Government to spend €380,000 in bonuses for gold-winning GSSE athletes
The Maltese government is set to spend €380,000 in
Sean Montebello
June 7, 2023 12:32
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
David Lindsay
May 23, 2023 12:32
Former Identity Malta boss selling passports with Charlon Gouder
Former Identity Malta Chairman Joe Vella Bonnici is now
The Shift Team
April 12, 2023 12:38
Latvian honorary consul for Malta accused of €18 million fraud
Latvian honorary consul for Malta and lawyer Jānis Zelmenis
Sean Montebello
March 16, 2023 11:47
Malta blocks less than €150,000 in Russian citizens’ assets, the EU’s lowest
Although Malta has granted citizenship to several hundred Russian
The Shift Team
December 10, 2022 12:34
Russian-Maltese oligarch can’t evict squatters from Amsterdam property
A Dutch court has ruled that squatters can effectively
David Lindsay
November 17, 2022 13:36
Russian sanctions: Finland seizes billionaire ‘Maltese’ citizen’s assets
The Finnish authorities, acting on EU sanctions levied against
David Lindsay
September 26, 2022 07:38
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
Caroline Muscat
May 10, 2022 16:37
Government’s chief ‘golden visa’ salesman sets up shop one month after leaving office
The man who for three years led the government’s
The Shift Team
March 12, 2022 07:22
‘Filtering system’ for asylum seekers is ‘broken’, insider warns
The system through which asylum seekers’ applications are processed
Julian Delia
December 24, 2021 10:25
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic
Ranier Fsadni
September 19, 2021 07:28
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
Passport perfidy
“We have to agree that the passport programme is
Kevin Cassar
May 4, 2021 07:54
An economy of authentic fakes
It’s easy to think that the Passport Papers are
Ranier Fsadni
April 25, 2021 08:16
Passport Papers: A fugitive’s quest for a European passport
In November 2019, a copy of an invoice was
Alice Taylor
April 24, 2021 14:34
Passport Papers: oligarchs, royalty and fugitives
The Passport Papers shed light on the applicants for
The Shift Team
April 24, 2021 06:39
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
The Shift Team
April 22, 2021 06:00
Dwejra development project: Indian tycoon’s family buys Maltese citizenship
Various family members of the Indian tycoon who bought
Caroline Muscat
February 27, 2021 12:28
Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship Alex Muscat fails to explain income from Nexia BT
Alex Muscat, parliamentary secretary for citizenship, has failed to
November 3, 2020 10:47
The legacy of a few men
The world is aware that Malta, under the premiership
Andre Delicata
October 28, 2020 09:10
MFSA takes action on Brian Tonna’s companies following court order
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has issued two
Gabriel Schembri
September 24, 2020 18:30
A feast of Labour Party appointments to citizenship and visa boards
Individuals close to the Labour Party and the government
The Shift Team
September 17, 2020 19:05
Taxpayers billed €300,000 for luxury travel by chief passport salesman
Maltese taxpayers were billed almost €300,000 for first class
The Shift Team
July 26, 2020 17:03
‘Slow progress’ on reforms to tackle money laundering and corruption
The European Commission has expressed concern over Malta’s ‘attractiveness’
The Shift Team
May 24, 2020 19:30
UN experts call for investigation into phone hacking claims
UN experts have expressed concern about allegations of the
The Shift Team
January 30, 2020 06:00
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
It’s my turn to eat
If you watched it, you’ll remember how you felt
Ranier Fsadni
September 29, 2019 07:18
Identity Malta says Mustafa Abdel Wadood’s citizenship will be revoked
Identity Malta has confirmed that the process for the
Alice Taylor
August 9, 2019 09:18
Identity Malta mum on whether ‘Maltese man’ arrested in US could lose citizenship
Identity Malta has refused to say whether it would
Caroline Muscat
April 30, 2019 11:49
‘Strong support’ at European Parliament for phasing out cash-for-passport schemes
EU lawmakers have strongly recommended the phasing out of
The Shift Team
February 28, 2019 10:55

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