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Events in the year 2022 in Malta .

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2019Current President of Malta George Vella Sebastian Kurz George Vella Federica Mogherini April 2017 (34279674916) (cropped).jpg
2020Current (Re-elected in 2022 [1] ) Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela Robert Abela in 2021.jpg

Year

Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Malta [2] [3] Event
January4 Victor Calvagna, Child oncologist (b. 1959 [4] ) dies, aged 63 [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Death
29 Malta Film Awards [11] [12] [13] [14] Event
February20 2022 General Election's date is announced [15] [16] [17] [18]
27 Maltese Government closes Maltese airspace to Russian aircraft following the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine [19] [20] [21] [22]
March26 2022 General Election occurs [23] [24] [25] [26]
27 Robert Abela and the Labour Party wins the General Elections [1] [27] [28]
28 Robert Abela is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Malta [29]
August19The annual Festa Lwien event occurs at Ta' Qali Crafts Village [30] [31] [32]
November5 Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Former Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1933) dies, aged 89. [33] Death
14The Beverage Container Refund Scheme was opened. [34] [35] Event
22 Bernice Cassar, killed by husband (b.1982) is killed, aged 40. [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] Death
26A firework factory in Kirkop kills one person with two slightly injured [41] [42] [43] [44] Event
December11 A Loud House Christmas premieres on Nickelodeon Malta.

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