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
Enemalta paying ‘Muscat’s man’ unique termination bonus plus €160k a year
Jonathan Cardona has been given the entitlement to claim
The Shift Team
May 18, 2022 06:00
The speaker who can’t speak – in more ways than one
The inarticulate thug occupying the post of Speaker of
Blanche Gatt
May 14, 2022 18:18
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
Will we ever learn? – Paul Bonello
Guest post by financial services practitioner Paul Bonello Earlier
March 12, 2022 12:48
Overwhelming majority votes in favour of EU report to abolish ‘golden passport’
A European Parliament vote to ban citizen by investment
Joanna Demarco
March 9, 2022 16:57
Pointing to Malta, Justice Commissioner calls for ‘complete abolition’ of golden passports
Malta must not only act to stop Russian and
Joanna Demarco
March 8, 2022 14:33
Trying to make hay while bombs rain down
Robert Abela is so far out of his depth
Ryan Murdock
March 4, 2022 06:00
‘Unity in Adversity’ and the Pariah Island
It has been described as a bloodied silver lining
Jacques René Zammit
March 2, 2022 06:00
UPDATED: Maltese government defiant on ending passport sales to Russians as pressure increases
Updated to add government’s change in decision.  The Maltese
Joanna Demarco
March 1, 2022 16:54
‘End sale of passports to Russian elites’ – NGOs urge Maltese government
Six Maltese civil society organisations are urging the government
The Shift Team
February 25, 2022 14:54
€3 million in passport funds diverted to parliamentary secretary’s district
Proceeds from the notorious cash for passports scheme are
The Shift Team
February 10, 2022 11:25
Bulgaria’s cash for passports scheme under EU scrutiny
After Bulgaria pledged to end its ‘golden passport’ scheme
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
December 27, 2021 14:33
The sound of doors slamming shut
What must it be like to be Clyde Caruana,
Blanche Gatt
September 18, 2021 07:55
Tarnished gold
Finally, after far too many long years, the European
Blanche Gatt
June 10, 2021 02:40
With a straight face, Malta signs 87-point UN pledge to end impunity, protect journalists and prosecute corrupt politicians
The Maltese government has signed a United Nations declaration
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
June 4, 2021 14:45
Russian billionaire among those who purchased Maltese passport
Sergei Kolesnikov, a Russian businessman listed on Forbes’ list
Joanna Demarco
January 30, 2021 17:09
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
Cyprus Auditor General faces removal after publishing report on abuse in passport sales
Cyprus’ Auditor General Odysseas Michaelides could be removed from
Joanna Demarco
December 9, 2020 13:33
Omtzigt backs call for Europol Joint Investigation Team
Special Rapporteur Pieter Omtzigt called on the Maltese authorities
May 29, 2020 13:23
Report slams ‘weak’ response by Identity Malta on shady passport clients
Malta’s lack of enforcement in the highly-controversial Individual Investor
Joanna Demarco
March 27, 2020 06:01
Flat needed for Maltese passport client…who ‘will never live there’
An estate agent was seeking a one-bedroom apartment to
The Shift Team
January 22, 2020 19:05
Dutch MPs file joint PQs on Malta’s golden passport scheme
Four Dutch MPs joined forces and took their Prime
December 31, 2019 15:19
Qatari royal family members gained Maltese citizenship in 2018
Five family members of the extensive Qatari royal Al
The Shift Team
December 28, 2019 16:29
Cash-for-passport schemes raise issues of ‘conflict and cooperation’
An economic study into citizenship-for-sale schemes within the European
November 4, 2019 16:53
‘EU needs tools to protect journalists under threat by their own government’
The protection of journalists who are under threat, offering
October 9, 2019 07:00
Muscat protected his friends, not the national interest
While the Maltese government kept insisting that the Council
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
July 1, 2019 16:38
Malta backed by Azerbaijan ahead of CoE vote
The call for a public inquiry into the assassination
Alice Elizabeth Taylor
June 26, 2019 17:46
Report maps presence of Italian mafia in foreign countries, Malta tops list
Malta is the country with the highest number of
The Shift Team
December 28, 2018 14:38

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