‘Definitely much better if we had a clear yes or no’ – Chamber of Commerce on electoral uncertainty
The Malta Chamber of Commerce rejected the Prime Minister’s offhand dismissal of... View more
Qatar
Government goes silent on energy crisis after Italy loses key Qatari LNG connection
Both the Prime Minister and the Energy Minister are yet to comment... View more
The Shift’s top stories of 2023
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. Even as a small community-funded team, The Shift... View more
The Shift among finalists for EP’s Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
An investigation by The Shift has been nominated as a finalist for... View more
Post-Qatargate lobbying: MEPs will have to ‘cool off’ for six months after office
The Bureau of the European Parliament yesterday adopted its first decision on... View more
Foreign Ministry spends €300,000 on refurbishing temporary offices
For the first time in decades, the Foreign Ministry is moving out... View more
Qatar in context
“The events of the past month have led to a need to... View more
Belgian MEP resigns as EP human rights chair over Qatar flight and hotel freebies
Belgian MEP Maria Arena’s position as Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee... View more
Metsola sets transparency plan in response to Qatargate scandal
Updated to include comments from European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. Following through... View more
President promotes Corinthia as Qatari business partner gets Maltese passport
President George Vella’s trip to Qatar in June 2022 cost taxpayers over... View more
Qatargate: Metsola waives two MEPs’ immunity after Belgian judicial request
In what was undoubtedly one of her first orders of business of... View more
Ninnammraw mal-Qatar: lil dawk li allegatament jiffinanzjaw lit-terroristi, il-President jistidinhom jinvestu f’Malta
This article is available in English Meta f’Ġunju li għadda l-President George... View more
Courting Qatar: President invites alleged terrorism financiers to invest in Malta
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti When President George Vella visited Qatar in... View more
European Parliament insists on reforms following Qatar scandal
MEPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of a resolution for increased transparency in... View more
Governing under influence
Sam Bankman-Fried is currently facing charges in The Bahamas for the largest... View more
The European Parliament’s Qatar World Cup scandal explained
On Monday, President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola warned MEPs that... View more
Recall from China was a ‘coincidence’, new ambassador insists
The newly appointed non-resident Ambassador to Qatar, Joseph Pirotta, is insisting that... View more
Retired diplomat recalled over visas scandal now made ambassador
Senior members of Malta’s diplomatic corps are stunned at the recent political... View more
‘Definitely much better if we had a clear yes or no’ – Chamber of Commerce on electoral uncertainty
The Malta Chamber of Commerce rejected the Prime Minister’s offhand dismissal of... View more
Government goes silent on energy crisis after Italy loses key Qatari LNG connection
Both the Prime Minister and the Energy Minister are yet to comment... View more
The Shift’s top stories of 2023
Aqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti. Even as a small community-funded team, The Shift... View more
The Shift among finalists for EP’s Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
An investigation by The Shift has been nominated as a finalist for... View more
Post-Qatargate lobbying: MEPs will have to ‘cool off’ for six months after office
The Bureau of the European Parliament yesterday adopted its first decision on... View more
Foreign Ministry spends €300,000 on refurbishing temporary offices
For the first time in decades, the Foreign Ministry is moving out... View more
Qatar in context
“The events of the past month have led to a need to... View more
Belgian MEP resigns as EP human rights chair over Qatar flight and hotel freebies
Belgian MEP Maria Arena’s position as Chair of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee... View more
Metsola sets transparency plan in response to Qatargate scandal
Updated to include comments from European Parliament President Roberta Metsola. Following through... View more
President promotes Corinthia as Qatari business partner gets Maltese passport
President George Vella’s trip to Qatar in June 2022 cost taxpayers over... View more