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Malta Summit: EU migration thinking ‘hypocritical’
Migration and life after Brexit will dominate discussions as EU leaders meet in the Maltese capital of Valletta on Friday. “It is not often EU leaders get to meet up away from the doom and gloom of Brussels. Even on the picturesque...
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Malta PM: Brexit hits ‘hard,’ migrant system ‘dysfunctional’
The reality of Brexit is hitting Europe “hard on the nose” and the migrant crisis has arisen from a “dysfunctional” system, Malta’s prime minister has told Euronews. Joseph Muscat was speaking ahead of an EU summit on the Mediterranean...
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From Malta to May – British expats on Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May has been in town for an informal EU summit in Malta – despite her plan to start negotiations for Brexit. But leaders left it until later in the day, when she had left, to discuss shoring up popular...
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EU leaders back new steps to stem immigration from Africa
EU leaders have backed new steps to stem immigration from Africa, including financing migrant camps in Libya run by the UN-backed government. The latest measures – largely led by Italy – are aimed at helping to fight people smugglers and...
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EU pledges cash and help to stem migrants from Libyan coast
Fearing a new wave of migrants this Spring, EU leaders – meeting in Malta – have backed new measures to stem the flow of people from the Libyan coast. They are placing a bet on Libya’s fragile government to help, pledging to offer 200...
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What do the EU’s finance ministers discuss?
Malta’s Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna is also the incoming President of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN). He explains what the Ecofin Council, made up of the economics and finance ministers from all 28 member...
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President of Malta Employers’ Association on mothers’ employment in EU
Joseph Farrugia has been the president of the Malta Employers’ Association since 2001 and a board member of the Employment and Training Corporation and the Employment Relations Board. Farrugia shares his views on member countries’...
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Baroque on the rock – the International Baroque Music Festival in Malta
Baroque on the rock. It is the fifth edition of the International Baroque music festival in Malta The genre started in the 16th century around the same time the first stones were laid in Valletta. The success of the festival is down to...
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Malta hosts World Summit on Arts and Culture
Malta is playing host to the seventh World Summit on Arts and Culture. Held in the capital Valletta, the event brings together leaders from over 80 countries to explore cultural leadership in the 21st century. In a world faced with...
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WARNING: Horrific plane crash in Malta caught on video
Dashcam captures last moments of flight
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Long live art and culture the keys to human experience
How can art and culture play a leading role in an epoch obsessed with itself and the pursuit of instant gratification, narcissism and financial crisis? Those are the central questions at the World Summit on Arts and Culture in the...
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Annual greasy pole run takes place in Malta harbour
Contestants try to capture a flag before slipping into the ocean
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Balancing work and children
It is tough for us to balance our work and our personal life, but add kids to the mix and the going gets really tough, especially for women. This week, Malta sets the stage for Real Economy’s peak into the baby steps that are being taken...
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Valletta festival in Malta: Baroque is in
Founded in 2013, the Valletta Baroque Festival is the first major cultural event of the year on the island of Malta. While it may sound like it’s from another era, 17th and 18th century Baroque music has been experiencing a true revival...
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Baroque instruments: an authentic sound at Valletta Festival
To play Baroque music, artists usually use original instruments for an authentic sound. Many of these instruments are little known to a larger audience. At the Valletta Baroque Music Festival, Euronews had a chance to take a closer look....
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Malta, Libya hold joint naval drills to curb migration
Libya and Malta are conducting joint sea drills designed to deter migrants from crossing the Mediterranean.
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Italian coastguard races to save 1,200 people adrift in Mediterra
Major rescue operation launched as boat reportedly abandoned by its captain between Greece and Malta.
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MEPs will vote on banning 'golden passports' to hurt Putin allies
Cyprus, Malta, Bulgaria, Portugal and Greece have all offered investment-for-citizenship schemes.
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European leaders to discuss vaccination speed and immunity passports
It comes amid continued criticism that the vaccination drive has been too sluggish.
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The Rule of Law: what is it and why is it important?
The Rule of Law has increasingly come under scrutiny in Europe, but not everyone understands what it's all about. According to the UN’s definition rule of law is the principle that: "All persons, institutions and entities, public and...
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Daphne Caruana Galizia: Middleman in killing of Maltese journalist found stabbed ahead of trial
A self-confessed middleman in the murder of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has been found with stab wounds in his police-protected residence the night before he was due to give evidence at trial. Melvin Theuma is...
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Analysis: New EU tools to prevent backsliding on the rule of law within the bloc
Europe has seen various attacks on the rule of law in recent years in Malta, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic; from allegations of corruption and assassinations to squeezing out the opposition and testing the...
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Malta: Migrants accuse authorities of blocking ships
There has been a surge in migrants arriving in Malta this year.
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Conservationists slam Malta over bird hunting during COVID-19 lockdown
Bird conservation groups are outraged the spring hunting season in Malta is being opened despite the COVID-19 lockdown. The Maltese islands are a resting point for migratory birds crossing the Mediterranean. Birdlife Malta sent Euronews...