The enfranchisement of Gibraltarians in European Parliament elections moved a step closer last week when the UK's European Parliament (Representation) Bill was given Royal Assent.
The new Act will now pave the way for Gibraltar to vote in European elections as part of either an English or Welsh constituency. However, to ensure that the measure is successfully implemented, there will need to be corresponding legislation put in place in Gibraltar. The independent Electoral Commission will make recommendations to the Lord Chancellor on this matter in the near future with a view to such legislation being in place in time for the 2004 European elections.
The new legislation is intended to ensure the UK complies with the judgement handed down by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Matthews vs UK in 1999. The case was brought by Ms Matthews on the grounds that Gibraltar's exclusion from the European electoral process was a clear violation of the population's human rights.
A number of UK euro-constituencies have expressed an interest in adding Gibraltar's population to their electoral rolls, for a variety of reasons.
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