2014 in Malta
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The following lists events from 2014 in Malta.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: George Abela (until 4 April), Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (starting 4 April)
- Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – Malta issued Public Transport changes. New buses were added later on[1]
February
[edit]- 7-23 February – Malta competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]
April
[edit]- 4 April – Marie Louise Coleiro Preca succeeded George Abela as President of Malta.
- 14 April – Malta became the first European state to add recognition of gender identity to its constitution as a protected category.[3]
May
[edit]- 1 May - Air Malta celebrated its 40th anniversary with a A320 classic livery.
- 9-21 May – Malta hosted the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[4]
- 24 May – European Parliament election took place. Joseph Muscat won the election, being a member of European Parliament from 2014 to 2019.[5]
June
[edit]- 20 June – The Civil Unions Act, 2014 was published, the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security published a regulations, based on which, the country recognises same-sex unions performed abroad, regarded by the Ministry as having equivalent status to Malta's civil unions.[6]
September
[edit]- 11 September – A ship full of migrants sank off Malta and around 500 of them were killed.[7]
November
[edit]- 15 November – The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was held at Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa.
- 21-22 November – The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was also held at Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa.
Events From Unknown Dates
[edit]Gozo Channel Line celebrated 35 years since its foundation in 1979.
See also
[edit]- Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
- 2013–14 Maltese Premier League
- Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- 2013–14 Maltese FA Trophy
- Public holidays in Malta
References
[edit]- ^ New buses arrive in Malta - 45 new buses to enter service in coming weeks, Times of Malta 16 May 2014
- ^ Maltese flag debuts in Winter Olympics - People's Daily Online
- ^ Dalli, Miriam (16 April 2014). "Transgender Europe applauds Malta for naming gender identity". Malta Today. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan picked for U17s - Under-17 - News - UEFA.com
- ^ Labour supporters celebrate big election victory - Majority exceeds 33,000 votes, 54% - Muscat says outcome better than expected - timesofmalta.com
- ^ "Se jibdew jiġu rrikonoxxuti unjonijiet ċivili barranin" (in Maltese). iNews Malta. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Malta boat sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM". BBC News. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
External links
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