From weapon to shield: The long road to an EU law to protect your right to know
As the European Parliament, the European Council and the
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 17, 2023 10:15
How Shakira used Malta companies to avoid high-tax jurisdictions
Colombian singer Shakira is facing six charges linked to
The Shift Team
August 13, 2022 06:56
EU Commission raps Malta for failing to transpose EU renewable energy rules
Malta, along with Slovenia and Italy, has received a
The Shift Team
July 19, 2022 13:32
Malta taken to European Court of Justice over failure to provide data link services to aircraft operators
Malta, along with Slovakia and Greece, has been referred
Julian Delia
July 18, 2022 18:02
‘Full justice must not be denied’ – reactions to European Commission’s rule of law report on Malta
Following the publication of the European Commission’s annual rule
Julian Delia
July 14, 2022 17:33
Roberta Metsola urged to rein in tech lobbyists following Uber files revelations
German MEP Daniel Freund has asked European Parliament President
Elizabeth De Gaetano
July 14, 2022 11:51
Government issues €300,000 bid call for ‘scientific bird-ringing services’, cancels a few days later
In yet another act of defiance against EU directives
Julian Delia
July 7, 2022 16:17
Desperate grandstanding: PN’s dismissal of civil society
Opposition Leader Bernard Grech said on Sunday, without a
Julian Delia
June 14, 2022 10:54
Malta facing total of 60 active infringement procedures initiated by the European Commission
The EU Commission has 60 open infringement procedures against
Julian Delia
May 20, 2022 14:30
Malta’s workplace health and safety authorities under EU scrutiny following citizen’s petition
A petition to the EU Parliament’s Committee on Petitions
Julian Delia
May 19, 2022 16:00
UPDATED: Ukrainian president addressed Maltese parliament while government seeks compromise on Russian oil transport ban
Updated with Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to Parliament. In another
Julian Delia
May 10, 2022 11:40
‘Daphne’s law’ – historic anti-SLAPP bill close to becoming reality
The EU Commission has officially presented its historic anti-SLAPP
Julian Delia
April 28, 2022 15:01
Malta registers highest deficit in EU – austerity expected next year 
Malta is expected to be one of the first
The Shift Team
April 25, 2022 12:16
A fresh lick of paint: how government bodies use rebranding for ‘reputation management’
Since 2013, at least 12 government entities underwent a
Julian Delia
April 22, 2022 12:01
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
Malta gets closer to facing legal procedures in EU Court over cash-for-passports scheme
Malta is a step closer to facing EU court
The Shift Team
April 6, 2022 14:52
Joseph Muscat’s legacy of failure
As disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat pulls strings
Julian Delia
March 2, 2022 16:02
Stream of congratulations for Roberta Metsola, European parliament’s new president
After a plenary session which saw Maltese MEP and
The Shift Team
January 18, 2022 17:44
Malta has highest rate of SLAPP cases per capita
Malta had the highest rate of SLAPP cases per
Julian Delia
January 14, 2022 07:18
Finance minister conceals last three years of Air Malta accounts, previously always made public
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has repeatedly refused to answer
Julian Delia
December 9, 2021 15:53
Owen Bonnici – still slyly justifying hate speech
A conference about combatting and preventing hate speech held
Blanche Gatt
November 18, 2021 18:04
The hunting lobby’s stranglehold on Maltese politics
On Tuesday, the Committee Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) described
Julian Delia
November 13, 2021 11:02
Illegal bird trapper arrested 24 hours after being convicted of same offence – CABS
A poacher was caught trapping birds illegally yesterday morning,
The Shift Team
November 6, 2021 11:17
Legal battle over trapping heats up – BirdLife files judicial protest against government
Conservation NGO BirdLife Malta has filed a judicial protest
Julian Delia
November 5, 2021 17:00
Government’s trapping derogation for ‘research’ a ‘short-lived distraction’ – Mark Anthony Falzon
An anthropologist who specialises in hunting and conservation has
Julian Delia
October 26, 2021 08:30
‘Media and freedom of speech are indispensable’ for EU democracy, vice-president of EU commission says
Vice-President of the EU Commission for Values and Transparency
Julian Delia
September 17, 2021 12:54
European Parliament special committee calls for ‘phasing out’ of golden visa schemes
Malta’s cash-for-passport scheme has once again been described as
The Shift Team
November 15, 2018 08:08
European Commission warns member states must do more to ‘uphold and enforce’ rule of law
The European Commission has warned that EU member states
October 24, 2018 14:52
NGOS helping migrants should not be punished – European Parliament
Individuals and NGOs offering humanitarian assistance to migrants through
July 6, 2018 12:20
Francis Zammit Dimech: Whistleblower protection benefits all EU citizens 
MEP Francis Zammit Dimech has been entrusted by the
The Shift Team
June 16, 2018 11:43

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