
Hungary

Only 745 applications from asylum seekers were presented to the Maltese authorities... View more

How Shakira used Malta companies to avoid high-tax jurisdictions
Colombian singer Shakira is facing six charges linked to tax crimes following... View more

Those complicit competent authorities – Jacques René Zammit
Belief. It’s an act of faith. It requires trust and confidence being... View more

Calls for Hungarian minister to resign after vacation on business tycoon’s Malta-owned yacht
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has rejected calls to resign after he... View more

Malta plummets 60 places in one year in anti-money laundering index
Malta has plummeted 60 places in the span of a year in... View more

Malta is of ‘exceptional concern for press freedom’ – Council of Europe report
The Council of Europe’s platform for media freedom and safety of journalists... View more

Press freedom organisations ask Venice Commission to review Hungary’s emergency law
International press freedom organisations sent an open letter to the Council of... View more

Outrage at ‘authoritarian’ Hungary after parliament endorses Emergency Bill
The Hungarian Parliament’s approval of a controversial emergency bill that allows journalists... View more

Hungarian emergency bill could jail journalists for five years for ‘fake news’
A number of governments have come under fire from international organisations for... View more

Malta’s media freedom ‘particularly worrying’ – Council of Europe
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly has listed Malta as one of... View more

Can independent media survive where the rule of law is under threat?
A free and impartial media is the fourth pillar of democracy, alongside... View more

A darkening horizon
Liberal critics of the current state of Maltese politics spend a lot... View more

Malta government told to publish findings of GRECO report on corruption
The Council of Europe (CoE) has formally requested Malta to publish the... View more

PN opts for rule of law over member of its own political family
During the political assembly of the European People’s Party in Brussels delegates... View more

MEPs back plan to freeze funds for countries who undermine rule of law
The European Parliament has backed the European Commission’s proposal to cut funds... View more

Thousands of Hungarians protest against far-right government
Protesters took to the streets of Hungary’s capital for the fifth consecutive... View more

Democracy cannot be safeguarded by gatekeepers
Almost a month after his disappearance, there is little doubt left about... View more

European Commission warns member states must do more to ‘uphold and enforce’ rule of law
The European Commission has warned that EU member states “need to do... View more

Number of asylum seekers arriving in Malta reaches record low
Only 745 applications from asylum seekers were presented to the Maltese authorities... View more

How Shakira used Malta companies to avoid high-tax jurisdictions
Colombian singer Shakira is facing six charges linked to tax crimes following... View more

Malta plummets 60 places in one year in anti-money laundering index
Malta has plummeted 60 places in the span of a year in... View more

Malta is of ‘exceptional concern for press freedom’ – Council of Europe report
The Council of Europe’s platform for media freedom and safety of journalists... View more

Press freedom organisations ask Venice Commission to review Hungary’s emergency law
International press freedom organisations sent an open letter to the Council of... View more

Outrage at ‘authoritarian’ Hungary after parliament endorses Emergency Bill
The Hungarian Parliament’s approval of a controversial emergency bill that allows journalists... View more

Hungarian emergency bill could jail journalists for five years for ‘fake news’
A number of governments have come under fire from international organisations for... View more

Malta’s media freedom ‘particularly worrying’ – Council of Europe
The Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly has listed Malta as one of... View more