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

• 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

• 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 of them 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.

Events From Unknown Dates

Gozo Channel Line celebrated 35 years since its foundation in 1979.

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 picked 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. "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.
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