Cypriot government asked to end ‘golden visa’ programme over multiple abuses
The Cyprus ‘golden visa’ scheme should be completely abolished
Alice Taylor
November 10, 2023 16:30
Gordon Debono using luxury yacht despite asset freeze
Fuel trader and alleged money launderer Gordon Debono is
Sean Montebello
October 22, 2023 07:49
Malta objects to EU’s new Russia sanctions
Malta, Cyprus and Greece are reported to have once
The Shift Team
June 24, 2023 13:03
India finds €500,000 in money laundering involving Malta iGaming companies
The Indian authorities this week cracked a remote gaming
The Shift Team
May 26, 2023 15:13
Turkey finds 15 betting sites run from Malta by slain crime boss
A second round of investigations in the aftermath of
The Shift Team
December 15, 2022 11:12
Analysis shows Malta shipping firms rapidly increased Russian oil shipments since start of war
A new investigation by international NGO Global Witness has
Joanna Demarco
June 6, 2022 15:43
‘Putin’s yacht’ linked with at least 15 Malta-registered companies
A Cyprus-registered company, SCF Management Services (Dubai) Ltd, linked
Julian Delia
May 10, 2022 09:17
Cypriot authorities revoke 21 passports purchased by sanctioned Russian oligarchs
As the noose tightens on the wealth and freedom
Julian Delia
April 14, 2022 13:34
With passport sales, we undermine our sovereignty
Many readers of The Shift will already be sympathetic
Ranier Fsadni
September 19, 2021 07:28
Tarnished gold
Finally, after far too many long years, the European
Blanche Gatt
June 10, 2021 02:40
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
Russian billionaire among those who purchased Maltese passport
Sergei Kolesnikov, a Russian businessman listed on Forbes’ list
Joanna Demarco
January 30, 2021 17:09
Cyprus Papers leak renews EU scepticism on cash for passports
New findings on irregularities with the sale of passports
Gabriel Schembri
October 13, 2020 15:00
European Court of Human Rights judgment sheds light on Mercieca case
The lack of disclosure by a judge that his
June 2, 2020 06:51
Lawyers get €60,000 each in case that led to Gordon Debono moving €1 million
Maltese lawyer Robert Montalto and Cypriot lawyer Ionnis Moditis
The Shift Team
November 17, 2019 16:01
Are Maltese Courts enabling Gordon Debono to launder dirty money?
A Maltese Judge has sanctioned the release of €1.5
The Shift Team
October 10, 2019 15:11
Tough measures axed in EU report on cash-for-passport schemes
The European Commission’s report on cash-for-passport schemes that called
Caroline Muscat
February 5, 2019 16:33
Report maps presence of Italian mafia in foreign countries, Malta tops list
Malta is the country with the highest number of
The Shift Team
December 28, 2018 14:38
UK halts cash-for-visa scheme amid concerns as Malta pawns citizenship
The UK has announced its intention to halt its
Alice Taylor
December 10, 2018 10:43
Malta only country in EU to miss ‘every single target’ on emissions
Malta is the only country in the EU to
Alice Taylor
December 5, 2018 16:24
Cyprus says investigations into Maria Efimova unrelated to Maltese case
Cypriot authorities have told the Council of Europe that
The Shift Team
November 6, 2018 09:53
EU concern on Russian clients for Malta’s golden passports
EU Justice Commissioner Věra Jourová is “especially alarmed” with
The Shift Team
August 13, 2018 10:03
UPDATED: MEPs urges Greek authorities not to send Russian whistleblower back to Malta
Former Pilatus Bank employee Maria Efimova has handed herself
March 20, 2018 12:40

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