2014 in Malta
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- 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[1]
February
- 7-23 February – Malta competed in the 2014 Winter Olympics.[2]
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.[3]
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.[4]
- 24 May – European Parliament election took place. Joseph Muscat won the election, being a member of European Parliament from 2014 to 2019.[5]
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.[6]
September
- 11 September – A ship full of migrants sank off Malta and around 500 of them were killed.[7]
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.