2014 in Malta

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The following lists events from 2014 in Malta .

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

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Maria Dolores Camilleri is a Maltese politician and educator who was a member of the Parliament of Malta and a delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1996 to 1998. She is a member of the Labour Party. In 1997, she co-founded the Mariam Al-Batool school in Paola for Muslim children, and was the headmistress of the school for 17 years.

Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with the song "I Am What I Am" performed by Emma Muscat. The Maltese entry for the 2022 contest was initially selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2022, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round, a special show and a final, held on 17, 18 and 19 February 2022, respectively, where "Out of Sight" performed by Muscat eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a six-member jury and a public televote. On 14 March 2022, PBS announced that Muscat would ultimately perform "I Am What I Am" in Turin; the song was released to the public on the same day.

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.