en: Declaration on Article III-116  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni dwar l-Artikolu III-116

en: The Conference agrees that, in its general efforts to eliminate inequalities between women and men, the Union will aim in its different policies to combat all kinds of domestic violence.  
mt: Il-Konferenza taqbel li, fl-isforzi ġenerali tagħha sabiex telimina l-inugwaljanzi bejn in-nisa u l-irġiel, l-Unjoni timmira, fil-politiki differenti tagħha, sabiex tiġġieled kontra kull xorta ta' vjolenza domestika.

en: The Member States should take all necessary measures to prevent and punish these criminal acts and to support and protect the victims.  
mt: L-Istati Membri għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri kollha neċessarji sabiex jimpedixxu u jikkastigaw dawn l-atti kriminali u sabiex jappoġġaw u jipproteġu lill-vittmi.

en: 14.  
mt: 14.

en: Declaration on Articles III-136 and III-267  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni dwar l-Artikolu III-136 u l-Artikolu III-267

en: The Conference considers that in the event that a draft European law or framework law based on Article III-267(2) would affect fundamental aspects of the social security system of a Member State, including its scope, cost or financial structure, or would affect the financial balance of that system as set out in Article III-136(2), the interests of that Member State will be duly taken into account.  
mt: Il-Konferenza tikkunsidra li, fil-każ li abbozz ta' liġi jew ta' liġi kwadru Ewropea ibbażata fuq l-Artikolu III-267 paragrafu 2 jolqot l-aspetti fundamentali tas-sistema tas-sigurtà soċjali ta' Stat Membru, b'mod partikolari l-kamp ta' l-applikazzjoni, l-ispiża jew l-istruttura finanzjarja tagħha, jew jolqot il-bilanċ finanzjarju kif previst fl-Artikolu III-136 paragrafu 2, l-interessi ta' l-Istati Membri għandhom jittieħdu in konsiderazzjoni kif dovut.

en: 15.  
mt: 15.

en: Declaration on Articles III-160 and III-322  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni dwar l-Artikoli III-160 u III-322

en: The Conference recalls that the respect for fundamental rights and freedoms implies, in particular, that proper attention is given to the protection and observance of the due process rights of the individuals or entities concerned.  
mt: Il-Konferenza tfakkar li r-rispett għad-drittijiet u għal-libertajiet fundamentali jimplika, b'mod partikolari, li tingħata attenzjoni xierqa lill-protezzjoni u l-osservanza tad-dritt ta' individwi u entitajiet konċernati li jgawdu l-garanziji previsti mil-liġi.

en: For this purpose and in order to guarantee a thorough judicial review of European decisions subjecting an individual or entity to restrictive measures, such decisions must be based on clear and distinct criteria.  
mt: Għal dan il-għan u sabiex ikun garantit kontroll ġudizzjarju strett tad-deċiżjonijiet Ewropej li jimponu xi miżuri restrittivi fuq individwu jew entità, tali deċiżjonijiet għandhom ikunu bbażati fuq kriterji ċari u definiti.

en: These criteria should be tailored to the specifics of each restrictive measure.  
mt: Dawn il-kriterji għandhom ikunu adattati skond l-ispeċifiċità ta' kull miżura restrittiva.

en: 16.  
mt: 16.

en: Declaration on Article III-167(2)(c)  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni dwar l-Artikolu III-167(2)(ċ)

en: The Conference notes that Article III-167(2)(c) shall be interpreted in accordance with the existing case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and of the Court of First Instance regarding the applicability of the provisions to aid granted to certain areas of the Federal Republic of Germany affected by the former division of Germany.  
mt: Il-Konferenza tinnota li l-Artikolu III-167(2)(ċ) għandu jkun interpretat skond il-każistika eżistenti tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej u tal-Qorti ta' Prim' Istanza dwar l-applikabbiltà tad-disposizzjonijiet għal għajnuna mogħtija lil ċerti żoni tar-Repubblika Federali tal-Ġermanja milquta mid-diviżjoni preċedenti tal-Ġermanja.

en: 17.  
mt: 17.

en: Declaration on Article III-184  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni dwar l-Artikolu III-184

en: With regard to Article III-184, the Conference confirms that raising growth potential and securing sound budgetary positions are the two pillars of the economic and fiscal policy of the Union and the Member States.  
mt: budget

en: The Stability and Growth Pact is an important tool to achieve these goals.  
mt: Il-Patt ta' Stabbiltà u ta' Tkabbir huwa strument importanti għall-kisba ta' dawn il-finijiet.

en: The Conference reaffirms its commitment to the provisions concerning the Stability and Growth Pact as the framework for the coordination of budgetary policies in the Member States.  
mt: Il-Konferenza tafferma mill-ġdid l-impenn tagħha lejn id-disposizzjonijiet dwar l-Patt ta' Stabbiltà u ta' Tkabbir bħala l-qafas għall-kordinazzjoni tal-politiki finanzjarji fl-Istati Membri ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea.

en: The Conference confirms that a rule-based system is the best guarantee for commitments to be enforced and for all Member States to be treated equally.  
mt: Il-Konferenza tikkonferma li sistema bbażata fuq ir-regoli hija l-aqwa garanzija tar-rispett ta' l-impenji u sabiex l-Istati Membri kollha jiġu trattati b'mod ugwali.

en: Within this framework, the Conference also reaffirms its commitment to the goals of the Lisbon Strategy: job creation, structural reforms, and social cohesion.  
mt: F'dan il-qafas, il-Konferenza tafferma wkoll mill-ġdid l-impenn tagħha għall-finijiet ta' l-Istrateġija ta' Lisbona: il-ħolqien ta' l-impjiegi, r-riformi strutturali, u l-koeżjoni soċjali.

en: The Union aims at achieving balanced economic growth and price stability.  
mt: L-Unjoni timmira għall-kisba ta' tkabbir ekonomiku bilanċjat u ta' l-istabbilità tal-prezzijiet.

en: Economic and budgetary policies thus need to set the right priorities towards economic reforms, innovation, competitiveness and strengthening of private investment and consumption in phases of weak economic growth.  
mt: għandhom jistabbilixxu l-prioritajiet ġusti rigward riformi ekonomiċi, ta' innovazzjoni, ta' kompetittività u ta' tisħiħ ta' l-investiment privat u l-konsum fi żminijiet ta' fit-tkabbir ekonomiku dgħajjef.

en: This should be reflected in the orientations of budgetary decisions at the national and Union level in particular through restructuring of public revenue and expenditure while respecting budgetary discipline in accordance with the Constitution and the Stability and Growth Pact.  
mt: budget

en: Budgetary and economic challenges facing the Member States underline the importance of sound budgetary policy throughout the economic cycle.  
mt: budget

en: The Conference agrees that Member States should use periods of economic recovery actively to consolidate public finances and improve their budgetary positions.  
mt: budget

en: The objective is to gradually achieve a budgetary surplus in good times which creates the necessary room to accommodate economic downturns and thus contribute to the long-term sustainability of public finances.  
mt: L-għan hu li jinkiseb b'mod progressiv bilanċ favorevoli fi żminijiet tajba, li joħloq l-ispazju meħtieġ biex jiġi akkomodat kull tnaqqis fl-attività ekonomika u b'hekk jikkontribwixxi għas-sostenibbiltà fit-tul tal-finanzi pubbliċi.

en: The Member States look forward to possible proposals of the Commission as well as further contributions of Member States with regard to strengthening and clarifying the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jistennew bil-ħerqa proposti possibbli tal-Kummissjoni kif ukoll kontribuzzjonijiet ġodda mill-Istati Membri għat-tisħiħ u l-iċċarar ta' l-implimentazzjoni tal-Patt ta' Stabbiltà u ta' Tkabbir.

en: The Member States will take all necessary measures to raise the growth potential of their economies.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jieħdu l-miżuri kollha meħtieġa sabiex itejbu l-potenzjal għat-tkabbir ta' l-ekonomiji tagħhom.