2019 in Malta
Incumbents
- President:
- Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (to 4 April)
- George Vella (from 4 April)
- Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat
Events
- April – Maltese Tuna fishers quotas increased[1]
- May 23 and 25 – Malta AI and Blockchain summit will be held.[2][3]
- May 25 – The European Parliament election and local council elections are to be held.[4][5]
- July 15-25 – Malta Jazz Festival[6]
- September 26 – The Malta International Folk Festival 2019[7]
- September – Judge Lorraine Schembri Orland elected to European Court of Human Rights[8]
- November 20 Yorgen Fenech detained trying to leave Malta and arrested.
- December 1 – Announcement of the resignation of prime minister Joseph Muscat over the inquiry of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He will step down at the new year with a new prime minister will be elected on 12 January 2020.[9]
References
- Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Malta's tuna catch gets unprecedented quota increase". Times of Malta. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- "Public Holidays in Malta in 2019 | Office Holidays". www.officeholidays.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Malta AI & Blockchain Summit, Europe's Most Anticipated Technology Event, Is Scheduled For May 2019". cryptodaily.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- "Next MEP election dates confirmed for May 2019". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- "Next electoral commitment probably for 25 May 2019 - TVM News". TVM English. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- "The Malta Jazz Festival - Malta Annual Events | Visit Malta". www.visitmalta.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- "The Malta International Folk Festival 2019 - 26 SEP 19". www.evensi.com. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- Ltd, Allied Newspapers. "Maltese European Court of Human Rights judge elected". Times of Malta. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- "Maltese prime minister to resign in new year". BBC News. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
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