2019 in Malta

Events in the year 2019 in Malta.

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Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	History of Malta List of years in Malta

Incumbents

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

Deaths

• 13 February - Lino (Carmel) Gauci Borda, 82, politician.^[1]

Year

April		Maltese Tuna fishers quotas increased[2]
May	23	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]
		Judge Lorraine Schembri Orland elected to European Court of Human Rights[8]
November	20	Yorgen Fenech detained trying to leave Malta and arrested.[citation needed]
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]