Health minister denies FOI request: doctors’ salaries ‘not in the public interest’
A collective agreement regulating the work conditions of some
The Shift Team
December 2, 2023 09:04
Tourism ministry changes stance on ‘free’ Man United tickets
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo’s ministry
The Shift Team
November 23, 2023 08:53
Wasteserv paying €2 million a month for outsourced workforce, including One TV journalist
The government’s waste management agency – Wasteserv – is
The Shift Team
September 27, 2023 18:00
OPM forced to publish Cabinet Secretary Ryan Spagnol’s contract
The Office of the Prime Minister has been forced
Caroline Muscat
September 16, 2023 08:39
Government’s official website wipes out all information on key appointments
The government’s official website, www.gov.mt, has wiped out all
The Shift Team
May 12, 2023 09:09
The Shift wins another FOI appeal case, bringing total court victories to 11
The Shift on Wednesday won another in its long
David Lindsay
April 19, 2023 12:32
Air Malta denies Cassola’s FOI on PS Chris Bonett’s seating pandemonium
Air Malta has denied a Freedom of Information request
The Shift Team
March 18, 2023 11:56
David Casa takes The Shift’s FOI battle to the Commission in letter to VP Jourová
MEP David Casa has called on the European Commission
The Shift Team
March 3, 2023 15:26
Reporters Without Borders urges government to publish FOI study
Reporters Without Borders has urged the government to publish
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 2, 2023 15:19
Appeals Court rules all EU citizens can submit FOI requests to the government
In a landmark ruling, Malta’s Court of Appeal has
The Shift Team
January 27, 2023 11:10
Government rushes to appeals court as The Shift wins more FOI tribunal cases
Government entities this week rushed to the Court of
Caroline Muscat
November 27, 2022 07:31
‘Climate for freedom of information in Malta has deteriorated’ – RSF
The default position for Freedom of Information (FOI) should
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 6, 2022 16:19
11 international NGOS back The Shift in FOI court battle: ‘We call for these cases to be immediately dropped’
No less than 11 leading freedom of expression, press
The Shift Team
August 8, 2022 12:22
Abela’s tax on information
Anything too stupid to say, said Voltaire, must be
Ranier Fsadni
August 7, 2022 09:55
‘Access to information should be recognised as one of the main pillars sustaining media freedom’
Accessing information held by public authorities is not always
Joanna Demarco
July 8, 2022 16:15
PBS taxpayer funding reports nowhere in sight as Owen Bonnici, PBS remain silent
Questions surrounding the existence of obligatory annual reports by
Joanna Demarco
June 16, 2022 16:50
Appeals Tribunal rules in favour of international NGO, extends the right to information to non-residents
The Information and Data Protection Appeals Tribunal has ruled
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 31, 2022 10:59
Saviour Balzan given premises at industrial park for 15 years starting at €1 a month
Business 2 Business Ltd, a company solely owned by
Julian Delia
February 24, 2022 09:32
Court agency breaches law, refuses to give details on court experts
The Court Services Agency is blocking information on the
The Shift Team
February 19, 2022 08:10
PEN Malta latest press freedom group to support The Shift’s fight for public information
Freedom of Expression advocacy group PEN Malta are the
The Shift Team
February 15, 2022 17:23
Eye-watering avarice
“There were even occasions when we worked on a
Kevin Cassar
February 5, 2022 09:39
The Shift’s FOI battle registered as ‘violation’ by press freedom watchdog
The unprecedented Freedom of Information (FOI) battle involving 30
The Shift Team
February 4, 2022 18:21
The latest attempt to castrate the press
Poor little Joe Gerada doesn’t want to be accountable
Ryan Murdock
January 7, 2022 07:45
‘Government contracts should have National Audit Office approval’ – Joe Giglio
Lawyer and PN candidate Joe Giglio told The Shift
Julian Delia
January 6, 2022 17:20
Joe Gerada, of FKK Acapulco fame, demands tribunal ban The Shift from asking questions
The former aide of disgraced ex-minister Chris Cardona, teacher-turned-lawyer
The Shift Team
January 5, 2022 11:19
You have a right to look under their carpets
Economy Minister Silvio Schembri can’t seem to keep track
Ryan Murdock
December 3, 2021 07:30
MFSA blocks information on Cuschieri’s double income
Malta’s financial regulator, the MFSA, has put up a
November 25, 2020 17:08
OPM won’t say what benefits Joseph Muscat is receiving since resignation
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) is refusing
The Shift Team
September 9, 2020 09:59
Mario Cutajar refuses to explain why he lied about Muscat’s resignation letter
Mario Cutajar, head of the civil service, is refusing
Caroline Muscat
September 1, 2020 12:38
President George Vella refuses to publish Joseph Muscat’s resignation letter
President George Vella is refusing to publish the contents
The Shift Team
May 14, 2020 09:47

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