European Union
POLITICAL PARTIES IN MALTA AND LIECHTENSTEIN IN VIEW OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND FOREIGN POLICY DIRECTIONS
Marcin Łukaszewski, Phd
Having joined the European Union in 2004, Malta is one of the youngest countries among the 27 EU Member States. Liechtenstein, in turn, is the only European micro-state1 closely cooperating within the framework of European integration – it is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA). Apart from the idea of European integration, these two countries are similar in terms of their small population and size, but above all, by a very similar, at least at first sight, parliamentary scene. 1
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These countries generally include Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican.
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