Council of Europe issues anti-SLAPP law recommendations
The Council of Europe has issued recommendations for the
Sean Montebello
April 13, 2024 15:49
EU Parliament and Council reach provisional deal to revise human trafficking rules
Negotiators from the European Parliament and the European Council
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 25, 2024 14:35
Goverment still refusing to detail payments to Saviour Balzan despite The Shift winning all cases
The Maltese Labour Party government is ignoring scores of
Elizabeth De Gaetano
January 21, 2024 17:00
Media committee report does not stack up to public inquiry recommendations
Recommendations in a report by a government-appointed media committee
Sean Montebello
October 4, 2023 12:34
Maltese tourism minister poses with Saudi counterpart days before anniversary of Khashoggi death
A Maltese minister visited Saudi Arabia, posing for photos
Alice Taylor
October 3, 2023 14:00
Omtzigt urges CoE to ‘take action’ with Malta on inquiry recommendations
Pieter Omtzigt, the Dutch MP who led the Council
The Shift Team
August 22, 2023 14:15
EU member states ‘disappointingly unambitious’ on anti-SLAPP law
Member states “deleted many elements” and were “disappointingly unambitious”
Sean Montebello
June 26, 2023 13:02
Malta fully implements only 9% of anti-corruption recommendations
Malta has fully implemented only 9% of measures being
Sean Montebello
June 16, 2023 12:06
Gozo Minister’s sister made ambassador to the Council of Europe
Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri’s sister Francesca Camilleri Vettiger has
The Shift Team
June 15, 2023 09:37
Attard brags of ‘proactive SLAPPs role’ as government wages war on The Shift
Justice Minister Jonathan Attard was in Brussels this week
The Shift Team
June 10, 2023 15:37
Council of Europe wants transparency from judicial watchdog but Malta stalls
The Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption
The Shift Team
June 6, 2023 16:07
Asylum decision ‘disconcerting’, says ECHR in upholding journalist’s ruling
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld its
The Shift Team
May 30, 2023 14:08
MPs’ new draft code of ethics still doesn’t sanction violations – Council of Europe
The fact that Malta’s draft new code of ethics
The Shift Team
May 9, 2023 15:02
Casa calls on Venice Commission to investigate Abela’s public inquiry refusal
MEP David Casa has urged the President of the
The Shift Team
April 14, 2023 12:37
Shooting the messenger and ignoring the message – Editorial
The Malta Police Force deserves a round of applause
March 26, 2023 18:35
The public broadcaster’s abysmal standards on reporting violence against women
The “lack of impartiality”, as defined by our political
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 21, 2023 12:30
Caruana Galizia public inquiry recommendations not being implemented in good faith – CoE report
The annual report by the Council of Europe’s Platform
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 7, 2023 14:06
Freedom of Information requests almost double in a single year
Freedom of information requests almost doubled between 2020 and
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 20, 2022 12:32
Government replies to Council of Europe Safety of Journalists platform
Justice Minister Jonathan Attard sent an official reply to
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 10, 2022 12:36
EP sends strong message on impunity afforded to high-level officials
European Parliament members have sent an unequivocal message to
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 20, 2022 15:06
German President pays his respects at Daphne Caruana Galizia memorial
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier stopped in Valletta on Friday
The Shift Team
October 8, 2022 14:57
Human Rights Commissioner exposes Robert Abela’s lies
The first thing the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for
Kevin Cassar
October 8, 2022 08:20
Council of Europe warns PM: 40 cases against The Shift sends ‘chilling message’
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti A scathing attack has
David Lindsay
October 7, 2022 06:58
On reform laws being rushed through parliament, Council of Europe demands international standards are met
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatović
David Lindsay
October 6, 2022 12:44
Wanted: A leader to lead, starting yesterday
Our prime minister’s prolonged absence from public engagement is
Elizabeth De Gaetano
August 17, 2022 07:07
Council of Europe calls on government to ‘fully address’ recommendations from Caruana Galizia public inquiry
A report from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
Joanna Demarco
June 24, 2022 17:00
The happy fibber – Kevin Cassar
“I am very happy,” Edward Zammit Lewis declared. Had
Kevin Cassar
May 30, 2022 10:31
Echoing concerns: 3 high profile reports on Malta’s rule of law in 2 days
Three analyses on the rule of law in Malta
Joanna Demarco
May 28, 2022 17:14
COE anti-corruption watchdog says Malta still far from implementing 2019 recommendations
Council of Europe anti-corruption watchdog, GRECO has said that
The Shift Team
May 24, 2022 14:00
Yorgen Fenech indictment ‘result of painful battle, no guarantee of justice’ – Council of Europe report
Persistent delays and administrative obstacles to the judicial process
Joanna Demarco
April 27, 2022 12:17

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