Monitoring of the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
Malta
Signature and ratification
- Signed: 16 May 2005
- Ratified: 30 January 2008
- Entry into force: 1 May 2008
Malta - 4th Evaluation Round | In progress
Focus: Vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders, including a focus on the use of information and communication technology
(done) 
GRETA Fourth round questionnaire
(done) 
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire
EN| submitted on 4 October 2024
(done)
GRETA Monitoring visit to Malta
(working)
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties
Malta - 3rd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Access to justice and effective remedies for victims of trafficking in human beings
GRETA Third round questionnaire EN - FR | sent 2 October 2019
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire EN | received 3 February 2020
GRETA Monitoring visit to Malta EN - FR | 28 September to 1 October 2020
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments EN - FR | published 10 November 2021
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties EN - FR | adopted 17 December 2021
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties EN | Received on 15 December 2023
Malta - 2nd Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Impact of legislative, policy and practical measures, new trends in trafficking, child trafficking
GRETA Second round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 2 October 2019
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN - Appendix 1 - Appendix 2 | received 3 February 2020
GRETA Monitoring visit to Malta: EN - FR | 15 to 19 February 2016
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 16 March 2017
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 10 March 2017
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | received 6 March 2018
MALTA - 1st Evaluation Round - Completed
Focus: Overview of the implementation of the Convention
GRETA First round questionnaire: EN - FR | sent 25 February 2011
Government's Reply to GRETA's Questionnaire: EN | received 1 September 2011
GRETA Monitoring visit to Malta| 28 February to 2 March 2012
GRETA's Report and Government’s Comments: EN - FR | published 24 January 2013
Recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN - FR | adopted 11 February 2013
Government's Reply to the recommendation of the Committee of the Parties: EN | received 16 February 2015
Co-operation
A project on supporting Malta in the design and implementation of a new anti-trafficking strategy (2022-2024) is being implemented by the Council of Europe, in cooperation with the European Commission.
The Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the first international legal instrument to take a human rights-based approach to the fight against human trafficking.
An important added value of the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention is the monitoring mechanism set up to supervise its implementation by State Parties
Levels of urgency of GRETA recommendations
GRETA uses three different levels of recommendations in its reports:
“URGE” - when GRETA assesses that the national legislation or policies are not in compliance with the Convention, or when it finds that, despite the existence of legal provisions and other measures, the implementation of a key obligation under the Convention is lacking.
“CONSIDER” - when GRETA assesses that it is necessary to make further improvements to fully comply with a provision of the Convention
“INVITE” - when GRETA assesses that the measures taken to comply with a provision of the Convention are already in place and should be continued and fully implemented in practice
