2025 in Malta

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Events in the year 2025 in Malta .

Incumbents

From	To	Position	Incumbent	Picture
4 April 2024	Current	President of Malta	Myriam Spiteri Debono
2020	Current	Prime Minister of Malta	Robert Abela

Events

February

• 4–8 February – 2025 edition of Malta Eurovision Song Contest. ^[1]

April

• April 1 – LOT Polish Airlines announces that they will open a line to Malta. ^[2]
• April 6 – Thirty-five people are arrested for living in Malta illegally and are planned to be deported. ^[3]
• April 29 – The European Court of Justice orders the shutdown of Malta's golden passport program for violations of EU law. ^[4]

May

• May 2 – The Conscience, a ship being used by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition to transport humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, sustains fire damage off the Maltese coast following a drone attack blamed by the group on Israel. ^[5]
• 17 May – Malta's Miriana Conte finishes in 17th place at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland with the single "Serving Kant". ^[6]

June

• June 5 – Two people are convicted by a jury of supplying the car bomb used in the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. ^[7]

July

• July 30 – Malta announces that it would recognize the State of Palestine effective September. ^[8]

September

• 22 September – Malta formally recognizes the State of Palestine. ^[9]

October

• 18 October – A boat carrying migrants from Libya sinks off the coast of Malta, killing at least one person and leaving 20 passengers missing. ^[10]

November

• 12 November – Mouhamadou Dosso, a 33-year-old Ivory Coast national with an Italian ID, is sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment in Malta for attempting to recruit individuals for jihadist attacks in Europe. ^[11]

December

• 12 December – At least 60 migrants are rescued by authorities and brought ashore at Buġibba after a boat capsizes near the coast. ^[12]

Deaths

• 5 January – Michael Falzon, 79, architect and politician, MP (1976–1996). ^[13]
• 15 February – Louis Theobald, 86, footballer (Hibernians, Birżebbuġa St. Peter's, national team). ^[14]
• 18 March – Paul Cremona, 79, archbishop of Malta (2007–2014). ^[15]
• 26 March – Charles Spiteri, 81, footballer (Valletta, Lija Athletic, national team). ^[16]
• 6 April – Willie Vassallo, 75, footballer (Floriana, Green Gully, national team). ^[17]
• 21 April – Francis Zammit Dimech, 70, politician, minister of foreign affairs (2012–2013) and MEP (2017–2019). ^[18]
• 6 June – Frans Said, 92, broadcaster and writer. ^[19]
• 22 June – Noel Arrigo, 75, jurist, chief justice (2002). ^[20]
• 24 July – Anthony Spiteri Debono, 78, first gentleman (since 2024). ^[21]
• 29 July – Carmel Muscat, 63, Olympic cyclist (1980). ^[22]
• 31 August – Sharon Ellul-Bonici, 55, politician. ^[23]
• 20 October – Louis Pace, 77, footballer (Valletta, national team) and restaurateur. ^[24]
• 2 November – Albert Ganado, 101, lawyer, historian, and cartographer. ^[25]
• 20 November – David Azzopardi, 72, footballer (Sliema Wanderers, national team). ^[26]

See also

• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in Europe

References

1. "Malta 2025: Song to be chosen via national final on 8 February". European Broadcasting Union . 22 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
2. "Malta welcomes LOT Polish Airlines: Strengthening connectivity to Europe, Asia and North America". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
3. "35 people arrested for living in Malta illegally, to be deported". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
4. "EU's top court rules against Malta's 'golden passport' program". The Malta Independent. 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
5. "Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza, organizers say, in latest confrontation over assistance". AP News. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
6. "Eurovision 2025: Austria wins with last-minute vote, as the UK comes 19th". BBC. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
7. "Jury finds 2 men guilty of supplying the bomb used to kill Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia". AP News. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
8. "Malta says it will recognize the state of Palestine, joining France and possibly Britain". AP News. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
9. "September 22, 2025: UN two-state solution summit and Middle East news". CNN. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
10. "Protest hits Rome over Libya migrant deal after boat wreck". France 24. 19 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
11. Scicluna, Christopher (12 November 2025). "Ivory Coast man jailed for 10 years in Malta for jihadist recruitment". Reuters. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
12. Scicluna, Chris (12 December 2025). "Dozens of migrants brought to Malta after boat capsizes". Reuters. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
13. "MaltaToday columnist and ex-PN minister Michael Falzon dies at 79". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
14. Camilleri, Valhmor (15 February 2025). "Former Hibernians and Malta defender Louis Theobald dies, aged 86". SportsDesk. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
15. Carabott, Sarah (19 March 2025). "Archbishop emeritus Paul Cremona dies aged 79". Times of Malta. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
16. "Tħabbret il-mewt tal-eks plejer tat-tim nazzjonali Charlie Spiteri". NETnews. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
17. Camilleri, Valhmor (6 April 2025). "Malta and Floriana football great Willie Vassallo, dies, aged 75". Times of Malta. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
18. Malta, Times of (21 April 2025). "Francis Zammit Dimech, former minister and acting president, dies aged 70". Times of Malta. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
19. Debono, Fiona Galea (13 June 2025). "'Everything has an end': Francis Said's final letter anticipated his death". Times of Malta. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
20. Malta, Times of (23 June 2025). "Noel Arrigo, former Chief Justice, central figure in judicial scandal, dies". Times of Malta. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
21. "Anthony Spiteri Debono, president's husband, dies aged 78". The Times of Malta. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
22. Farrugia, Matthew (29 July 2025). "Karmenu Muscat identified as driver who died after empty bus crushed him against a wall". Malta Today . Archived from the original on 30 July 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
23. Malta, Times of (31 August 2025). "Sharon Ellul Bonici, former MEP candidate, dies aged 55". Times of Malta. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
24. Camilleri, Valhmor (21 October 2025). "Former Valletta FC and Malta defender Louis Pace dies, aged 77". SportsDesk. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
25. "Dr Ganado, our Founder, passes away". Malta Map Society. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
26. Micallef, Christian (20 November 2025). "Titħabbar il-mewt ta' David Azzopardi, 'il-Fufina'". NETnews. Retrieved 20 November 2025.

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