2019 in Malta
# 2019 in Malta

Events in the year 2019 in Malta.

## Incumbents

* President:
   * Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (to 4 April)
   * George Vella (from 4 April)
* Prime Minister: Joseph Muscat

## Year

| April | | Maltese Tuna fishers quotas increased |
| - | - | - |
| May | 23 | Malta AI and Blockchain summit will be held. |
| May | 25 | Malta AI and Blockchain summit will be held. |
| May | 25 | The European Parliament election and local council elections are to be held. |
| July | 15 - 25 | Malta Jazz Festival |
| September | 26 | The Malta International Folk Festival 2019 |
| September | | Judge Lorraine Schembri Orland elected to European Court of Human Rights |
| November | 20 | Yorgen Fenech detained trying to leave Malta and arrested. |
| December | 1 | Announcement of the resignation of prime minister Joseph Muscat over the inquiry of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. He will step down at the new year with a new prime minister will be elected on 12 January 2020. |
