Overwhelming majority votes in favour of EU report to abolish ‘golden passport’
A European Parliament vote to ban citizen by investment
Joanna Demarco
March 9, 2022 16:57
Pointing to Malta, Justice Commissioner calls for ‘complete abolition’ of golden passports
Malta must not only act to stop Russian and
Joanna Demarco
March 8, 2022 14:33
UPDATED: Maltese government defiant on ending passport sales to Russians as pressure increases
Updated to add government’s change in decision.  The Maltese
Joanna Demarco
March 1, 2022 16:54
Bulgaria’s cash for passports scheme under EU scrutiny
After Bulgaria pledged to end its ‘golden passport’ scheme
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
December 27, 2021 14:33
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic
Ranier Fsadni
September 19, 2021 07:28
International spy company linked to Maltese citizen threatens to sue journalists for exposing surveillance scandal
NSO Group, a spy company linked to a ‘new’
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
July 19, 2021 14:10
UK government to investigate over 6,000 ‘golden visas’ over threats to national security
The British government has announced the review of more
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
July 14, 2021 17:59
Suspected Indian fraudsters on the run used Henley and Partners to seek foreign passports
Two Indian fugitives suspected of involvement in a €640
The Shift Team
July 9, 2021 08:31
PN agrees with passport scheme, subject to an ‘open and transparent’ process
The findings that emerged from a joint media investigation
Caroline Muscat
April 27, 2021 09:37
Qatari royal family members gained Maltese citizenship in 2018
Five family members of the extensive Qatari royal Al
The Shift Team
December 28, 2019 16:29
WhatsApp sues Israeli spy company linked to Maltese citizen
WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit against the NSO Group,
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
October 30, 2019 17:04
Casa calls for end to cash-for-passports following fifth arrest of Maltese citizen
David Casa, Quaestor and Maltese Member of European Parliament,
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
October 25, 2019 13:06
Identity Malta and Hitchens’ Razor
The late Christopher Hitchens, scourge of humbuggery, once formulated
Ranier Fsadni
October 20, 2019 07:46
‘Malta is a Trojan Horse for dodgy money’
The EU’s problem with “dirty money” linked to the
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
September 24, 2019 16:12
‘Rigorous system in place’, Identity Malta says despite arrests
Another new Maltese citizen is facing criminal charges, but
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
September 17, 2019 09:52
Minister under investigation for money laundering says ‘it happens everywhere’
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna has dismissed Malta’s money laundering
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
August 30, 2019 11:01
No answers on what Malta is doing with Mustafa Abdel Wadood 
Identity Malta and the Maltese embassy in the US
The Shift Team
August 8, 2019 13:20
Why I’d like to sell passports
Here’s a nice proposal to enrich everyone by selling
Ranier Fsadni
February 17, 2019 08:14
Former Mossack Fonseca client linked to Malta Residency and Visa Programme
Investigations into the proliferation of agents trafficking workers to
Caroline Muscat
March 18, 2018 06:48
US lawyer who “praised” Malta passport programme not informed of corruption allegations
The US lawyer who was reported to have bestowed
Caroline Muscat
November 28, 2017 06:00

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