Government to spend €380,000 in bonuses for gold-winning GSSE athletes
The Maltese government is set to spend €380,000 in bonuses alone for... View more
Citizenship
Key global spyware figures acquired Maltese citizenship ‘to facilitate their operations within and from the EU’
Several key figures from the global spyware trade “acquired Maltese citizenship which... View more
Former Identity Malta boss selling passports with Charlon Gouder
Former Identity Malta Chairman Joe Vella Bonnici is now selling Maltese passports... View more
Latvian honorary consul for Malta accused of €18 million fraud
Latvian honorary consul for Malta and lawyer Jānis Zelmenis has been accused... View more
Malta blocks less than €150,000 in Russian citizens’ assets, the EU’s lowest
Although Malta has granted citizenship to several hundred Russian nationals who have... View more
Russian-Maltese oligarch can’t evict squatters from Amsterdam property
A Dutch court has ruled that squatters can effectively continue to stay... View more
Russian sanctions: Finland seizes billionaire ‘Maltese’ citizen’s assets
The Finnish authorities, acting on EU sanctions levied against Russian oligarchs and... View more
PM’s ‘favourite’ soldier awarded €100,000 job, kept on AFM books for pension purposes
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. Colonel Mark Mallia – deputy commander... View more
Government’s chief ‘golden visa’ salesman sets up shop one month after leaving office
The man who for three years led the government’s initiative to sell... View more
‘Filtering system’ for asylum seekers is ‘broken’, insider warns
The system through which asylum seekers’ applications are processed – the so-called... View more
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic to Ursula von... View more
Suspected Indian fraudsters on the run used Henley and Partners to seek foreign passports
Two Indian fugitives suspected of involvement in a €640 million fraud scandal... View more
Passport perfidy
“We have to agree that the passport programme is a must” Robert... View more
An economy of authentic fakes
It’s easy to think that the Passport Papers are primarily revelations that... View more
Passport Papers: A fugitive’s quest for a European passport
In November 2019, a copy of an invoice was leaked to The... View more
Passport Papers: oligarchs, royalty and fugitives
The Passport Papers shed light on the applicants for a Maltese, and... View more
Passport Papers: Henley and Partners’ leaked documents show most applicants are from countries where dual citizenship is not permitted
Most applicants for Malta’s cash-for-passports programme who applied for citizenship via Henley... View more
Dwejra development project: Indian tycoon’s family buys Maltese citizenship
Various family members of the Indian tycoon who bought a massive piece... View more
Government to spend €380,000 in bonuses for gold-winning GSSE athletes
The Maltese government is set to spend €380,000 in bonuses alone for... View more
Key global spyware figures acquired Maltese citizenship ‘to facilitate their operations within and from the EU’
Several key figures from the global spyware trade “acquired Maltese citizenship which... View more
Former Identity Malta boss selling passports with Charlon Gouder
Former Identity Malta Chairman Joe Vella Bonnici is now selling Maltese passports... View more
Latvian honorary consul for Malta accused of €18 million fraud
Latvian honorary consul for Malta and lawyer Jānis Zelmenis has been accused... View more
Malta blocks less than €150,000 in Russian citizens’ assets, the EU’s lowest
Although Malta has granted citizenship to several hundred Russian nationals who have... View more
Russian-Maltese oligarch can’t evict squatters from Amsterdam property
A Dutch court has ruled that squatters can effectively continue to stay... View more
Russian sanctions: Finland seizes billionaire ‘Maltese’ citizen’s assets
The Finnish authorities, acting on EU sanctions levied against Russian oligarchs and... View more
PM’s ‘favourite’ soldier awarded €100,000 job, kept on AFM books for pension purposes
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. Colonel Mark Mallia – deputy commander... View more
Government’s chief ‘golden visa’ salesman sets up shop one month after leaving office
The man who for three years led the government’s initiative to sell... View more
‘Filtering system’ for asylum seekers is ‘broken’, insider warns
The system through which asylum seekers’ applications are processed – the so-called... View more