en: In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article I-20(2) of the Constitution, the European Council shall adopt a European decision determining the composition of the European Parliament sufficiently in advance of the 2009 European Parliament elections.  
mt: Skond it-tieni paragrafu ta' l-Artikolu I-20(2) tal-Kostituzzjoni, l-Kunsill Ewropew għandu jadotta deċiżjoni Ewropea li tiddetermina l-komposizzjoni tal-Parlament Ewropew minn żmien kmieni biżżejjed qabel l-elezzjonijiet parlamentari Ewropej ta' l-2009.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: During the 2004-2009 parliamentary term, the composition and the number of representatives elected to the European Parliament in each Member State shall remain the same as on the date of the entry into force of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, the number of representatives being as follows:  
mt: Matul il-leġislatura parlamentari 2004-2009, il-komposizzjoni u n-numru ta' rappreżentanti eletti fil-Parlament Ewropew f'kull Stat Membru għandhom jibqgħu l-istess kif ikunu fid-data tad-dħul fis-seħħ tat-Trattat li jistabbilixxi Kostituzzjoni għall-Ewropa, bin-numru ta' rappreżentanti jkun kif ġej:

en: Belgium  
mt: il-Belġju

en: 24  
mt: 24

en: Czech Republic  
mt: ir-Repubblika Ċeka

en: 24  
mt: 24

en: Denmark  
mt: id-Danimarka

en: 14  
mt: 14

en: Germany  
mt: il-Ġermanja

en: 99  
mt: 99

en: Estonia  
mt: l-Estonja

en: 6  
mt: 6

en: Greece  
mt: il-Greċja

en: 24  
mt: 24

en: Spain  
mt: Spanja

en: 54  
mt: 54

en: France  
mt: Franza

en: 78  
mt: 78

en: Ireland  
mt: l-Irlanda

en: 13  
mt: 13

en: Italy  
mt: l-Italja

en: 78  
mt: 78

en: Cyprus  
mt: Ċipru

en: 6  
mt: 6

en: Latvia  
mt: il-Latvja

en: 9  
mt: 9

en: Lithuania  
mt: il-Litwanja

en: 13  
mt: 13

en: Luxembourg  
mt: il-Lussemburgu

en: 6  
mt: 6

en: Hungary  
mt: l-Ungerija

en: 24  
mt: 24

en: Malta  
mt: Malta

en: 5  
mt: 5

en: Netherlands  
mt: l-Olanda

en: 27  
mt: 27

en: Austria  
mt: l-Awstrija

en: 18  
mt: 18

en: Poland  
mt: il-Polonja

en: 54  
mt: 54

en: Portugal  
mt: il-Portugall

en: 24  
mt: 24

en: Slovenia  
mt: is-Slovenja

en: 7  
mt: 7

en: Slovakia  
mt: is-Slovakkja

en: 14  
mt: 14

en: Finland  
mt: il-Finlandja

en: 14  
mt: 14

en: Sweden  
mt: l-Isvezja

en: 19  
mt: 19

en: United Kingdom  
mt: ir-Renju Unit

en: 78  
mt: 78

en: TITLE II  
mt: TITOLU II

en: PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL  
mt: DISPOSIZZJONIJIET LI JIRRIGWARDAW IL-KUNSILL EWROPEW U L-KUNSILL

en: Article 2  
mt: Artikolu 2

en: 1.  
mt: 1.

en: The provisions of Article I-25(1), (2) and (3) of the Constitution on the definition of the qualified majority in the European Council and the Council shall take effect on 1 November 2009, after the 2009 European Parliament elections have taken place in accordance with Article I-20(2) of the Constitution.  
mt: Id-disposizzjonijiet ta' l-Artikolu I-25(1)(2) u (3) tal-Kostituzzjoni dwar id-definizzjoni tal-maġġoranza kwalifikata fil-Kunsill Ewropew u l-Kunsill għandu jkollhom effett mill-1 ta' Novembru 2009, wara li l-elezzjonijiet ta' l-2009 tal-Parlament Ewropew isiru skond l-Artikolu I-20(2) tal-Kostituzzjoni.

en: 2.  
mt: 2.

en: The following provisions shall remain in force until 31 October 2009, without prejudice to Article I-25(4) of the Constitution.  
mt: Id-disposizzjonijiet li ġejjin jibqgħu fis-seħħ sal-31 ta' Ottubru 2009, mingħajr preġudizzju għall-Artikolu I-25(4) tal-Kostituzzjoni.

en: For acts of the European Council and of the Council requiring a qualified majority, members' votes shall be weighted as follows:  
mt: Fejn il-Kunsill Ewropew u l-Kunsill għandhom jaġixxu b'maġġoranza kwalifikata, l-voti tal-membri għandhom jitqiesu li għandhom piż skond kif ġej:

en: Belgium  
mt: il-Belġju

en: 12  
mt: 12

en: Czech Republic  
mt: ir-Repubblika Ċeka

en: 12  
mt: 12

en: Denmark  
mt: id-Danimarka

en: 7  
mt: 7

en: Germany  
mt: il-Ġermanja

en: 29  
mt: 29

en: Estonia  
mt: l-Estonja

en: 4  
mt: 4

en: Greece  
mt: il-Greċja

en: 12  
mt: 12

en: Spain  
mt: Spanja

en: 27  
mt: 27

en: France  
mt: Franza

en: 29  
mt: 29

en: Ireland  
mt: l-Irlanda

en: 7  
mt: 7

en: Italy  
mt: l-Italja

en: 29  
mt: 29

en: Cyprus  
mt: Ċipru

en: 4  
mt: 4

en: Latvia  
mt: il-Latvja

en: 4  
mt: 4

en: Lithuania  
mt: il-Litwanja

en: 7  
mt: 7

en: Luxembourg  
mt: Lussemburgu

en: 4  
mt: 4

en: Hungary  
mt: l-Ungerija

en: 12  
mt: 12

en: Malta  
mt: Malta

en: 3  
mt: 3

en: Netherlands  
mt: l-Olanda

en: 13  
mt: 13

en: Austria  
mt: l-Awstrija

en: 10  
mt: 10

en: Poland  
mt: il-Polonja

en: 27  
mt: 27

en: Portugal  
mt: il-Portugall

en: 12  
mt: 12

en: Slovenia  
mt: is-Slovenja

en: 4  
mt: 4

en: Slovakia  
mt: is-Slovakkja

en: 7  
mt: 7

en: Finland  
mt: il-Finlandja

en: 7  
mt: 7

en: Sweden  
mt: l-Isvezja

en: 10  
mt: 10

en: United Kingdom  
mt: ir-Renju Unit

en: 29  
mt: 29

en: Acts shall be adopted if there are at least 232 votes in favour representing a majority of the members where, under the Constitution, they must be adopted on a proposal from the Commission.  
mt: L-atti għandhom jiġu adottati jekk ikun hemm mill-inqas 232 voti favur li jirrappreżentaw il-maġġoranza tal-membri meta, skond il-Kostituzzjoni, għandhom jiġu adottati fuq proposta tal-Kummissjoni.

en: In other cases decisions shall be adopted if there are at least 232 votes in favour representing at least two thirds of the members.  
mt: F'każijiet oħra d-deċiżjonijiet għandhom jiġu adottati jekk ikun hemm mill-inqas 232 voti favur li jirrappreżentaw mhux anqas minn żewġ terzi tal-membri.

en: A member of the European Council or the Council may request that, where an act is adopted by the European Council or the Council by a qualified majority, a check is made to ensure that the Member States comprising the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union.  
mt: Membru tal-Kunsill Ewropew jew tal-Kunsill jista' jitlob li, fejn att huwa adottat mill-Kunsill Ewropew jew mill-Kunsill b'maġġoranza kwalifikata, issir verifika jekk l-Istati Membri li jiffurmaw din il-maġġoranza kwalifikata jirrappreżentawx mill-inqas 62 % tal-popolazzjoni totali ta' l-Unjoni.

en: If that proves not to be the case, the act shall not be adopted.  
mt: Jekk jinstab li dan ma jkunx il-każ, l-att m'għandux ikun adottat.

en: 3.  
mt: 3.

en: For subsequent accessions, the threshold referred to in paragraph 2 shall be calculated to ensure that the qualified majority threshold expressed in votes does not exceed that resulting from the table in the Declaration on the enlargement of the European Union in the Final Act of the Conference which adopted the Treaty of Nice.  
mt: F'kull adeżjoni suċċessiva, l-livell previst fil-paragrafu 2 għandu jiġi kkalkolat b'mod illi l-livell tal-maġġoranza kwalifikata espress f'voti ma jeċċedix dak li jirriżulta mit-tabella li tidher fid-Dikjarazzjoni dwar it-tkabbir ta' l-Unjoni Ewropea fl-Att Finali tal-Konferenza li adottat it-Trattat ta' Nizza.

en: 4.  
mt: 4.

en: The provisions of the following Articles shall take effect on 1 November 2009:  
mt: Id-disposizzjonijiet li ġejjin rigward id-definizzjoni tal-maġġoranza kwalifikata għandhom jidħlu fis-seħħ fl-1 ta' Novembru 2009:

en: -  
mt: —

en: Article I-44(3), third, fourth and fifth subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
mt: l-Artikolu I-44(3), it-tielet, ir-raba' u l-ħames subparagrafi, tal-Kostituzzjoni;

en: -  
mt: —

en: Article I-59(5), second and third subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
mt: l-Artikolu I-59(5), it-tieni u t-tielet subparagrafi, tal-Kostituzzjoni;

en: -  
mt: —

en: Article I-60(4), second subparagraph, of the Constitution,  
mt: l-Artikolu I-60(4), it-tieni subparagrafu, tal-Kostituzzjoni;

en: -  
mt: —

en: Article III-179(4), third and fourth subparagraphs, of the Constitution,  
mt: l-Artikolu III-179(4), it-tielet u r-raba' subparagrafi, tal-Kostituzzjoni;

en: -  
mt: —