Events in the year 2017 in Malta.
Incumbents FromToPositionIncumbentPicture4 April 20144 April 2019President of MaltaMarie Louise Coleiro Preca11 March 201313 January 2020Prime Minister of MaltaJoseph Muscat6 April 201320 June 2026Speaker of the House of RepresentativesAngelo Farrugia
Events
January January 1: Malta takes over the six-month rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
February February 3: in the Malta Declaration (EU), European Union leaders vowed to slow the movement of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. February 3: Politician Joe Grima passed away.
March March 8: The Azure Window collapses after a heavy storm. March 25: Malta International Airport celebrates its 25th anniversary.
June June 3: A General Election was held, with the Labour Party winning with a 55% majority over the Nationalist Party. June 29: Mater Dei Hospital celebrated its 10th anniversary.
October
October 16: Journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia was assassinated by a car bomb outside her home in Bidnija.
November November 3: Public funeral for Daphne Caruana Galizia at the Rotunda of Mosta.
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