Speaker Anglu Farrugia has congratulated Lino Debono after he was elected chairman of the European Association of former Parliamentarians of the Member States of the Council of Europe.
Mr Debono, a former Labour MP and presently secretary to the Malta Association of Former Parliamentary Members, was elected with a vast majority of votes. He will chair the association for the coming two years.
The European Association brings together former parliamentarians from 26 member states of the Council of Europe.