Methinks Council will find that one interesting. I suppose a Maltese PIR is perfectly possible with computerisation.

Many thanks to serfty for finding this out for us. The process is that the Commission proposes (first link), Parliament revises (second link) and gives it a First Reading, a process taken from the House of Commons. It now goes to the European Council of Ministers (Council of the European Union), which really means the national civil servants, for their scrutiny. If Council approves then it enters into law. More usually Council revises and then it's off to Parliament for a Second Reading and potentially more revision. Council can also veto or block in various ways. So this may take a few more months for the outcome to be clear.