Προφίλ συναλλασσόμενης χώρας Μάλτα

Political outline | Living conditions | Useful resources | Communications

Political outline

Executive Power: The President is the chief of state and is elected by the parliament for a five-year term. The Prime Minister is the head of the government and enjoys the executive powers which include implementation of law and running the day-to-day affairs of the country. The leader of the majority party or majority coalition is appointed as Prime Minister by the President to serve a five-year term. The Cabinet is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Legislative Power: The legislature is unicameral. The parliament consists of the House of Representatives having 65 seats; its members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve five-year terms. In case a political party wins an absolute majority of votes but does not have a majority of seats, then that party is given additional seats to ensure a parliamentary majority. President can dissolve the parliament on the advice of the Prime Minister or alternatively parliament can dismiss a government by passing a no-confidence motion.
Main political parties: Since World War II, the political culture in Malta has been mainly dominated by a two-party system. These two political parties are: PN (Nationalist Party) which is a Christian democratic party, and MLP (Malta Labour Party) which is a social democratic party. Another party worth mentioning is AD (Democratic Alternative) which is a Green political party.
Current political leaders: President: George ABELA (since April 2009)
Prime Minister: Lawrence GONZI (since March 2004) - PN.
Next election dates: Presidential: December 2014
Parliamentary elections: March 2013

Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

A yellow fever vaccination certificate is needed from travelers over 9 years of age coming from countries where there is a risk of yellow fever transmission.

Otherwise, no particular recommendations apply when visiting Malta.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Health Department Malta

For further information on safety conditions

Contact your Embassy

Embassy of Greece in Malta
Villino Fondgalland No 6, II Rampa Ta'xbiex
MSD 11, Malta
Phone: (00356) 21320889
Fax : 21320788
embassy.malta@mfa.gr

Emergency numbers

Emergency	112
Ambulance	196
Police	191

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference: It is %T:%M %A in Valletta (GMT+1 in winter, GMT+2 in summer)
Summer time period: Summer time goes from June to September with August being the hottest month of the year.

Map of the time zone

Type of climate: The type of climate in Malta is Mediterranean: summers are hot, dry and very sunny. Winters are mild with a few short and pleasant spells. The average temperature is 11 degrees in winter and 29 degrees in summer. The rainy season is between November and February but the annual rainfall remains low.

For further information: Malta weather

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation: Visit Malta (section about accomodation)
To find an apartment: Globespan property (property and rentals portal)

Apartment rental in Malta
To find a job: Malta Jobs

Communications

Telephone codes: To make a call from Malta to Greece: dial 00 (or +) 30
To make a call to in Malta from Greece: dial 00 (or +) +356
Mobile telephone standards: The cellular network in Malta is excellent. Mobile phones use 900 Mhz and 1800 Mhz coverage. A tri-band or quad band GSM is needed to make calls.
Internet suffix: .mt

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