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2014 in Malta

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The following lists events from 2014 in Malta.

Incumbents

President: George Abela (until 4 April), Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (starting 4 April)
Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat

Events

January

1 January – Malta issued Public Transport changes. New buses were added later on

February

7-23 February – Malta competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics.

April

4 April – Marie Louise Coleiro Preca succeeded George Abela as President of Malta.
14 April – Malta became the first European state to add recognition of gender identity to its constitution as a protected category.

May

1 May - Air Malta celebrated its 40th anniversary with a A320 classic livery.
9-21 May – Malta hosted the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
24 May – European Parliament election took place. Joseph Muscat won the election, being a member of European Parliament from 2014 to 2019.

June

20 June – The Civil Unions Act, 2014 was published, the Ministry for Home Affairs and National Security published a regulations, based on which, the country recognises same-sex unions performed abroad, regarded by the Ministry as having equivalent status to Malta's civil unions.

September

11 September – A ship full of migrants sank off Malta and around 500 of them were killed.

November

15 November – The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was held at Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa.
21-22 November – The Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was also held at Malta Shipbuilding in Marsa.

Events From Unknown Dates

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

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