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2015 In Malta
The following lists events from 2015 in Malta. Incumbents *President of Malta, President: Marie Louise Coleiro Preca *Prime Minister of Malta, Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat Events February *18 February – The Naval Service (Ireland), Irish Naval Service donated the patrol boat LÉ Aoife (P22), LÉ ''Aoife'' to the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta. April *11 April – The Maltese spring hunting referendum, 2015, spring hunting referendum and Maltese local council elections, 2015, local council elections were held. May *4 May – The Parliament of Malta moves from the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta to the purpose-built Parliament House (Malta), Parliament House. November *11–12 November – The Valletta Summit on Migration is held in Valletta. *27–29 November – The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015 is held in Malta. See also *Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 *2014–15 Maltese Premier League *2014–15 Maltese FA T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta
Malta ( , , ), officially the Republic of Malta ( mt, Repubblika ta' Malta ), is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. It consists of an archipelago, between Italy and Libya, and is often considered a part of Southern Europe. It lies south of Sicily (Italy), east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The official languages are Maltese language, Maltese and English language, English, and 66% of the current Maltese population is at least conversational in the Italian language, Italian language. Malta has been inhabited since approximately 5900 BC. Its location in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean has historically given it great strategic importance as a naval base, with a succession of powers having contested and ruled the islands, including the Phoenicians and Ancient Carthage, Carthaginians, Romans, Greeks, Arabs, Normans, Aragonese, Knights Hospitaller, Knights of St. John, French, and British, amongst others. With a population of about 516,000 over an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament House (Malta)
The Parliament House ( mt, Dar il-Parlament) is the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta located in Valletta, Malta. The building was constructed between 2011 and 2015 to designs by Renzo Piano as part of the City Gate Project, which also included building a new City Gate and converting the ruins of the Royal Opera House into an open-air theatre. Construction of the Parliament House generated considerable controversy, mainly due to the modern design of the building and the cost of construction, which amounted to around €90 million. From 1921 to 1976, the meeting place of the Parliament of Malta had been the Tapestry Chamber of the Grandmaster's Palace, also in Valletta. In 1976, the former armoury of the same palace was converted into a new parliament, and meetings were held there until the opening of the purpose-built Parliament House on 4 May 2015. Site The Parliament House is located in Republic Street near City Gate, the entrance to Valletta. The building is locat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Europe
This is a list of 1300 events that occurred in Europe. Events January * 1 January ** Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes the 19th Eurozone country. ** The Eurasian Economic Union between Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Armenia comes into effect. * 3 January – The Islamic-rooted government of Turkey authorizes the building of the first church in the country since 1923. * 4 January – Eight people are presumed dead after the Cyprus-flagged cargo ship MV ''Cemfjord'' capsizes off the northern coast of Scotland. * 7 January – Gunmen attack the Paris office of French satirical magazine ''Charlie Hebdo'', killing 12 people and injuring eleven. * 9 January – A member of the Islamic State attacks a Hypercacher kosher supermarket at Porte de Vincennes, Paris, killing four people and taking several hostages. * 11 January ** More than 3.7 million people, among them 60 heads of states and governments, march in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 21st Century In Malta
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the mean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Malta
The following lists events from 2015 in Malta. Incumbents *President of Malta, President: Marie Louise Coleiro Preca *Prime Minister of Malta, Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat Events February *18 February – The Naval Service (Ireland), Irish Naval Service donated the patrol boat LÉ Aoife (P22), LÉ ''Aoife'' to the Maritime Squadron of the Armed Forces of Malta. April *11 April – The Maltese spring hunting referendum, 2015, spring hunting referendum and Maltese local council elections, 2015, local council elections were held. May *4 May – The Parliament of Malta moves from the Grandmaster's Palace in Valletta to the purpose-built Parliament House (Malta), Parliament House. November *11–12 November – The Valletta Summit on Migration is held in Valletta. *27–29 November – The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015 is held in Malta. See also *Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 *2014–15 Maltese Premier League *2014–15 Maltese FA T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Holidays In Malta
Malta is the country with the most holidays in the European Union. Since 2005, any holidays falling on Saturdays or Sundays do not add an extra day to the workers' leave pool. National holidays * 31 March: Freedom Day ('Jum il-Ħelsien') * 7 June: Sette Giugno * 8 September: Victory Day ('Jum il-Vitorja') * 21 September: Independence Day ('Jum l-Indipendenza') * 13 December: Republic Day ('Jum ir-Repubblika') Public holidays * 1 January: New Year's Day ('L-Ewwel tas-Sena') * 10 February: Feast of Saint Paul's Shipwreck in Malta ('Nawfraġju ta' San Pawl') - Saint Paul is the patron saint of Malta * 19 March: Feast of Saint Joseph ('San Ġużepp') * Friday before Easter: Good Friday ('Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira') * 1 May: Worker's Day ('Jum il-Ħaddiem') * 29 June: Feast of Saint Peter; Saint Paul, patron saints ('L-Imnarja') * 15 August: Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady ('Santa Marija') * 8 December: Feast of the Immaculate Conception ('Il-Kunċizzjoni') * 25 December: Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Maltese FA Trophy
The 2014–15 Maltese FA Trophy was the 77th season since its establishment. The competition began on 4 September 2014 and ended with the final on 23 May 2015. Valletta were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals by Birkirkara. Calendar Matches began on 4 September 2014 and concluded on 24 May 2015. First round A total of 24 teams competed in the first round. Matches were played between 4 and 10 September 2014. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 4 September 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 6 September 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 7 September 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 8 September 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 10 September 2014 Second round A total of 40 teams competed in the second round. Matches were played on 24, 25 and 26 October 2014. , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 24 October 2014 , - , colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;", 25 October 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Maltese Premier League
The 2014–15 Maltese Premier League is the 100th season of the Maltese Premier League, Valletta are the defending champions, having won their 22nd title the previous season. The Premier League consists of three rounds for a total of 33 games. After the end of the second round, the points earned are halved. Format In a change from last season, the league will not split after twenty-two matches. All teams will advance to a second phase where half of the first phase points are carried over and teams will play each other once. Venues Teams Relegation and promotion Vittoriosa Stars and Rabat Ajax were relegated finishing 11th and 12th, respectively, in the previous season. Promoted were, Pietà Hotspurs and Zebbug Rangers finishing 1st and 2nd, respectively, in the First Division the previous season. First round League table Results (matches 1-22) Second round All teams advance to the second round. Teams keep their records from the first round, but thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malta In The Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Malta participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Warrior" written by Elton Zarb and Matt Muxu Mercieca. The song was performed by Amber. The Maltese entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria was selected through the national final Malta Eurovision Song Contest 2015, organised by the Maltese broadcaster Public Broadcasting Services (PBS). The competition consisted of a semi-final round and a final, held on 21 and 22 November 2014, respectively, where "Warrior" performed by Amber eventually emerged as the winning entry after scoring the most points from a five-member jury and a public televote. Malta was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 21 May 2015. Performing during the show in position 5, "Warrior" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final on 23 May. It was later revealed that Malta placed eleventh out of the 17 parti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting 2015
The 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, also known as CHOGM 2015 was the 24th Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in Malta from 27 to 29 November. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena handed the position of Commonwealth Chair-in-Office to Maltese prime minister Joseph Muscat at the meeting. Background The summit, which was originally designated to be hosted by Mauritius, was given to Malta when the Mauritian Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam refused to attend the CHOGM 2013 over the human rights situation prevailing in the host country, Sri Lanka, and thus withdrew as the host of the 2015 summit as protocol had required him to attend the summit in order to personally invite other member states. Venues The summit was held at various venues in Valletta and Għajn Tuffieħa's Golden Bay with retreats at Fort St. Angelo in Birgu. The opening ceremony and reception were held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valletta Summit On Migration
The Valletta Summit on Migration, also called the Valletta Conference on Migration, was a summit held in Valletta, Malta, on 11–12 November 2015, in which European and African leaders discussed the European migrant crisis. The summit resulted in the EU setting up an Emergency Trust Fund to promote development in Africa, in return for African countries to help out in the crisis. The summit was held at three venues in Valletta. The opening ceremony was held at Auberge de Castille, while the Mediterranean Conference Centre hosted the main conference. Fort Saint Elmo was used as a media centre. The summit was the largest one ever hosted in Malta, with around 4,000 people attending. The summit was held a few weeks before the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2015, which was also held in Malta. Background The European migrant crisis began when large numbers of migrants and refugees from various countries came to the European Union and applied for asylum. The term "crisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandmaster's Palace In Valletta
The Grandmaster's Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz tal-Granmastru), officially known as The Palace ( mt, Il-Palazz), is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It was built between the 16th and 18th centuries as the palace of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John, who ruled Malta from 1530 to 1798, and was also known as the Magisterial Palace ( mt, Palazz Maġisterjali). When the knights were expelled by Napoleonic France, it became the National Palace. During the period of British rule beginning in 1800, it was the Governor's Palace ( mt, Palazz tal-Gvernatur). The Palace currently houses the Office of the President of Malta. It was also the seat of the Parliament of Malta from 1921 to 2015. Parts of the building, namely the Palace State Rooms and the Palace Armoury are open to the public as a museum run by Heritage Malta. The building is currently undergoing a major restoration project with only part of the armoury accessible to the public via the entrance on Merchant's Street. Location ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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