Tibor Navracsics, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, is in Malta on Thursday and Friday for a series of events and meetings.

On Thursday, he is holding a Citizens' Dialogue on youth and education with Education Minister Evarist Bartolo at the university to discuss what the EU is doing for young people and how it is tackling education challenges.

On Friday, the Commissioner will be in Valletta for the annual conference of the Network of European Museum Organisations at MUŻA, Malta's newly inaugurated museum of art.

This year’s conference takes place in the framework of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 and brings together around 150 participants from European and national museum organisations and stakeholders from the cultural and cultural heritage sectors.

The commissioner will take part in a question-and-answer session with Tere Badia, secretary general of Culture Action Europe, about the European Year of Cultural Heritage, its legacy and the role that museums play in this context.

He will also have meetings with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, Mr Bartolo, and Culture Minister Owen Bonnici.