Italian police warn of mafia attempts to access €750 billion COVID-19 EU recovery funds
As the EU begins to release €750 billion in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 28, 2021 14:32
Planning Authority ignores Ombudsman’s Comino works recommendations
The Ombudsman and his Commissioner for Environment and Planning
May 24, 2021 13:30
‘Worrying degree of democratic backsliding’ – Council of Europe report
The latest annual report on the state of democracy,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 17, 2021 17:12
Disinformation Watch: amplifying the absurd
It has been all of two weeks since the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 13, 2021 16:56
Disinformation Watch: power loves a bad idea
In their 2021 ‘Nations in Transit’ report, Freedom House
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 7, 2021 18:02
World Press Freedom Day: Council of Europe platform highlights threats to media in Malta
Malta has a total of nine alerts on the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
May 3, 2021 13:46
Disinformation Watch: Destroying standards
In a move that indicates just how unwilling Anġlu
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 30, 2021 07:58
Impunity, judicial harassment and State-led capture, key concerns in Council of Europe report
The Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 28, 2021 14:21
No improvement for Malta in 2021 RSF world press freedom index
Malta has retained its lowest recorded position in the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 20, 2021 06:45
EUROPOL highlights corruption in ‘serious organized crime threat assessment’
According to a EUROPOL report published on 12 March,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 17, 2021 10:10
Malta involved in Italian fuel tax fraud investigation worth €1 billion
Dozens of people have been arrested and almost €600
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 14, 2021 12:30
Sorry, not sorry: The political pseudo apology
On 5 April, Labour’s deputy leader, Daniel Micallef, said
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 9, 2021 08:25
NGOs demand to know the fate of 100 people adrift at sea
Thirty-seven civil society organisations expressed extreme concern about the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 7, 2021 08:37
The pace of extradition
When The Shift learnt that Adrian Hillman was not
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 2, 2021 19:31
Yorgen Fenech application partly ‘inadmissable’ – European Court of Human Rights
In its partial decision in the case of Fenech
March 30, 2021 16:00
Keith Schembri’s day of reckoning
The hearing in the compilation of evidence against 11
March 26, 2021 12:41
Using Malta as a showcase, Socar Trading is pitching LNG projects in other countries
Being part of one of Malta’s highly controversial energy
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 24, 2021 14:29
Keith Schembri’s disinformation
There was already a lot to unpack in Keith
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 22, 2021 06:04
Defending our rights
Would anyone be comfortable with a government-appointed public authority
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 18, 2021 07:14
Denting the supremacy of the Constitution: Chamber of Advocates says new Bill ‘unacceptable’
The Chamber of Advocates has expressed “serious reservations” about
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 11, 2021 13:52
Disinformation Watch: A man of many opinions
As soon as he was appointed Minister for Justice,
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 5, 2021 13:42
New familiar patterns
The timing of the Conference for National Unity, held
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 3, 2021 08:58
EU Court confirms dismissal of action brought by John Dalli
Following the recommendation by Advocate General Maciej Szpunar in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 25, 2021 17:35
Nascent steps towards justice ‘long overdue’ – Reporters Without Borders
Nascent steps towards justice are long overdue and underscore
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 24, 2021 19:54
Court requests three-year prison sentence for mafia wife who attacked journalist
The public prosecutor of Bari’s Direzione Distrettuale Antimafia (DDA)
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 23, 2021 09:31
European Court of Human Rights calls for the release of Alexei Navalny
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has called
February 18, 2021 12:02
Disinformation Watch: unity without accountability
On 6 February, President George Vella announced a one-day
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 11, 2021 06:17
How state broadcaster, party-owned media shape Malta’s COVID-19 narrative
Malta’s unique media landscape has equipped the government with
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 5, 2021 14:17
Turkey begins retrial of RSF representative on terrorism charges
Seventeen press freedom and human rights NGOs have issued
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 2, 2021 18:44
Disinformation watch: back to basics
Having failed to silence their most vocal critic, Russian
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 1, 2021 06:45

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