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Malta

Bishops in Malta warn politicians not to ease strict abortion laws

The new proposed legislation would allow doctors to perform abortions when the pregnant person's life or health is at stake.

02/12/2022

Malta

Malta set to ease its tough anti-abortion laws

The Mediterranean country is the last EU country to still have a total ban on abortion.

17/11/2022

Malta

Doctors Without Borders rescues 371 from the Mediterranean Sea

Another 103 people were pulled to safety from Maltese waters as part of the organisation's five missions this week.

28/10/2022

Malta

Brothers get 40 years prison for murdering Maltese journalist

The pair had pleaded not guilty to the 2017 murder of Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, but admitted the killing in a dramatic twist on the first day of their trial.

14/10/2022

Culture news

Festival celebrates the life of Daphne Caruana Galizia

In 2017, Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb in Malta. Five years later, a new festival celebrates the intrepid work female journalists do to speak truth to power.

03/10/2022

Europe News

EU refers Malta to court over controversial 'golden passport' scheme

Malta is now the only EU country that allows foreign investors to buy citizenship in exchange for investment.

29/09/2022

Malta

Daphne Caruana Galizia: Suspect confesses to Maltese journalist murder

George Degiorgio, one of three people accused of the 2017 assassination, has confessed to a reporter that they were paid to plant the car bomb that killed her.

05/07/2022

Malta

Malta to review abortion policy after Prudente case causes outrage

Malta's abortion policy was put in the international spotlight last week after the country refused US holiday-maker Andrea Prudente a potentially life-saving abortion.

01/07/2022

Conscious Travel

Are babymoons safe? One woman’s trip to Malta has lessons for us all

After a woman was refused treatment in Malta because of the country’s strict anti-abortion laws, should pregnant women be reconsidering babymoons?

29/06/2022

Health news

Maltese doctors call for abortion ban review after US woman's ordeal

A new court filing argues that Malta’s blanket ban on abortion is failing to protect women's health and is putting doctors in impossible situations.

27/06/2022

Malta

Malta abortion refusal: US woman treated in Spain

Andrea Prudente, who was on holiday in Malta with Weeldreyer for a "babymoon" holiday, her waters broke prematurely last week.

23/06/2022

Malta

EU threatens to take Malta to court over 'golden passport' scheme

Malta has rebuffed Brussels warnings and has argued that the issuing of citizenship should remain a "national competence".

06/04/2022

Malta

Pope prays for kindness to refugees as he wraps Malta visit

Pope Francis prayed for the world to show more kindness and compassion to refugees as he paid tribute Sunday in Malta to the shipwrecked St. Paul and meets with migrants who, like the apostle, arrived on the Mediterranean island and were welcomed.

03/04/2022

Malta

Pope Francis criticises Russia's 'infantile and destructive' war

"We had thought that invasions of other countries, savage street fighting and atomic threats were grim memories of a distant past,” Pope Francis said of the war in Ukraine on a visit to Malta.

02/04/2022

Malta

Malta: Victory for incumbents Labour in parliamentary elections

Voters in Malta went to the polls on Saturday in a general election, and the Labour Party have claimed victory, and the Nationalists conceding defeat.

27/03/2022

Malta

Maltese vote in general election, seeking new five-year government

Two major political parties in Malta, the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party, and a number of smaller parties are all vying for votes after a muted campaign.

26/03/2022

Europe Decoded

In Malta, confusion over cannabis law after doctor arrested

Malta became the first EU state to legalise cannabis last year, and yet...

24/03/2022

Malta

Malta suspends 'golden passports' for Russian and Belarusian nationals

The government said the measure was taken following "recent developments" amid the war in Ukraine.

02/03/2022

Ocean

Why is ocean literacy key to protecting our marine ecosystems?

In partnership with the European Commission

Ocean travels to Malta and the Netherlands to meet the enthusiasts attempting to raise public awareness about the health of our seas and the marine environment.

22/02/2022

Ocean

'Every second breath you take comes from the ocean,' says expert

In partnership with the European Commission

"If it wasn't for the ocean, climate change would be much worse because of higher CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere," says Malta's Ocean Ambassador Alan Deidun.

22/02/2022

Malta

Malta urged to redouble efforts to investigate murder of journalist

The Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner also called on Malta to strengthen the protection of journalists.

15/02/2022

Europe News

Former EU commissioner pleads not guilty to bribery charges

Dalli resigned from his post when the scandal broke in 2012 following an investigation by the EU’s anti-fraud office.

09/02/2022

Malta

Europe should follow Malta's example on cannabis reform, says minister

Malta is the only European state that has legalised possession of small amounts of cannabis without incentivising the criminal gangs that traffic and grow the drug.

08/02/2022

My Europe Series

Malta aims to keep cannabis users out of jail. For some, it's too late

20 years ago, cannabis cost Kevin Bellotti his apartment and five years of his life. As of 2022, he'd never have been arrested in the first place.

07/02/2022

Malta

Malta becomes first EU country to legalise cannabis for personal use

Citizens aged over 18 will be allowed to carry up to seven grams of cannabis and grow up to four cannabis plants at home.

14/12/2021

Malta

Murdered journalist's son urges EU not to fund Malta pipeline

Matthew Caruana Galizia said it was "intolerable" and "unacceptable" that EU funds could support the pipeline.

09/12/2021