Foreign Relations of Malta - Europe

• Austria has an embassy in Ta' Xbiex.
• Malta has an embassy in Vienna and 4 honorary consulates (in Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg and Vienna).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Austria Ministry of Foreign Affairs: List of bilateral treaties between both countries (in German only)
• Direction of the Austrian embassy in Valletta
• Directions of the Maltese representation in Austria

• Belarus is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
• Malta is represented in Belarus through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).

• Both countries established diplomatic relations soon after Malta’s independence.
• Belgium has an embassy in Valletta.
• Malta has an embassy in Brussels and an honorary consulate in Antwerp.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.

• Bulgaria is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
• Malta has 2 honorary consulates in Bulgaria (in Sofia and Varna).

• The Croatian embassy in Rome (Italy) is also accredited as a non resident embassy to Malta.
• Malta has an honorary consulate in Zagreb.
• Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Malta
• Malta Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Croatia

• The two countries share membership of the European Union and Commonwealth of Nations.
• Cyprus is represented to Malta through its accredited embassy in Rome (Italy).
• Malta is represented to Cyprus through its accredited embassy in Athens (Greece).
• The political relations are close due to similarities between the 2 countries (on historical, economical and regional).
• List of Treaties between the 2 countries by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus

• The Czech Republic is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome, (Italy) and through an honorary consulate in Valletta.
• Malta is represented in the Czech Republic through a non-resident ambassador based in the Foreign Ministry at Valletta.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.

• Denmark is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and through an honorary general consulate in Valletta.
• Malta has an embassy in Copenhagen and 3 honorary consulates (in Aarhus, Copenhagen and Odense).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.

• Malta recognised Estonia on August 26, 1991.
• Estonia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
• Malta is represented in Estonia through a non resident embassy based in Valletta (in the Foreign Affairs Ministry) and through an honorary consulate in Tallinn.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Malta

• The two countries share membership of the European Union.
• France has an embassy in Malta.
• The president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy went to Malta on a private trip just after his election in May 2007.
• French Foreign Ministry about relations with Malta

• Georgia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
• Malta is represented in Georgia through its embassy in Moscow (Russia).
• Both countries are full members of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and of Council of Europe.
• Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Malta

• Both countries established official diplomatic relations soon after Malta's independence.
• Italy has an embassy in Valletta.
• Malta has an embassy in Rome and 18 honorary consulates (in Bari, Bologna, Brescia, Cagliari, Catania, Genoa, Livorno, Milan, Naples, Palermo, Perugia, Reggio Calabria, Savona, Syracuse, Turin, Trieste, and Venice).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 17 February 2008 and Malta recognized it in 21 August 2008.

• Malta is represented in Lithuania through a non resident ambassador based in Valletta (in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and an honorary consulate in Vilnius.
• Lithuania is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in Valletta.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Malta (in Lithuanian only)

• Malta is represented in Modova through a non resident embassy based in Valletta (in the Foreign Affairs Ministry).
• Moldova is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).
• Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration about the relation with Malta

• The Netherlands have an embassy in Valletta.
• Malta has an embassy in The Hague and 2 honorary consulates (in Amsterdam and Breda).
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Malta (in Dutch)

• Malta has an embassy in Lisbon and 4 honorary consulates (in Algarve, Azores, Lisbon and Porto).
• Portugal has an embassy and an honorary consulate in Valletta.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Malta has an honorary consulate in Bucharest.
• Romania has a non-resident embassy for Malta in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in Valletta.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.

• Malta has an embassy in Moscow and an honorary consulate in Saint Petersburg.
• Russia has an embassy in Valletta.
• Coordination Board of Russian Compatriots in Malta

• Malta is represented in Serbia through a non-resident ambassador based in Valletta (in the Foreign Ministry).
• Serbia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and through an honorary consulate in Valletta.

• Malta is represented in Slovakia through a non resident ambassador based in Valletta (in the Foreign Ministry).
• Slovakia is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy) and an honorary consulate in Valletta.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.
• The foreign relations between Malta and Slovakia are not very intensive. Foreign policy of Malta is concentrated rather on cooperation with Algeria, Tunis, Libya and Egypt. There is, however, 41 years lasting cooperation between those two countries.
• In 2001 Slovak prime minister Mikuláš Dzurinda visited Malta at the invitation of Maltese premier Edward Fenech Adami, and negotiated the integration of both countries into European Union and economic cooperation between Malta and Slovakia.
• In 2008 Slovakian agency SARIA signed a treaty of reciprocal assistance related to third world countries with Malta Enterprise.
• Slovak prime minister Robert Fico visited Maltese capital Valletta in 2008.

• Malta has an honorary consulate in Ljubljana.
• Slovenia is represented through its embassy in Rome, Italy and through an honorary consulate in Valletta.
• Both countries are members of the European Union and the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Malta has an embassy in Madrid and 5 honorary consulates (in Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Santander, Seville and Valencia).
• Spain has an embassy in Valletta.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union and of the Union for the Mediterranean.

• Malta is represented in Sweden through its embassy in Copenhagen (Denmark) and through 2 honorary consulates (in Malmo and Sundsvall).
• Sweden is represented in Malta through a non resident ambassador (based in the Foreign Ministry in Stockholm) and through an honorary consulate in Valletta.
• Both countries are full members of the European Union.

• The Maltese embassy in Moscow (Russia) is also accredited as a non resident embassy to Ukraine.
• Ukraine is represented in Malta through its embassy in Rome (Italy).

In the 1950s and 1960s, serious consideration was given in both countries to the idea of a political union between the United Kingdom and Malta. However, this plan for "Integration with Britain" foundered, and Malta gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1964.