President Edward Fenech-Adami commenced by saying that the Maltese are "proud to be part of the family of nations that is the European Union with its spiritual, cultural and humanistic heritage".
Viņš norādīja, ka " pat sociālistu partijas pārstāvošie premjerministri ir atzinuši, ka spēle beigusies un jāpieņem brīvais tirgus ".