Updated - Malta’s six MEPs took part in fewest EU votes

Malta’s MEPs failed to take part in a quarter of all votes taken in the plenary of the European Parliament, placing last in a ranking by a transparency watchdog. However, the six Maltese representatives also had their fair share of success, placing first in the number of opinions drafted and third in the number of draft reports that made it to the plenary. The end-of-term report by Vote Watch Europe, an independent organisation, says the high ranking was primarily a result of the seven opinions drafted by veteran Nationalist MEP David Casa. Vote Watch analysed only those reports that reached plenary stage and found that Maltese MEPs had an average of four reports each to their name. But when it came to co-decision reports – used in circumstances when the Parliament and the EU council have an equal say in approving legislation – Maltese MEPs came last, with no reports to their name in five years. METSOLA, MIZZI, CUSCHIERI DEFEND THEIR RECORD In a reaction, Nationalist MEP Roberta Metsola said that in the year that she was a Member of the European Parliament her personal voting record was over 96%, which, according to the same VoteWatch website, put her among the top 35 MEPs...