Cypriot government asked to end ‘golden visa’ programme over multiple abuses
The Cyprus ‘golden visa’ scheme should be completely abolished
Alice Taylor
November 10, 2023 16:30
Passport Papers shortlisted for IJ4EU award
The Passport Papers joint investigation by The Shift and
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 3, 2022 15:46
Joseph Muscat’s legacy of failure
As disgraced former prime minister Joseph Muscat pulls strings
Julian Delia
March 2, 2022 16:02
London law firms ‘reputation laundering’ wealthy clients by intimidating journalists
Female journalists are very often the ones fighting against
Alice Taylor
August 14, 2021 09:07
International spy company linked to Maltese citizen threatens to sue journalists for exposing surveillance scandal
NSO Group, a spy company linked to a ‘new’
Alice Taylor
July 19, 2021 14:10
Suspected Indian fraudsters on the run used Henley and Partners to seek foreign passports
Two Indian fugitives suspected of involvement in a €640
The Shift Team
July 9, 2021 08:31
SLAPPs are misuse of justice systems aimed at intimidation of journalists, EP report says
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation constitute a misuse of
Alice Taylor
June 25, 2021 11:04
Parallel scandals
The former prime minister was sentenced to 12 years
Kevin Cassar
May 26, 2021 06:50
Ambitious timeline for EU anti-SLAPP directive
An ambitious timeline has been set for the introduction
May 11, 2021 13:55
PN agrees with passport scheme, subject to an ‘open and transparent’ process
The findings that emerged from a joint media investigation
Caroline Muscat
April 27, 2021 09:37
An economy of authentic fakes
It’s easy to think that the Passport Papers are
Ranier Fsadni
April 25, 2021 08:16
Passport Papers: A fugitive’s quest for a European passport
In November 2019, a copy of an invoice was
Alice Taylor
April 24, 2021 14:34
Passport Papers: oligarchs, royalty and fugitives
The Passport Papers shed light on the applicants for
The Shift Team
April 24, 2021 06:39
An unsavoury business
Selling citizenship was always an unsavoury business, but surely
Ryan Murdock
April 23, 2021 08:29
‘Never lived in apartment’ rented out to passport buyer sheds light on rental sham
An advert on Facebook promoting the sale of an
Gabriel Schembri
April 22, 2021 17:46
Passport Papers: Henley and Partners’ leaked documents show most applicants are from countries where dual citizenship is not permitted
Most applicants for Malta’s cash-for-passports programme who applied for
The Shift Team
April 22, 2021 06:00
Montenegro risks losing a slice of its territory on Chinese ‘initiative’ Malta also joined
Following a string of scandals in Montenegro, linked to
Alice Taylor
April 15, 2021 19:08
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
It’s all Roberta Metsola’s fault
It’s all Roberta Metsola’s fault. The European Commission is
Ryan Murdock
October 23, 2020 06:55
‘I did everything in my power’ – Owen Bonnici tells public inquiry
Owen Bonnici, the Minister who shot down a Private
The Shift Team
September 18, 2020 14:44
Taxpayers billed €300,000 for luxury travel by chief passport salesman
Maltese taxpayers were billed almost €300,000 for first class
The Shift Team
July 26, 2020 17:03
XNT (Exante) and FIAU cuddling up, really
As Malta is battling the possibility of making it
Caroline Muscat
July 9, 2020 10:19
It looks bad because it is bad
“It looks bad, but it’s not.” So said Edward
Ryan Murdock
June 12, 2020 07:36
State funding of the independent media
Media freedom is what it says – freedom from
The Shift Team
April 2, 2020 18:00
The sting of a SLAPP
A US Republican congressman has filed a $250 million
March 5, 2020 10:37
Defamation law abuse remains a problem for journalists – Harlem Désir
Defamation law abuse and severe online harassment are two
Joanna Demarco
January 31, 2020 11:38
The failed state of the man who would be il-Kink
Malta’s democracy looks like someone in the last stages
Ryan Murdock
December 3, 2019 14:06
EU must intervene to protect journalists against SLAPP
The fact Daphne Caruana Galizia’s “widower and sons are
Alice Taylor
November 14, 2019 08:50
Fifth Malta cash-for-passports client charged with financial crime this year
Another new Maltese citizen has been charged with criminal
Alice Taylor
October 18, 2019 18:04
‘Someone connected to the Maltese government bears responsibility for her death’
Matthew Caruana Galizia described the scene of his mother’s
Alice Taylor
September 28, 2019 15:32

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