2022 in Malta

Events in the year 2022 in Malta.

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	History of Malta List of years in Malta

Incumbents

From	To	Position	Incumbent	Picture
2019	Current	President of Malta	George Vella
2020	Current (Re-elected in 2022^[1])	Prime Minister of Malta	Robert Abela

Year

Ongoing		COVID-19 pandemic in Malta	^[2]^[3]	Event
January	4	Victor Calvagna, Child oncologist (b. 1959^[4]) dies, aged 63	^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]	Death
	29	Malta Film Awards	^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]	Event
February	20	2022 General Election's date is announced	^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
	27	Maltese Government closes Maltese airspace to Russian aircraft following the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine	^[19]^[20]^[21]^[22]
March	26	2022 General Election occurs	^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]
	27	Robert Abela and the Labour Party wins the General Elections	^[1]^[27]^[28]
	28	Robert Abela is sworn in as the Prime Minister of Malta	^[29]
August	19	The annual Festa Lwien event occurs at Ta' Qali Crafts Village	^[30]^[31]^[32]
November	5	Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici, Former Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1933) dies, aged 89.	^[33]	Death
	14	The Beverage Container Refund Scheme was opened.	^[34]^[35]	Event
	22	Bernice Cassar, killed by husband (b.1982) is killed, aged 40.	^[36]^[37]^[38]^[39]^[40]	Death
	26	A firework factory in Kirkop kills one person with two slightly injured	^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]	Event
December	11	A Loud House Christmas premieres on Nickelodeon Malta.

References

1. "Malta's Labour party wins third term in general election victory". The Guardian. 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
2. "Two die as virus patients in hospital rise to 110". Times of Malta. 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
3. Environmental and Health Management of Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19 ). 2021. doi:10.1016/c2020-0-02837-9. ISBN 9780323857802. S2CID 240680643.
4. Balzan, Jurgen (2022-01-04). "Dr Victor Calvagna passes away". Newsbook. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
5. "'I have said goodbye to my father': Victor Calvagna's daughter on family tragedy". Times of Malta. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
6. "Child oncologist Victor Calvagna is brain dead but his heart still beats, according to relatives". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
7. "Victor Calvagna set out on a 10km run. He never made it back". Times of Malta. January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
8. "MRI shows that Victor Calvagna is 'brain dead', wife says in heartbreaking update". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
9. "Philanthropist and Puttinu Cares founder Victor Calvagna dies at 63". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
10. "Beloved doctor Victor Calvagna dies, one week after car accident". Times of Malta. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
11. "Malta Film Awards". Malta Film Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
12. Staff, F. N. E. "Malta Film Week Kicks Off with Announcement of Vision for Film 2022-2030 - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
13. Shevchenko, Anna. "Malta Film Week Launched: Vision for Film 2022-2030 announced - FilmNewEurope.com". filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
14. Staff, F. N. E. "Over 70 Projects Submitted for First Malta Film Awards - FilmNewEurope.com". www.filmneweurope.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
15. "[BREAKING] Robert Abela announces General Election for 26 March". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
16. "It's official: General election on March 26". Times of Malta. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
17. "Electoral Commission of Malta Welcome to the portal of the Electoral Commission of Malta". electoral.gov.mt. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
18. "General election will happen in 2022 – Prime Minister". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
19. "Malta closes airspace to Russian airlines". Times of Malta. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
20. Barbara, Gianluca (2022-02-27). "Malta's Airspace Has Been Closed Off To All Russian Airlines". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
21. "Nations ban Russian planes from their 'democratic skies'". France 24. 2022-02-27. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
22. "List of countries banning Russian planes from their air space grows". www.trtworld.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
23. "Maltese vote in general election, seeking new five-year government". euronews. 2022-03-26. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
24. "General Election 2022 | News, updates, polls, results". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
25. "General Election 2022 Info : Air Malta". airmalta.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
26. "Maltese vote in general election with some firsts for nation". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
27. "Electoral Commission finally publishes official election result". Times of Malta. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
28. "Malta: Victory for incumbents Labour in parliamentary elections". euronews. 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
29. "Watch: Robert Abela sworn in as PM as thousands cheer". Times of Malta. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
30. "Festa Lwien". www.preluna.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
31. "Ta' Qali Artisan Village hosting festival in celebration of local craftspeople". www.guidememalta.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
32. "Ilwien il-Festi Maltin. Colours of Maltese Festas, Vol II - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
33. "Former Prime Minister Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici dies, aged 89". www.timesofmalta.com. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
34. "Home". BCRS Malta Ltd. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
35. Andre Camilleri (14 November 2022). "The Beverage Container Refund Scheme officially set in motion today | The Malta Business Weekly". Retrieved 2022-12-28.
36. Vella, Sasha (2022-11-22). "Bernice Cassar Identified As 40-Year-Old Raħal Ġdid Homicide Victim". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
37. "Bernice Cassar's husband is prime suspect in her murder, police confirm". Times of Malta. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
38. Attard, Jonathan (November 22, 2022). "Woman's murder 'unacceptable', it means we need to do more - Justice Minister". Malta Independent. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
39. "Malta's domestic violence system failure: Bernice Cassar left at the mercy of her killer". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
40. "'Stop killing women': Metsola raises Bernice Cassar case in European Parliament". Times of Malta. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
41. "One man dead, two slightly injured in explosion at Kirkop St Joseph fireworks factory". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
42. Tortell, Ana (2022-11-26). "Watch: Explosion At Firework Factory In Kirkop Still In Dangerous Condition". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
43. "Man dead, two injured in Kirkop fireworks factory explosion". Times of Malta. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
44. Tortell, Ana (2022-11-26). "Listen: Chilling Noises Of Moment San Ġużepp Firework Factory Exploded In Kirkop". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2022-11-28.