għandhom jirrapportaw lill-Kunsill dwar il-progress magħmul mill-Istati Membri b'deroga fit-twettiq ta' l-obbligi tagħhom dwar il-kisba ta' l-unjoni ekonomika u monetarja.

en: These reports shall include an examination of the compatibility between the national legislation of each of these Member States, including the statutes of its national central bank, and Articles III-188 and III-189 and the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank.  
mt: Dawn ir-rapporti għandhom jinkludu eżami tal-kompatibilità bejn il-leġislazzjoni nazzjonali ta' kull wieħed minn dawn l-Istati Membri, inklużi l-istatuti tal-bank ċentrali nazzjonali tiegħu, u l-Artikoli III-188 u III-189 u l-Istatut tas-Sistema Ewropea ta' Banek Ċentrali u tal-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew.

en: The reports shall also examine whether a high degree of sustainable convergence has been achieved, by analysing how far each of these Member States has fulfilled the following criteria:  
mt: Ir-rapporti għandhom ukoll jeżaminaw jekk ikunx intlaħaq grad għoli ta' konverġenza sostenibbli, billi janalizzaw sa fejn kull wieħed minn dawn l-Istati Membri jkun issodisfa l-kriterji li ġejjin:

en: (a)  
mt: a)

en: the achievement of a high degree of price stability; this is apparent from a rate of inflation which is close to that of, at most, the three best performing Member States in terms of price stability;  
mt: li jintlaħaq livell għoli ta' stabbiltà fil-prezzijiet; dan jirriżulta minn rata ta' inflazzjoni li tixbaħ lil dik tat-tliet Stati Membri li jkunu qed imorru l-aħjar f'dik li hija l-istabbiltà fil-prezzijiet;

en: (b)  
mt: b)

en: the sustainability of the government financial position; this is apparent from having achieved a government budgetary position without a deficit that is excessive as determined in accordance with Article III-184(6);  
mt: eċċessiv kif stabbilit skond l-Artikolu III-184(6);

en: (c)  
mt: ċ)

en: the observance of the normal fluctuation margins provided for by the exchange-rate mechanism of the European monetary system, for at least two years, without devaluing against the euro;  
mt: l-osservanza tal-marġini normali ta' varjazzjoni previsti mill-mekkaniżmu tar-rata tal-kambju tas-sistema monetarja Ewropea, għal mill-inqas sentejn, mingħajr żvalutazzjoni kontra l-euro;

en: (d)  
mt: d)

en: the durability of convergence achieved by the Member State with a derogation and of its participation in the exchange-rate mechanism, being reflected in the long-term interest-rate levels.  
mt: it-tul ta' żmien tal-konverġenza milħuqa mill-Istat Membru b'deroga u tal-parteċipazzjoni tiegħu fil-mekkaniżmu tar-rata tal-kambju, riflessi fil-livelli ta' rata ta' imgħax fuq terminu twil.

en: The four criteria laid down in this paragraph and the relevant periods over which they are to be respected are developed further in the protocol on the convergence criteria. the reports from the commission and the european central bank shall also take account of the results of the integration of markets, the situation and development of the balances of payments on current account and an examination of the development of unit labour costs and other price indices.  
mt: Ir-rapporti mill-Kummissjoni u l-Bank Ċentrali Ewropew għandhom ukoll jieħdu in kunsiderazzjoni r-riżultati ta' l-integrazzjoni tas-swieq, tas-sitwazzjoni u l-iżvilupp tal-bilanċi tal-pagamenti fuq il-kont kurrenti u ta' eżami ta' l-iżvilupp ta' spejjeż unitarji tax-xogħol u ta' indiċi oħrajn tal-prezzijiet.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: After consulting the European Parliament and after discussion in the European Council, the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, shall adopt a European decision establishing which Member States with a derogation fulfil the necessary conditions on the basis of the criteria laid down in paragraph 1, and shall abrogate the derogations of the Member States concerned.  
mt: Wara konsultazzjoni mal-Parlament Ewropew u wara diskussjoni fil-Kunsill Ewropew, il-Kunsill, fuq proposta mill-Kummissjoni, għandu jadotta deċiżjoni Ewropea li tistabbilixxi liema Stati Membri b'deroga jissodisfaw il-kondizzjonijiet meħtieġa fuq bażi tal-kriterji previsti fil-paragrafu 1 u għandu jtemm id-derogi ta' l-Istati Membri konċernati.

en: The Council shall act having received a recommendation of a qualified majority of those among its members representing Member States whose currency is the euro.  
mt: Il-Kunsill għandu jaġixxi wara li jirċievi rakkomandazzjoni minn maġġoranza kwalifikata ta' dawk fost il-membri tiegħu li jirrappreżentaw Stati Membri li l-munita tagħhom hija l-euro.

en: These members shall act within six months of the Council receiving the Commission's proposal.  
mt: Dawn il-membri għandhom jaġixxu fi żmien sitt xhur minn meta l-Kunsill jirċievi l-proposta tal-Kummissjoni.

en: The qualified majority referred to in the second subparagraph shall be defined as at least 55 % of these members of the Council, representing Member States comprising at least 65 % of the population of the participating Member States.  
mt: Il-maġġoranza kwalifikata prevista fit-tieni subparagrafu għandha tkun definita bħala li hija ugwali għal mill-inqas 55 % tal-membri tal-Kunsill, li jirrappreżentaw 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 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 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: 3.  
mt: 3.