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
‘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
EP wants beneficial owners register reopened for journalists and civil society
Two different European parliamentary committees are of the joint
David Lindsay
April 1, 2023 14:59
European Council wants UBO registers re-opened for press and civil society
Pressure is mounting on the government to have the
The Shift Team
December 9, 2022 10:40
Opposition wants UBO register open to press, civil society in line with ECJ ruling
The Opposition has called on the government to reopen
The Shift Team
November 26, 2022 12:42
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
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
The massacre
In the south of Malta, a few hours after
Kevin Cassar
April 25, 2022 07:56
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
EU court ruling on judicial appointments leaves door open for future claims
Today’s judgment of the EU court on Malta’s former
Victor Paul Borg
April 20, 2021 19:39
EU Court confirms dismissal of action brought by John Dalli
Following the recommendation by Advocate General Maciej Szpunar in
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 25, 2021 17:35
Spanish lawyers representing Maltese government in European Court costing taxpayers €80,000
The government is paying around €80,000 in fees to
Joanna Demarco
November 3, 2020 15:50
Government decision to transfer public land to hunters occurs as Commission expresses ‘concern’ about season
As the government prepares to hand over a chunk
Victor Paul Borg
October 9, 2020 10:25
EU Court Advocate General says reject John Dalli appeal
Advocate General Maciej Szpunar has recommended that the grounds
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 1, 2020 09:14
Sham enforcement risks end of spring hunting season, vulnerable species hit
The chilling video (below) released by Birdlife Malta last
Victor Paul Borg
May 10, 2020 17:16
Leaked details on judicial reform get a thumbs down from experts
Senior justice sources have denounced the proposed reforms of
Victor Paul Borg
April 29, 2020 08:30
European court orders Poland to suspend judiciary panel for lack of independence
Europe’s highest court has ordered Poland to suspend a
April 28, 2020 10:10
Reassigning hunting responsibilities an electoral boon to Gozo Minister
Although the idea of appointing a minister to be
Victor Paul Borg
February 12, 2020 06:30
The Attorney General’s unappealing intention
In this long read, Jacques René Zammit looks at
Jacques René Zammit
November 9, 2019 17:25
Sant’s rant is a distraction
Alfred Sant is unhappy that the European Court of
Ryan Murdock
November 8, 2019 08:30
Trapping at tax payers’ expense
The trapping season opened on 20 October, for Song
Helen Raine
October 27, 2018 17:30
Trapping ‘agreement’ reached with Commission questioned by Birdlife
BirdLife Malta has written to the European Commission for
The Shift Team
October 17, 2018 16:34
European court refuses access to MEPs’ expenses
The European Court of Justice confirmed a decision refusing
The Shift Team
September 25, 2018 13:36
Clap Trap: Malta’s defence of finch trapping
‘Absurd and nonsensical talk or ideas’ – the definition
Helen Raine
June 22, 2018 06:14
End of finch trapping in Malta…finally!
Malta lost its case on finch trapping at the
Caroline Muscat
June 21, 2018 10:44

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