Malta and San Marino launch collaboration on the EU Single Market.

Malta and San Marino launch
collaboration on the EU Single Market.

VALLETTA-MALTA:(International News Desk) According to global times News Agency Europe,Malta will support San Marino in its preparation for integration into the European Union’s Single Market, thanks to a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the parliaments of the two countries. The agreement provides for Malta to assist San Marino in developing best practices in legislative processes, with a view to implementing the rules required for its planned entry into the Single Market. San Marino began negotiations for an Association Agreement on participation in the Single Market in 2015, together with Andorra and Monaco. The MoU reportedly includes guidance on the review and transposition of European legislation into national law. A joint parliamentary committee composed of representatives of both countries met in conjunction with the signing of the agreement. Michele Muratori, Chairman of San Marino’s Foreign Affairs Committee, called the agreement "a great day” for the San Marino Parliament. Maltese Labour MP Edward Zammit Lewis emphasized that such committees are important because they also involve citizens in the challenges facing the European Union, including the rule of law, fundamental rights, and market access for San Marino businesses and citizens. For his part, Nationalist MP Beppe Fenech Adami stated that the two countries "can achieve a lot together,” highlighting how much they have in common and how much they can learn and teach each other. "I hope this agreement will contribute to strengthening collaboration between the two countries,” he added. The EU’s Single Market allows for the free movement of goods, services, capital, and people between all participating states. While it represents one of the pillars of European Union membership, the Single Market also includes non-member countries such as Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, in addition to Switzerland, which enjoys partial access. Malta has been part of the Single Market since 2004, the year it joined the European Union.