en: RECALLING that the provisions of Section 3 of Chapter III of Title III of Part III of the Constitution, on economic, social and territorial cohesion as a whole provide the legal basis for consolidating and further developing the Union's action in this field, including the creation of a fund;  
mt: FILWAQT LI JFAKKRU li d-disposizzjonijiet tas-Sezzjoni 3, il-Parti III, t-Titolu III, l-Kapitolu III tal-Kostituzzjoni, dwar il-koeżjoni ekonomika, soċjali u territorjali meħuda flimkien jipprovdu l-bażi ġuridika għall-konsolidizzazjoni u l-iżvilupp ulterjuri ta' l-azzjoni ta' l-Unjoni f'dan il-qasam, u b'mod partikolari l-ħolqien ta' fond;

en: RECALLING that Article III-223 of the Constitution envisages setting up a Cohesion Fund;  
mt: FILWAQT LI JFAKKRU li l-Artikolu III-223 tal-Kostituzzjoni jipprevedi l-istabbiliment ta' Fond ta' Koeżjoni;

en: NOTING that the European Investment Bank is lending large and increasing amounts for the benefit of the poorer regions;  
mt: FILWAQT LI JINNOTAW illi l-Bank ta' l-Investiment Ewropew qiegħed jislef ammonti kbar u li dejjem qed jiżdiedu, għall-ġid ta' l-ifqar reġjuni;

en: NOTING the desire for greater flexibility in the arrangements for allocations from the Structural Funds;  
mt: FILWAQT LI JINNOTAW ix-xewqa għal aktar flessibilità fl-arranġamenti għall-allokazzjonijiet mill-Fondi Strutturali;

en: NOTING the desire for modulation of the levels of Union participation in programmes and projects in certain Member States;  
mt: FILWAQT LI JINNOTAW ix-xewqa għall-modulazzjoni tal-livelli ta' parteċipazzjoni ta' l-Unjoni fi programmi u proġetti f'ċerti Stati Membri;

en: NOTING the proposal to take greater account of the relative prosperity of Member States in the system of own resources,  
mt: FILWAQT LI JINNOTAW il-proposta li tittieħed aktar konsiderazzjoni tal-prosperità relattiva ta' l-Istati Membri fis-sistema tar-riżorsi proprji,

en: HAVE AGREED upon the following provisions, which shall be annexed to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe:  
mt: FTEHMU dwar id-disposizzjonijiet li ġejjin, li għandhom jiġu annessi mat-Trattat li jistabblixxi Kostituzzjoni għall-Ewropa:

en: Sole article  
mt: Artikolu uniku

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The Member States reaffirm that the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion is vital to the full development and enduring success of the Union.2.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jaffermaw mill-ġdid li l-promozzjoni tal-koeżjoni ekonomika, soċjali u territorjali hija vitali għall-iżvilupp sħiħ u s-suċċess dejjiemi ta' l-Unjoni.2.

en: The Member States reaffirm their conviction that the Structural Funds should continue to play a considerable part in the achievement of Union objectives in the field of cohesion.3.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jaffermaw mill-ġdid il-konvinzjoni tagħhom illi l-Fondi Strutturali għandhom ikomplu jkollhom parti konsiderevoli biex jintlaħqu l-miri ta' l-Unjoni fil-qasam tal-koeżjoni.3.

en: The Member States reaffirm their conviction that the European Investment Bank should continue to devote the majority of its resources to the promotion of economic, social and territorial cohesion, and declare their willingness to review the capital needs of the European Investment Bank as soon as this is necessary for that purpose.4.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jaffermaw mill-ġdid il-konvinzjoni tagħhom illi l-Bank ta' l-Investiment Ewropew għandu jkompli jiddedika l-maġġoranza tar-riżorsi tiegħu għall-promozzjoni tal-koeżjoni ekonomika, soċjali u territorjali u jiddikjaraw li huma disposta li jirrevedu l-bżonnijiet kapitali tal-Bank ta' l-Investiment Ewropew malli dan ikun neċessarju għal dak l-iskop.4.

en: The Member States agree that the Cohesion Fund shall provide Union financial contributions to projects in the fields of environment and trans-European networks in Member States with a per capita GNP of less than 90 % of the Union average which have a programme leading to the fulfilment of the conditions of economic convergence as set out in Article III-184 of the Constitution.5.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jaqblu li l-Fond ta' Koeżjoni għandu jipprovdi kontribuzzjonijiet finanzjarji ta' l-Unjoni għal proġetti fil-qasam tal-ambjent u r-rettikolati trans-Ewropej fl-Istati Membri b'PGN per capita ta' anqas minn 90 % tal-medja ta' l-Unjoni u li għandhom programm li jwassal għat-twettiq tal-kondizzjoniet ta' konverġenza ekonomika kif stabbiliti fl-Artikolu III-184 tal-Kostituzzjoni.5.

en: The Member States declare their intention of allowing a greater margin of flexibility in allocating financing from the Structural Funds to specific needs not covered under the present Structural Funds regulations.6.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jiddikjaraw l-intenzjoni tagħhom li jħallu marġni ta' flessibilità akbar fl-allokazzjoni ta' finanzi mill-Fondi Strutturali għall-bżonnijiet speċifici mhux koperti mir-regolomenti tal-Fondi Strutturali viġenti.6.

en: The Member States declare their willingness to modulate the levels of Union participation in the context of programmes and projects of the Structural Funds, with a view to avoiding excessive increases in budgetary expenditure in the less prosperous Member States.7.  
mt: budget

en: The Member States recognise the need to monitor regularly the progress made towards achieving economic, social and territorial cohesion, and state their willingness to study all necessary measures in this respect.8.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jirrikonoxxu l-bżonn li l-progress lejn il-kisba tal-koeżjoni ekonomika, soċjali u territorjali jiġi segwit regolarment, u jiddikjaraw id-disponibilità tagħhom li jeżaminaw il-miżuri kollha neċessarji f'dan ir-rigward.8.

en: The Member States declare their intention of taking greater account of the contributive capacity of individual Member States in the system of own resources, and of examining means of correcting, for the less prosperous Member States, regressive elements existing in the present own resources system.  
mt: L-Istati Membri jiddikjaraw l-intenzjoni tagħhom li jagħtu aktar każ tal-kapaċità kontributtiva ta' l-Istati Membri individwali fis-sistema tar-riżorsi proprji u li jeżaminaw mezzi biex jikkoreġu, għall-Istati Memebri l-inqas sinjuri, l-elementi rigressivi li jeżistu fis-sistema preżenti tar-riżorsi proprji;

en: Celex Test  
mt: Celex Test

en: A.  
mt: A.

en: DECLARATIONS CONCERNING PROVISIONS OF THE CONSTITUTION  
mt: DIKJARAZZJONIJIET DWAR DISPOSIZZJONIJIET TAL-KOSTITUZZJONI

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: Declaration on Article I-6  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni dwar l-Artikolu I-6

en: The Conference notes that Article I-6 reflects existing case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and of the Court of First Instance.  
mt: Il-Konferenza tinnota li l-Artikolu I-6 jirrifletti l-każistika eżistenti tal-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja tal-Komunitajiet Ewropej u tal-Qorti ta' 'Prim' Istanza.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: Declaration on Article I-9(2)  
mt: Dikjarazzjoni dwar l-Artikolu I-9(2)

en: The Conference agrees that the Union's accession to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms should be arranged in such a way as to preserve the specific features of Union law.  
mt: Il-Konferenza taqbel li l-adeżjoni ta' l-Unjoni mal-Konvenzjoni Ewropea għall-Protezzjoni tad-Drittijiet tal-Bniedem u tal-Libertajiet Fundamentali għandha ssir b'mod li jiġu ppreservati l-karatteristiċi speċifiċi tad-dritt ta' l-Unjoni.

en: In this connection, the Conference notes the existence of a regular dialogue between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights; such dialogue could be reinforced when the Union accedes to that Convention.  
mt: F'dan ir-rigward, il-Konferenza tinnota l-eżistenza ta' djalogu regolari bejn il-Qorti tal-Ġustizzja ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea u l-Qorti Ewropea tad-Drittijiet tal-Bniedem; tali djalogu jista' jiġi rinforzat meta l-Unjoni Ewropea taderixxi ma' din il-Konvenzjoni.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.