Congratulations Roberta Metsola on being reconfirmed as Roberta Metsola for the next two and a half years. 2024 is indeed a historic year for Malta, with our seat on the United Nations Security Council, the 2024 Maltese Chairpersonship of the OSCE, and a Maltese MEP leading the

Re-elected Roberta Metsola from my Island Member State meeting #coreper1 ambassadors earlier this year and making us all proud 🇲🇹🇪🇺 - awguri Roberta Metsola

We call for urgent and decisive action at EU level through innovative solutions, substantial funding and collaborative approaches.

🇲🇹 had then put forward the idea of a Commissioner for the Med - an idea further developed & taken up by President Ursula von der Leyen in her political guidelines for the upcoming mandate, should she be confirmed in today’s vote following her nomination at the last European Council.2/3

Congratulations to Ursula von der Leyen on your re-election as President of the European Commission! I welcome your commitment to strengthening ties with the Mediterranean region, including through the appointment of a dedicated Commissioner. This will be key to stepping up and

We lost a true gentleman today. Lorenzo Vella, you will be sorely missed. Your commitment, your determination, and your smile are lasting memories I will always treasure. On behalf of @MFETmalta, we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues at EU Commission Malta and

The first delivery of around 100,000 #mpox vaccine doses procured by European Commission arrives in DRC 🇨🇩 thanks to EU HERA. Grateful to 🇦🇹🇭🇷🇫🇷🇩🇪🇱🇺🇲🇹🇵🇱🇵🇹🇪🇸 for donating over 350,000 additional doses. #EUHealthUnion in action and a #TeamEurope that delivers! europa.eu/!FPyvc9

We celebrate the Diamond Anniversary of our Independence with pride and joy for the success and progress we have achieved. Malta proved all doom prophets, like the 1963 UN report, wrong and now our economy is one of the strongest in the EU. The future beckons.

Happy national day to all Maltese people! 🇲🇹 & 🇪🇺: in 2024, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Malta joining the EU! Malta is the least populous, but most densely populated, EU member state. For info about the Council in Maltese, check out → europa.eu/!wjfybD

Independent since 1964: This is us @ 60 🇲🇹 🇲🇹 Happy Independence Day to our beautiful nation

I welcome today’s annulment of the controversial, market-distorting Mobility Package obligation that required transport vehicles to return to their home base every eight weeks, by the ECJ’s landmark ruling this morning. Malta will keep calling for a fair and competitive haulage

Ministers @miriamdalli and Lars Aagaard 🇲🇹🇩🇰 are co-hosting the Friends of the Renewables meeting 🇪🇸🇦🇹🇪🇪🇧🇪🇮🇹🇨🇾🇬🇷🇩🇪🇱🇺🇮🇪🇳🇱🇱🇻 and 🇵🇹 together with @europeancommission ahead of today's #EnergyCouncil focusing on the priorities of the #DraghiReport.

Wishing Glenn Micallef the very best 👏 🇪🇺

Delighted to host #MED9 counterparts in framework of CY's MED9 Presidency. #Mediterranean perspective needs to be adequately reflected in #EU policies & priorities. Agreed to reinforce coop. & take discussions ⏩ by identifying concrete issues in this context 🇨🇾🇭🇷🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹🇲🇹🇵🇹🇸🇮🇪🇸🇪🇺

Late last night, I welcomed EU Council President-elect António Costa to #Malta, ahead of important talks with Government of Malta 🇲🇹 Robert Abela in #Valletta today. We look forward to extend our collaboration in implementing the EU Strategic Agenda in coming years.

Welcomed a colleague & friend António Costa, President-elect of the EU Council where we had a fruitful exchange on 🇲🇹 & 🇪🇺 priorities. I look forward to a strong cooperation in the new EU Institutional cycle to address our common European challenges and opportunities. - RA

It was a distinguished pleasure for me to accompany Prime Minister Robert Abela in welcoming President-Elect of the European Council António Costa during visits at MICAS and the St John's Co-Cathedral. Truly, it was a very positive day!

The end of an era- last #coreper1 meeting as Malta’s DPR with the best Mertens in town Edward A. Vernon - so very grateful for the last 4 years and proud of the results we achieved together! MaltaPermRep 🇲🇹 🇪🇺 🇲🇹🇪🇺

This marks the beginning of a strong partnership for Europe. The challenges ahead won’t be a walk in the park, but together, we can overcome them. Europeans expect results: good jobs, a healthy climate, and a stronger defence. United, we will deliver.

As from today, the electricity grids of Estonia🇪🇪, Latvia🇱🇻 and Lithuania🇱🇹 are synchronised with the EU energy grid, and disconnected from Russia and Belarus. This will ensure greater energy security in the region and represents a step forward towards European integration.