Maltese will be recognised as an official EU language. What does this mean in practice? Currently, the EU has 11 official EU languages, although it has 15 member countries. This is because the Irish ...

A state of worry is currently sweeping over the Maltese islands; as a bi-lingual country, the differences between Maltese-speaking and English-speaking nationals and immigrants alike are stark. Only a ...

Language is a key element through which we communicate, express thoughts and feelings. We share ideas, shape our thoughts and learn new things. And while language is a tool many species share, humans ...

One of Malta’s few Maltese-language educational apps for children is celebrating its second anniversary with a major content update designed to boost kids’ vocabulary and language skills in engaging ...

Malta’s Socialist (S&D) Prime Minister Robert Abela and President of European Parliament Roberta Metsola, a member of the country’s opposition Nationalist Party (EPP), are trading blows over a decades ...

The government of Malta is pushing for greater Maltese proficiency among new arrivals to the country and their children. A recently released white paper proposed compulsory Maltese in all schools that ...

IT MAY seem surprising that a dialect of Arabic is an official language of the European Union. But travel 90km south of Sicily and the odd-sounding language of the EU’s smallest state, Malta, is ...