The race for an EU post: ‘A story of how far Joseph Muscat has fallen’
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat’s performance in a battle for
Caroline Muscat
July 5, 2019 14:21
Whose line was it anyway?
Let’s play a game of “Whose Line Was It?”
Ryan Murdock
July 4, 2019 12:39
International freedom of expression organisations welcome crucial resolution
We, the undersigned international freedom of expression organisations, welcome
The Shift Team
June 27, 2019 15:41
PACE adopts report on Malta
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)
Caroline Muscat
June 26, 2019 20:25
BOV and Malta’s toxic reputation
“Your business is doing too well. I’m afraid we
Ryan Murdock
June 21, 2019 12:16
It’s confidential: Ministers deny having access to Egrant inquiry
Ministers Chris Cardona, Konrad Mizzi and Edward Scicluna have
The Shift Team
June 17, 2019 18:03
Russian police drop charges against investigative journalist
Investigative journalist Ivan Golunov was released from house arrest
The Shift Team
June 12, 2019 08:31
Decline in press freedom linked to State capture of institutions in Europe
One of the biggest threats to press freedom in
The Shift Team
June 11, 2019 08:49
How to institutionalise mediocrity
“I voted for you. Now you have to do
Ryan Murdock
June 6, 2019 16:42
Faulty wiring: Mizzi’s ‘sinister’ Electrogas deal
The Electrogas deal has been described as a “highly
The Shift Team
June 3, 2019 18:30
‘Inadvisable, underhand deal’ on Malta’s public hospitals
Minister Konrad Mizzi struck an “inadvisable, underhand deal with
Caroline Muscat
May 30, 2019 18:35
‘What happens in Malta, stays in Malta’
“Letterbox companies, corruption, contract killings and restrictions on the
The Shift Team
May 20, 2019 12:57
Indiscriminate use of tear gas against against citizens, journalists in Albania
Anti-government protests have continued in the Albanian capital of
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
May 15, 2019 12:36
Impunity reigns in the realm of ‘il-King’
Joseph Muscat hasn’t saved a cent in the past
Ryan Murdock
May 11, 2019 09:30
Spotlight on threats against journalists in Malta in European report
“Burned in effigy. Insulted. Menaced. Spat at. Discredited by
The Shift Team
May 10, 2019 11:11
Muscat tells EU leaders that he will protect rule of law… seriously
The Maltese government yesterday signed the Sibiu Declaration, at
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
May 10, 2019 09:43
‘One day, justice will be done’
Magistrate Doreen Clarke has ordered an inquiry into the
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
April 29, 2019 16:35
Politics in Malta: doing favours, winning friends
The late Labour Party strongman, and former Prime Minister
The Shift Team
April 29, 2019 10:55
Malta loses points for political rights and civil liberties in Freedom House report
Malta has come under criticism for the “inefficiency” of
The Shift Team
April 23, 2019 10:09
‘It’s time to be brave’
The need for people to stand up to corruption,
Caroline Muscat
April 16, 2019 19:30
Transparency International critical of IMF Malta report ignoring corruption
Transparency International has criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Nicola Driscoll-Davies
April 15, 2019 09:02
Circus without nets
A unfortunate misunderstanding is haunting Europe. It just doesn’t
Ranier Fsadni
April 14, 2019 06:28
Council of Europe calls for cross border Europol team on money laundering
Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly (PACE) has called on
Caroline Muscat
April 13, 2019 12:12
The criminal underbelly
This is a guest post by Antoine P. Borg
The Shift Team
April 12, 2019 07:30
Too many errors of judgment
We’ve heard this line before: as long as nothing
Petra Caruana Dingli
April 10, 2019 07:26
The march of the dark brigade
How can journalists fight back against threats and violence?
Caroline Muscat
April 7, 2019 17:17
The great pretenders
The walls are closing in on Malta — but
Ryan Murdock
April 4, 2019 08:19
Council of Europe calls for robust action against government corruption in Malta
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption
The Shift Team
April 3, 2019 11:32
‘We may not know who killed Daphne, we do know what killed her’
This was the reaction of lawyer and academic Justin
The Shift Team
March 31, 2019 14:36
Politics of angry triumphalism
Should you today pay brief attention (I’d recommend it)
Ranier Fsadni
March 31, 2019 07:32

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