Non seulement pour ce qui est de la restructuration de certains secteurs sensibles comme les chantiers navals, mais aussi pour ce qui est de la privatisation des monopoles d'État, le processus d'adhésion a eu des conséquences favorables pour Malte comme pour ses partenaires européens.
The accession process has had positive effects for both Malta and its European partners not only as regards restructuring of certain sensitive areas, such as the shipyards, for example, but also as regards the privatisation of areas which had hitherto been state monopolies.