2019 in Malta explained

Events in the year 2019 in Malta.

Incumbents

President:
- Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (to 4 April)
- George Vella (from 4 April)
Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat

April		Maltese Tuna fishers quotas increased^[2]
May	23	Malta AI and Blockchain summit will be held.^[3]
	25	Malta AI and Blockchain summit will be held.^[3]
	25	The European Parliament election and local council elections are to be held.^[4] ^[5]
July	15–25	Malta Jazz Festival^[6]
September	26	The Malta International Folk Festival 2019^[7]
September		Judge Lorraine Schembri Orland elected to European Court of Human Rights^[8]
November	20	Yorgen Fenech detained trying to leave Malta and arrested.
December	1	Announcement of the resignation of prime minister Joseph Muscat over the inquiry of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He will step down at the new year with a new prime minister will be elected on 12 January 2020.^[9]

Web site: Former Nationalist MP Lino Gauci Borda dies at 82 . 2024-07-08 . MaltaToday.com.mt . en.
Web site: Ltd. Allied Newspapers. Malta's tuna catch gets unprecedented quota increase. 2019-04-10. Times of Malta. en-GB.
Web site: Public Holidays in Malta in 2019 Office Holidays. 2019-04-14. www.officeholidays.com.
Web site: Next MEP election dates confirmed for May 2019. 2019-04-09. MaltaToday.com.mt. en.
Web site: Next electoral commitment probably for 25 May 2019 – TVM News. 2019-04-09. TVM English. en-US.
Web site: The Malta Jazz Festival – Malta Annual Events Visit Malta. 2019-05-13. www.visitmalta.com.
Web site: The Malta International Folk Festival 2019 – 26 SEP 19. 2019-05-13. www.evensi.com. 13 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190513020326/https://www.evensi.com/amp/malta-international-folk-festival-2019/274665180. dead.
Web site: Ltd. Allied Newspapers. Maltese European Court of Human Rights judge elected. 2019-04-10. Times of Malta. en-GB.
Web site: 1 December 2019. Maltese prime minister to resign in new year. BBC News. 1 December 2019.