2014 in Malta

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The following lists events from 2014 in Malta.

Incumbents

• President: George Abela (until 4 April), Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (starting 4 April)
• Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat

Events

January

• 1 January – Malta issued Public Transport changes. New buses were added later on^[1]

February

• 7-23 February – Malta competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics.^[2]

April

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 11 September – A ship full of migrants sank off Malta and around 500 migrants were killed.^[7]

November

• 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.

See also

• 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

1. New buses arrive in Malta - 45 new buses to enter service in coming weeks, Times of Malta 16 May 2014
2. Maltese flag debuts in Winter Olympics - People's Daily Online
3. Dalli, Miriam (16 April 2014). "Transgender Europe applauds Malta for naming gender identity". Malta Today. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
4. Malta, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan pciked for U17s - Under-17 - News - UEFA.com
5. Labour supporters celebrate big election victory - Majority exceeds 33,000 votes, 54% - Muscat says outcome better than expected - timesofmalta.com
6. (Maltese) "Se jibdew jiġu rrikonoxxuti unjonijiet ċivili barranin". iNews Malta. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
7. "Malta boat sinking 'leaves 500 dead' - IOM". BBC News. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

External links

• Malta Events - Full Calendar of Events in Malta|Visit Malta