Tankers abandon Malta register to join Russian fleet busting oil sanctions
Malta—the EU’s largest maritime flag—has suffered a significant blow in recent years... View more
Cyprus
Cypriot government asked to end ‘golden visa’ programme over multiple abuses
The Cyprus ‘golden visa’ scheme should be completely abolished while regular compliance... View more
Gordon Debono using luxury yacht despite asset freeze
Fuel trader and alleged money launderer Gordon Debono is making regular use... View more
Malta objects to EU’s new Russia sanctions
Malta, Cyprus and Greece are reported to have once again banded together... View more
India finds €500,000 in money laundering involving Malta iGaming companies
The Indian authorities this week cracked a remote gaming money laundering ring... View more
Turkey finds 15 betting sites run from Malta by slain crime boss
A second round of investigations in the aftermath of the murder of... View more
Analysis shows Malta shipping firms rapidly increased Russian oil shipments since start of war
A new investigation by international NGO Global Witness has found that shipping... View more
‘Putin’s yacht’ linked with at least 15 Malta-registered companies
A Cyprus-registered company, SCF Management Services (Dubai) Ltd, linked with the management... View more
Cypriot authorities revoke 21 passports purchased by sanctioned Russian oligarchs
As the noose tightens on the wealth and freedom of movement of... View more
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic to Ursula von... View more
Tarnished gold
Finally, after far too many long years, the European Commission has put... 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
Russian billionaire among those who purchased Maltese passport
Sergei Kolesnikov, a Russian businessman listed on Forbes’ list of billionaires, is... View more
Cyprus Papers leak renews EU scepticism on cash for passports
New findings on irregularities with the sale of passports in Cyprus has... View more
European Court of Human Rights judgment sheds light on Mercieca case
The lack of disclosure by a judge that his son was employed... View more
Lawyers get €60,000 each in case that led to Gordon Debono moving €1 million
Maltese lawyer Robert Montalto and Cypriot lawyer Ionnis Moditis each got €60,000... View more
Are Maltese Courts enabling Gordon Debono to launder dirty money?
A Maltese Judge has sanctioned the release of €1.5 million to a... View more
Tough measures axed in EU report on cash-for-passport schemes
The European Commission’s report on cash-for-passport schemes that called out practices in... View more
Tankers abandon Malta register to join Russian fleet busting oil sanctions
Malta—the EU’s largest maritime flag—has suffered a significant blow in recent years... View more
Cypriot government asked to end ‘golden visa’ programme over multiple abuses
The Cyprus ‘golden visa’ scheme should be completely abolished while regular compliance... View more
Gordon Debono using luxury yacht despite asset freeze
Fuel trader and alleged money launderer Gordon Debono is making regular use... View more
Malta objects to EU’s new Russia sanctions
Malta, Cyprus and Greece are reported to have once again banded together... View more
India finds €500,000 in money laundering involving Malta iGaming companies
The Indian authorities this week cracked a remote gaming money laundering ring... View more
Turkey finds 15 betting sites run from Malta by slain crime boss
A second round of investigations in the aftermath of the murder of... View more
Analysis shows Malta shipping firms rapidly increased Russian oil shipments since start of war
A new investigation by international NGO Global Witness has found that shipping... View more
‘Putin’s yacht’ linked with at least 15 Malta-registered companies
A Cyprus-registered company, SCF Management Services (Dubai) Ltd, linked with the management... View more
Cypriot authorities revoke 21 passports purchased by sanctioned Russian oligarchs
As the noose tightens on the wealth and freedom of movement of... View more
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic to Ursula von... View more