Independent since 1964, Malta has been a member of both the European Union and NATO since 2004. FRANCE 24's Europe team takes us to the smallest EU member state by both size and population, where our team looks into several areas in which these islands hold an important place in European affairs.
The strategically-situated archipelago lies between southern Italy and North Africa and has been a prized territory for many conquering civilisations throughout history, from the Romans to the Normans and the British Empire.
We meet Maltese citizens who are asking serious questions about media freedom, 4 years after the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017. And as climate change threaten Maltese water supplies and coastlines, we find out what’s been done to protect the islands and their inhabitants from sea-level rises and extreme heatwaves.
Watch Part 2 of Malta: Small islands, big issues for Europe
Show presented by Catherine Nicholson, produced by Johan Bodin, filmed on location by Stéphane Bodin, with Luke Brown.
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