‘Media and freedom of speech are indispensable’ for EU democracy, vice-president of EU commission says
Vice-President of the EU Commission for Values and Transparency
PBS erases news item about waterpolo official and Labour activist after call from Castille
A PBS news item reporting disciplinary action against a
‘If we don’t fight for press freedom, who will?’
The Shift News’ six-month investigation into Labour’s secret online
Encroachment by stealth: speculators quietly gobbling up Malta’s farmland
Three areas historically known for their agricultural, natural, historical
Forty-seven months
It’s been almost four years since the brutal assassination
Musical chairs at Electoral Commission as political parties prepare for looming elections
Several new faces reflecting the recent leadership changes at
MFSA offers secret deals on non-compliance offences to select companies, individuals
Since 2014, the Malta Financial Services Authority has been
Malta ranked worst in the EU for money-laundering risk: Basel AML Index 2021
Malta is the riskiest jurisdiction in the European Union
OCCRP: Malta looks like a country working on behalf of criminal groups
Veteran crime and corruption investigative journalist and co-founder at
PA blocks information on substantial legal fees paid to Robert Abela
The Planning Authority has turned down an official request
Planning travesties: residents’ and NGOs’ objections increase, but has anything changed?
Over the past few years, residents and environmental NGOs
Public gathering and protest swim at Marsascala Bay to defend ‘only open space left’
Residents and activists gathered in Marsascala this afternoon for
Rosianne Cutajar failed to attend Parliamentary Assembly meetings discussing her conduct
Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar has been called to attend
Platform to combat disinformation discussed at Croatian media festival
A pilot project to create a platform that will
83% of Maltese believe EU funds should only go to countries that respect rule of law principles
More than four-fifths of Maltese respondents to the EU’s
Solar farm proposals rejected by academics, farmers, NGOs, opposition party
Two proposed solar farm projects in Mġarr and Burmarrad,
Facebook’s WhatsApp privacy pledges undermined by ‘improper content’ reviewing system
An investigation by the US non-profit newsroom ProPublica found
United States’ lead witness against Julian Assange admits to lying in testimony – report
The United States’ lead witness in the case against
GWU lands €109 million jobless scheme deal despite cheaper rival bid
A company owned by the General Workers Union and
What next, SLAPPing MPs?
Let’s start from the first principles: the SLAPP suit
24 financial services companies surrender licences since greylisting
Twenty-four financial services companies have voluntarily handed back their
ECHR finds Russia failed to investigate assassination of journalist Natalia Estemirova
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that
Malta enabled a money laundering machine
The failings of due diligence in every possible sphere
Financial authorities’ handling of Pilatus Bank leads to international dispute
The infamous Pilatus Bank has received renewed scrutiny throughout
Disinformation Watch: Calling things by their proper name
The Shift has dedicated much space to the plethora
Public finances floundering in danger zone as debt soars €2.2 billion in 18 months
Malta’s public debt ballooned by as much as €2.1

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