The Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade (Maltese: Ministeru għall-Affarijiet Barranin u Ewropej u l-Kummerċ) is responsible for maintaining Malta's external relations and the management of its international diplomatic missions.

[1] The ministry is headquartered at Palazzo Parisio, a historic building situated on Merchants Street in Valletta.

[1] The ministry moved to its current location, within the Palazzo Parisio, in 1973, although the building itself was built in the 1700s and was once occupied by Napoleon Bonaparte during his invasion of Malta, as part of the Egyptian campaign.

The ministry also holds responsibility for matters related to foreign trade, expatriates, citizenship and travel visas.

[6] Several foreign missions to Malta, including those to large nations like Brazil and Japan, are accredited to it through embassies in Rome, Italy.