‘A strong democracy needs a strong press’: Tributes to Ján Kuciak mark four years since assassination
Political leaders, journalists and press freedom organisations on Monday
Joanna Demarco
February 21, 2022 16:10
Roberta Metsola pays tribute to Daphne Caruana Galizia on first visit as EP President
Newly-appointed President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola, on
Joanna Demarco
February 10, 2022 17:49
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
Bulgaria’s cash for passports scheme under EU scrutiny
After Bulgaria pledged to end its ‘golden passport’ scheme
Alice Taylor
December 27, 2021 14:33
Gas pipeline derogation is ‘moral emergency’ for EU and ‘must not happen’ – MEPs, Matthew Caruana Galizia
Public funds should not be used to enrich people
Alice Taylor
December 8, 2021 15:40
EU ‘complicit’ in secretive Libyan prison and shadow immigration systems
An investigation by The New Yorker has shone a light
Alice Taylor
December 3, 2021 16:14
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
‘Killing the truth appears to be the safest crime in the world’ – Caroline Muscat
“As things stand now, killing the truth appears to
Julian Delia
November 4, 2021 17:26
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
Malta ranked worst in the EU for money-laundering risk: Basel AML Index 2021
Malta is the riskiest jurisdiction in the European Union
Blanche Gatt
September 15, 2021 12:40
83% of Maltese believe EU funds should only go to countries that respect rule of law principles
More than four-fifths of Maltese respondents to the EU’s
Julian Delia
September 10, 2021 11:20
Malta is EU laggard in COVID digital certification process
Malta is one of only three EU member states
The Shift Team
June 16, 2021 11:32
65 % in Malta think corruption in government is a big problem – survey
Two-thirds of Maltese people think that government corruption is
Elizabeth De Gaetano
June 14, 2021 21:02
Dark clouds on the horizon
Robert Abela has chosen his hill to die on.
Ryan Murdock
June 12, 2021 09:19
Tarnished gold
Finally, after far too many long years, the European
Blanche Gatt
June 10, 2021 02:40
Abducted Belarusian journalist’s plight tops list of most urgent cases of injustice against journalists
The kidnap and detention of Belarusian journalist Roman Protasevich
Alice Taylor
June 2, 2021 10:57
‘It’s time for the EU to walk the talk’ on sanctions against Belarus following kidnap of journalist
Following the publication of a “confession” video from kidnapped
Alice Taylor
May 25, 2021 16:15
Outrage, demands for action after Belarusian journalist arrest on hijacked Ryanair flight
The international political, media, and human rights communities are
Alice Taylor
May 24, 2021 12:18
Truth is the enemy
“The PN turned the European Parliament against Malta with
Kevin Cassar
May 5, 2021 11:28
‘When journalism is threatened, democracy is at stake’
As the world marks Press Freedom Day, several organisations,
Gabriel Schembri
May 3, 2021 18:52
Passport Papers: oligarchs, royalty and fugitives
The Passport Papers shed light on the applicants for
The Shift Team
April 24, 2021 06:39
Maltese academic appointed to European Commission Expert Group Against SLAPP
Maltese law academic Justin Borg-Barthet, whose research has been
April 23, 2021 19:36
The pace of extradition
When The Shift learnt that Adrian Hillman was not
Elizabeth De Gaetano
April 2, 2021 19:31
Russian billionaire among those who purchased Maltese passport
Sergei Kolesnikov, a Russian businessman listed on Forbes’ list
Joanna Demarco
January 30, 2021 17:09
Malta hits new low in Corruption Perceptions Index
Malta has once again hit a new low in
Joanna Demarco
January 28, 2021 07:13
Henley and Partners’ ‘intrinsic business’ questioned in light of recent passport rankings
On Saturday, Parliamentary Secretary for Citizenship Alex Muscat was
Joanna Demarco
January 12, 2021 07:53
Doctors dispute government forecast for herd immunity from COVID vaccine
December was the darkest month when it comes to
Joanna Demarco
January 5, 2021 17:34
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
Malta risks losing €5 million EU funds for ‘unbuilt’ migrant centre, PM to detain migrants offshore
The government’s delay in building a €7 million migrant
Joanna Demarco
September 4, 2020 09:23
Maltese law academic publishes paper for ‘urgent’ reform of EU defamation law
Maltese law academic Justin Borg-Barthet on Tuesday published an
Joanna Demarco
August 19, 2020 16:29

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