immigration
Malta’s capital city, Valletta, has experienced a decline in its resident population... View more
Population trends: Sharp decline in birth rate as non-Maltese residents surge to 131,000 in ten years
An analysis by The Shift, based on official NSO (National Statistics Office)... View more
Ursula von der Leyen secures second term as EC President amid transparency controversy
Ursula von der Leyen was today granted a second term as President... View more
Malta’s population surged to a record 563,443 last year
On World Population Day, recent statistics published by the NSO show significant... View more
Libyan ‘catalogue of horrors’ militia conducts pushback from Malta SAR zone
Thirty people in distress on a small boat in Malta’s search and... View more
Malta’s population reaches record high placing strain on localities
Malta is experiencing unsustainable rates of population growth in almost all localities,... View more
250 people pushed back to Libya after Malta claims it’s ‘on it’ – NGOs
Two hundred and fifty people in distress on a small boat in... View more
Malta instructs merchant vessel to ignore 70 people in distress at sea
Maltese authorities instructed a merchant vessel to stand by and not rescue... View more
New government ambassadors are also part of ‘independent’ immigration board
Alexander Scerri Herrera and Maria Cardona, political appointees recently employed as ambassadors... View more
Lust for life
Thousands marched in Valletta to protest the amendments that would allow for... View more
EU ‘complicit’ in secretive Libyan prison and shadow immigration systems
An investigation by The New Yorker has shone a light on the secretive... View more
Pollution, greed and rude locals – why Malta’s expats are leaving
Construction, pollution and rubbish, “obscene” rental costs and unwelcoming locals are just... View more
Respect human rights? It depends…
Late last month, our justice minister announced the government’s right to suspend... View more
Offers for detention vessels for migrants amount to tens of thousands per day
The government’s latest idea to re-introduce the detention of arriving irregular migrants... View more
The patriotism we owe ourselves
Patriotism – wrote Mark Twain in a serious mood – is supporting... View more
Malta insists migrants integrate, but denies the means
The inclusion and exclusion of immigrants in Malta takes place at its... View more
How much does Malta have to give?
Malta has a racism problem, and nothing is being done to address... View more
Who belongs in Malta?
The drive-by shooting of three migrants shows us that Malta is “a... View more
Population in Valletta, Three Cities shrink, while towns increase influx of foreign residents
Malta’s capital city, Valletta, has experienced a decline in its resident population... View more
Population trends: Sharp decline in birth rate as non-Maltese residents surge to 131,000 in ten years
An analysis by The Shift, based on official NSO (National Statistics Office)... View more
Libyan ‘catalogue of horrors’ militia conducts pushback from Malta SAR zone
Thirty people in distress on a small boat in Malta’s search and... View more
Malta’s population reaches record high placing strain on localities
Malta is experiencing unsustainable rates of population growth in almost all localities,... View more
250 people pushed back to Libya after Malta claims it’s ‘on it’ – NGOs
Two hundred and fifty people in distress on a small boat in... View more
Malta instructs merchant vessel to ignore 70 people in distress at sea
Maltese authorities instructed a merchant vessel to stand by and not rescue... View more
New government ambassadors are also part of ‘independent’ immigration board
Alexander Scerri Herrera and Maria Cardona, political appointees recently employed as ambassadors... View more
Lust for life
Thousands marched in Valletta to protest the amendments that would allow for... View more