Malta and the Council of Europe Accession Malta became the 18th member State of the Council of Europe on 29 April 1965.

Committee of Ministers
- Tonio BORG, Foreign Minister
- Joseph LICARI, Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe since January 1999.

Parliamentary Assembly
Malta is represented in the Parliamentary Assembly by a delegation of 3 representatives and 3 substitutes, including:
- Francis AGIUS (EPP/CD), head of the delegation.

Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Malta is represented in the Congress by a delegation of 3 representatives and 3 substitutes, including:
- Michael COHEN (SOC), Kalkara, head of the delegation.
- Ian MICALLEF (EPP/CD), Gzira, Vice-President of the Congress and was re-elected President of the Chamber of Local Authorities on 27 May 2008.

Budget
The Council of Europe's ordinary budget for 2009 is € 205 002 000. The contribution of Malta is € 246 002.40 (i.e. 0.1200 %).

Human Rights
Ratification of the European Convention on Human Rights on 23 January 1967.
- Judge to the European Court of Human Rights: Giovanni BONELLO.
- Applications allocated to a decision body (*) in 2008 : 12
- Judgments in 2008: 5 of which 2 violations
(*) Do not include applications which are at the pre-judicial stage (incomplete case file)

Council of Europe Treaties
To date, Malta has ratified and signed the following treaties

Updated : 02.02.2009