Shakira charged with tax crimes, again
Columbian pop star Shakira, already implicated in a tax
Alice Taylor
October 1, 2023 18:11
Opinion: von der Leyen’s visit, was that really the best we could do?
Friday was an exciting day for the Maltese government
Alice Taylor
September 30, 2023 17:16
European Commission chief set to tour ‘patched up’, unfinished, EU funded school
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is set
Alice Taylor
September 28, 2023 19:01
Muscat ‘misled’ European Commission over Socar Security of Supply Agreement
Disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat misled the European
Alice Taylor
September 26, 2023 11:02
Malta fails to meet EU journalist safety recommendations – RSF
European Union Member States, including Malta, must move quickly
Alice Taylor
September 18, 2023 14:21
Migration, enlargement, women high on EC agenda, but democracy is elephant in the room
In her annual State of the European Union (SOTEU)
Alice Taylor
September 13, 2023 16:33
Bulgaria’s cash for passports scheme under EU scrutiny
After Bulgaria pledged to end its ‘golden passport’ scheme
Alice Taylor
December 27, 2021 14:33
Albanian authorities did ‘absolutely nothing to probe supply of bomb that killed my mother’
Speaking to The Shift in a quiet cafe in
Alice Taylor
December 23, 2021 07:21
Gas pipeline derogation is ‘moral emergency’ for EU and ‘must not happen’ – MEPs, Matthew Caruana Galizia
Public funds should not be used to enrich people
Alice Taylor
December 8, 2021 15:40
EU ‘complicit’ in secretive Libyan prison and shadow immigration systems
An investigation by The New Yorker has shone a light
Alice Taylor
December 3, 2021 16:14
Defamation law in the hands of ‘malicious parties’ is chilling for journalists – OSCE
The use of criminal and civil lawsuits against journalists
Alice Taylor
November 26, 2021 10:30
Four people a day die crossing the Mediterranean, Malta gets scathing mention – report
An average of four people has died every day
Alice Taylor
November 23, 2021 11:32
OSCE: Toxic masculinity leads to rising attacks on female journalists
While both men and women in journalism and politics
Alice Taylor
November 12, 2021 15:05
MEP Roberta Metsola vows European Parliament ‘will not stop’ in fight against SLAPPs
“I can assure you; we will not stop,” was
Alice Taylor
November 11, 2021 15:27
Malta must strengthen fight against human trafficking – Council of Europe report
Malta has been asked, again, to step up its
Alice Taylor
November 11, 2021 14:01
Media Freedom Rapid Response reports violation against The Shift journalist by court official
An international media freedom violation tracker has sounded the
Alice Taylor
November 10, 2021 14:05
Daphne Foundation joins global call to rein in Big Tech
The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation has signed the People’s
Alice Taylor
November 8, 2021 17:19
Robert Abela at COP26 – a far cry from Censu Tabone, the man who put climate change on the UN agenda
Thirty-two years ago, Vincent “Censu” Tabone, Malta’s then foreign
Alice Taylor
November 4, 2021 16:21
Calls for action at COP26 after 1005 climate defenders murdered since 2015
A group of environmental and human rights activists came
Alice Taylor
November 4, 2021 10:28
Pollution, greed and rude locals – why Malta’s expats are leaving
Construction, pollution and rubbish, “obscene” rental costs and unwelcoming
Alice Taylor
November 2, 2021 14:53
‘Climate emergency, journalism emergency’, journalists tell COP26
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and more than 60 environmental
Alice Taylor
November 1, 2021 07:15
Julian Assange extradition hearing gives judges ‘much to think about’ – no ruling yet
At the end of the second day of a
Alice Taylor
October 28, 2021 18:26
EU member states approve resolution to support independent, local, and transparent media
On Tuesday 19 October, the European Parliament adopted a resolution
Alice Taylor
October 27, 2021 14:58
Is your Android device spying on you?
Smartphones that run Android operating systems could be spying
Alice Taylor
October 21, 2021 15:00
Malta scores below regional average in new rule of law report
Malta has ranked below the regional average in every
Alice Taylor
October 15, 2021 14:03
Better late than never, or is it?
Monday, 11 October, started as a day no different
Alice Taylor
October 14, 2021 08:11
Nobel Peace Prize shows vital role journalism plays in peace and democracy
The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to two
Alice Taylor
October 9, 2021 10:40
One regime, many scandals
Last week, Malta’s President George Vella and Foreign Minister
Alice Taylor
October 8, 2021 07:46
Facebook’s woes continue as whistleblower goes public
Facebook’s stocks plunged by 5% yesterday following another devastating
Alice Taylor
October 6, 2021 09:35
People’s Tribunal will indict governments over failure to convict journalists’ murderers
A group of leading media organisations have launched a
Alice Taylor
October 1, 2021 16:58

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