How Shakira used Malta companies to avoid high-tax jurisdictions
Colombian singer Shakira is facing six charges linked to
The Shift Team
August 13, 2022 06:56
Those complicit competent authorities – Jacques René Zammit
Belief. It’s an act of faith. It requires trust
Jacques René Zammit
April 6, 2022 08:33
Calls for Hungarian minister to resign after vacation on business tycoon’s Malta-owned yacht
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has rejected calls to
Joanna Demarco
August 29, 2020 06:00
Malta plummets 60 places in one year in anti-money laundering index
Malta has plummeted 60 places in the span of
Joanna Demarco
July 30, 2020 08:52
Malta is of ‘exceptional concern for press freedom’ – Council of Europe report
The Council of Europe’s platform for media freedom and
Joanna Demarco
April 29, 2020 17:05
Press freedom organisations ask Venice Commission to review Hungary’s emergency law
International press freedom organisations sent an open letter to
Gabriel Schembri
April 1, 2020 11:02
Outrage at ‘authoritarian’ Hungary after parliament endorses Emergency Bill
The Hungarian Parliament’s approval of a controversial emergency bill
Joanna Demarco
March 31, 2020 16:26
Hungarian emergency bill could jail journalists for five years for ‘fake news’
A number of governments have come under fire from
March 24, 2020 16:22
Malta’s media freedom ‘particularly worrying’ – Council of Europe
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly has listed Malta
Joanna Demarco
January 29, 2020 12:45
Can independent media survive where the rule of law is under threat?
A free and impartial media is the fourth pillar
Alice Taylor
June 25, 2019 17:03
A darkening horizon
Liberal critics of the current state of Maltese politics
Ranier Fsadni
April 7, 2019 08:03
Malta government told to publish findings of GRECO report on corruption
The Council of Europe (CoE) has formally requested Malta
Alice Taylor
March 27, 2019 19:45
PN opts for rule of law over member of its own political family
During the political assembly of the European People’s Party
Alice Taylor
March 20, 2019 19:31
MEPs back plan to freeze funds for countries who undermine rule of law
The European Parliament has backed the European Commission’s proposal
January 18, 2019 13:57
Thousands of Hungarians protest against far-right government
Protesters took to the streets of Hungary’s capital for
December 18, 2018 11:32
Democracy cannot be safeguarded by gatekeepers
Almost a month after his disappearance, there is little
October 26, 2018 17:14
European Commission warns member states must do more to ‘uphold and enforce’ rule of law
The European Commission has warned that EU member states
October 24, 2018 14:52
Hungary vote: ‘Politics of hope over the politics of fear’
The Dutch MEP who spearheaded the report that triggered
September 12, 2018 16:25
‘Hungary vote a warning for Malta’ – MEP David Casa
PN head of delegation David Casa said the vote
The Shift Team
September 12, 2018 14:08
European Parliament approves start of proceedings against Hungary
The European Parliament voted in favour of initiating Article
September 12, 2018 13:29
‘Europe’s priority is to reduce irregular migration at all cost’ – report
Europe’s priority is to reduce irregular migration regardless of
September 11, 2018 18:00
A chilling effect is sweeping across Europe
The resounding victory at the polls by Hungary’s anti-immigrant
April 11, 2018 19:47
Europe: A rotten reality
Following the recent electoral results in Italy and the
Cedric Farrugia
March 25, 2018 16:54
Why the EU resolution is good news for Malta
  For many of us, EU membership is important
The Shift Team
November 12, 2017 17:40

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