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The Maltese Balcony | Maltese History & Heritage
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Maltese History and Heritage. A project run by the vassallomalta.com website. Traditional balconies certainly go a long way in defining the character of the Maltese urban landscape. Through their abundance of colours, materials, textures and decorative motifs, they enrich the visual aspect of Malta’s streets. Projecting into the urban space, they dominate and articulate it. Examples of these are the side wooden balconies of the Grand Master’s Palace, which were in place by 1741, and must be two of ...
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Local Councils from 1993 | Maltese History & Heritage
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Maltese History and Heritage. A project run by the vassallomalta.com website. Local Councils from 1993. Local Government 1773 1993. As from the nineties, the Maltese Government re-introduced the concept of Local Councils. Today, Malta has 68 Local Councils 54 in Malta and 14 in Gozo. The Local Councils Act was revised considerably by the Local Councils (Amendment) Act 1999 (Act No. XXI of 1999) published on 21 December 1999 and Act No. XVI of 2009 as part of the Local Government Reform 2009. The State sh...
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Referenda in Malta | Maltese History & Heritage
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Maltese History and Heritage. A project run by the vassallomalta.com website. Only seven referenda have ever been held in Malta; one of them was a purely local one in Gozo. Professor John C. Lane of Buffalo University, New York, says, of referenda in Malta and Gozo, that “ it is remarkable that no referendum (except the 1870 referendum) received the approval of a majority of all the registered voters, because often substantial numbers of voters did not cast a vote. Referring to the way referendum figures...
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Local Government 1773 – 1993 | Maltese History & Heritage
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Maltese History and Heritage. A project run by the vassallomalta.com website. Local Government 1773 – 1993. During the last years of the reign of the Knights 1773-1798. There were three municipal authorities with members nominated directly by the Grand Master: Universita’ of Citta’ Notabile, Universita’ of Valletta and the Three Cities and the Universita’ of Gozo;. The Municipality of Notabile had four officers (Giurati) and several members and was responsible for items of national importance;. From all ...
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Parliament | Maltese History & Heritage
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Maltese History and Heritage. A project run by the vassallomalta.com website. Live Streaming from Parliament. Speakers of the House. Dissolution and Duration of Parliaments. Members of Parliament since 1921. Maltese constitutional development has had a rather turbulent history. Under the Order of St John, from 1530 to 1798, democracy was unknown even as an inspiration. Thirty Years later, in 2004, Malta joined the European Union. House of Representatives of Malta. In Maltese) is the unicameral legislatur...
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Malta – EU | Maltese History & Heritage
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Maltese History and Heritage. A project run by the vassallomalta.com website. Malta – EU. This History Blog, a project run by. Is designed to provide an insight on Maltese History and Heritage. You can search this blog using the search box below. Click for weather forecast. The Origin of the ‘Maltese’ Surnames. Maltese History and Heritage. Snow storms in Malta. Maltese Public Transport since 1856. The Architecture of Malta. The Chalet - sliema. Malta in the thirties. Malta receives the George Cross.
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Malta | Maltese Canadian Federation
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Events in Canada by the Maltese Community. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta’ Malta), is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean. Malta covers just over 316 km2 (122 sq mi) in land area, making it one of the world’s smallest states but it has one of the longest histories having been inhabited and in the centre of civilization for millennia. The capital city of Malta is Valletta. The population is 368,250. Malta has...
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The Senate since 1921 | Maltese History & Heritage
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Maltese History and Heritage. A project run by the vassallomalta.com website. The Senate since 1921. 1921 – 1933. N 1921 Malta was granted the Amery-Milner Constitution which ensured autonomy in internal affairs when a diarchical system of government was introduced. Control was divided between a Maltese government and an Imperial government which had control over many ‘reserved matters’. Ll in all only three Senates were elected, namely in 1921, 1927 and 1932. Fter the War, in 1947, a diarchical system o...
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