Minister mum on result of studies from bird trapping ‘research’
Minister Clint Camilleri and the government’s Wild Birds Regulation
Sean Montebello
March 27, 2024 16:15
Report: SLAPPs, spyware, media bashing threatens Europe’s journalists, EU must do more
Vexatious lawsuits are a significant concern and impediment for
Alice Taylor
March 5, 2024 09:04
‘Embarrassment to science’: Birdlife submits findings on trapping ahead of EU court case
Environmental NGO Birdlife Malta has submitted a report to
Sean Montebello
March 4, 2024 12:31
EU Parliament approves ‘Daphne’s Law’ to protect journalists
The European Parliament has given its final approval for
Sean Montebello
February 27, 2024 13:59
Malta conspicuous in absence from Paris summit on Ukraine
Twenty European Union heads of state are set to
Alice Taylor
February 26, 2024 13:00
European Council, Parliament agree on measures to combat domestic, gendered violence
The European Council and Parliament have agreed on a
Tim Camilleri
February 8, 2024 13:26
Malta still without comprehensive media literacy policy
Malta still lacks a comprehensive media literacy policy or
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 6, 2024 11:40
Citizens, civil society call for Melita pipeline to be dropped ahead of EU funding vote
Over 1,000 Maltese citizens and 14 NGOs have signed
Alice Taylor
February 3, 2024 11:38
Malta’s passport sales in crosshairs of new EU anti-corruption directive
The Committee of Civil Liberties in the European Parliament
Alice Taylor
February 1, 2024 16:54
Government fails to adopt latest EU rule of law recommedations – Aditus
The Maltese government has largely ignored the European Commission’s
Sean Montebello
January 31, 2024 16:43
Council of Europe committee sees ‘no need for action’ on media, despite government delays
The Council of Europe’s committee of ministers “sees no
Sean Montebello
January 4, 2024 13:55
Malta slammed for lobbying for spyware use on journalists amid mounting media freedom failures
The Maltese government’s lobbying to allow legal surveillance of
Caroline Muscat
December 13, 2023 17:10
Malta among states lobbying EU to allow spying on journalists
Seven European Union member states, including Malta, are pushing
Alice Taylor
December 12, 2023 16:22
Malta’s maritime sector sounds alarm, again, over new emissions rules
Time is running out for Transport Malta and the
Alice Taylor
December 6, 2023 15:17
Malta’s legal failures in migrant rescue led to deaths, disappearances in 2022, 2023
Humanitarian NGO Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF) documented numerous cases
Alice Taylor
December 3, 2023 11:50
UPDATED: Air Malta’s nameless replacement misses first milestone, doesn’t take bookings
Updated to include KM Malta Airlines statement following The
Sean Montebello
December 1, 2023 12:20
Chief justice silent on calls to assign magistrate to environmental crime cases
All environmental crime court cases in Malta have been
Alice Taylor
November 28, 2023 11:46
eNGOs question national efforts after ‘Malta-led call’ for EU climate action
The Maltese government’s calls for the European Union to
Sean Montebello
November 27, 2023 10:39
Spanish presidency note hints at final form of EMFA
As the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) is now
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 25, 2023 15:03
Warsaw media conference lays bare similarities between ‘troublesome’ EU states
Polish media experts on Monday at a conference in
Sean Montebello
November 13, 2023 19:00
EU, Commission at centre of debate over understanding extent of funds fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European
Alice Taylor
November 4, 2023 14:49
Leak: Malta pipeline project still set for EU funds, despite links to murder trial
The TransGas pipeline, otherwise known as the Melita pipeline
Alice Taylor
November 1, 2023 17:28
Libyan ‘catalogue of horrors’ militia conducts pushback from Malta SAR zone
Thirty people in distress on a small boat in
Sean Montebello
October 24, 2023 16:26
Calls for EU to drop Melita gas pipeline project intensify
Calls for the European Commission to drop any chance
Alice Taylor
October 21, 2023 17:24
Bird trapping seasons opened under ‘smokescreen’ derogations from EU directives
Updated with map of trapping sites. Trapping seasons for
Sean Montebello
October 20, 2023 12:27
Future of EU funding for Melita gas pipeline in question, despite government claims
Despite claims from the government that plans for a
Alice Taylor
October 18, 2023 09:00
Air Malta’s ‘new’ consultants are those who failed to save it
The Abu Dhabi-based consultancy company that will be paid
The Shift Team
October 12, 2023 18:01
Government to adopt another bird trapping ‘research’ season, despite EU proceedings
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti The ORNIS committee has accepted
Sean Montebello
October 11, 2023 18:30
Air Malta no longer accepts bookings it can’t fulfill following The Shift’s report
The Air Malta website no longer accepts travel bookings
Sean Montebello
October 10, 2023 10:37
Malta’s first ‘Green Bond’ to finance project already completed with EU funds in 2021
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti Malta’s ‘first green bond’ has
The Shift Team
October 8, 2023 17:43

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