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Country Report: Malta Last updated: 06/08/25

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This report was researched and written by aditus foundation and was edited by ECRE.

This report draws on the information gathered by the authors’ practice, statistical data and other information provided by the Maltese authorities, as well as other available sources.

We would like to thank the following entities for providing the requested data and information: Ministry for Home Affairs, Security and Employment, Agency for the Welfare of Asylum-Seekers, Human Rights Directorate, Identitá, International Protection Agency (including the Dublin Unit), Ministry for Social Policy and Children’s Rights, International Protection Appeals Tribunal, Malta Police Force, Housing Authority, Aġenzija Komunitá Malta, JobsPlus, UNHCR, the International Organisation for Migration and JRS Malta.

We would like to thank all those organisations that shared information and observations.

The update on 2024 to the AIDA country report on Malta was shared with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Security and Employment to provide an opportunity for comments. The comments were taken into account by the author and are published in a separate annex on the AIDA website.

The information in this report is up to date as of 31 December 2024, unless otherwise stated.

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