Transparency International critical of IMF Malta report ignoring corruption
Transparency International has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Council of Europe calls for cross border Europol team on money laundering
Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly (PACE) has called on
Disinformation Watch #32: Trump and Muscat’s playbook – ‘get out of jail free’
Populist strongmen use the same disinformation tactics wherever they
MEPs vote for change in ‘tax haven’ Malta, phasing out of cash for passports
The European Parliament voted in favour of measures proposed
Malta’s lack of action on Panama Papers leading to backlash against journalists
Malta’s treatment of journalists and its attitude to media
‘We were never more proud of her than on the day she was murdered’
His mother’s fight against corruption highlighted the need for
Lawsuits that cripple journalists: Malta a protagonist in debate on press freedom
Media freedom and the abuse of lawsuits to silence
No presence of cash-for-passports lobby group IMC at Geneva HQ
The Investment Migration Council (IMC) has not explained why
Henley & Partners spent up to €300,000 on lobbying the EU last year
Henley & Partners spent up to €300,000 last year
UN investigation confirms Khashoggi killed by Saudi officials
An international inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist
The promise of Malta
I first came to Malta a year after it
In the name of free speech
Over the weekend, Law Commissioner Franco Debono unleashed a
Tough measures axed in EU report on cash-for-passport schemes
The European Commission’s report on cash-for-passport schemes that called
‘Democracy is in retreat’ – Freedom House report
Democracy is declining across the world in a pattern
‘EU must take action to stop the silencing of the press’
Justin Borg-Barthet, a senior lecturer in EU Law at
Democracy was 2018’s biggest loser
Following something of a 2018 trend, Malta has registered
Malta registers sharp decline in global corruption index
Malta is among 16 countries to significantly decrease their
Malta and the laundering of Azeri money
Forbes, one of the world’s leading business magazines, has
Bulgaria set to cancel its cash for passport scheme
Bulgaria, one of only three EU Member States selling
Malta passport scheme puts Europe at risk, Commission urges crackdown
The European Commission will warn Member States on Wednesday
2018: A year of investigations
This has been a busy year for The Shift
They said it in 2018
We’ve heard and seen a great deal in 2018.
Bedingfield has ‘no concerns’ about corruption in Malta
Labour MP Glenn Bedingfield does not have any concerns
We don’t need no due diligence 
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) chief Joseph Cuschieri
Democracy is dead, long live democracy
Word has it that when the Venice Commission report
Transparency International calls out European Parliament on failure to investigate Azerbaijan bribes
In a letter sent to European Parliament today, Transparency
PD slams Opposition Leader’s decision to drop no confidence motion against Konrad Mizzi
Opposition Leader Adrian Delia’s decision to drop the motion
Media Pluralism Monitor report notes deterioration in Malta
The lack of political independence of the media is
Cyprus says investigations into Maria Efimova unrelated to Maltese case
Cypriot authorities have told the Council of Europe that
‘Evidence’ is not created in a newsroom
Media Today Managing Editor Saviour Balzan has just admitted

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