Rosianne Cutajar ignored by justice minister on court experts
Labour MP Rosianne Cutajar is being given the cold
The Shift Team
November 30, 2024 09:59
De Marco, Giglio and Bencini top earners among PN MPs
An exercise carried out by The Shift based on
The Shift Team
October 20, 2024 17:36
No planning law reform a year after prime minister’s commitment
Aqra bil-Malti It’s been over a year since Prime
The Shift Team
May 6, 2024 11:30
PM’s failure to address rule of law recommendations ‘shocking’
Reacting to Prime Minister Robert Abela’s speech in parliament
October 3, 2023 07:15
Malta fails to meet EU journalist safety recommendations – RSF
European Union Member States, including Malta, must move quickly
Alice Taylor
September 18, 2023 14:21
Mistra site boundary walls dismantled as works hasten ahead of EPRT review
Works at Mistra Village, Xemxija, to develop a nine-storey
Sean Montebello
September 9, 2023 16:00
Government’s media experts committee tight-lipped at 18-month mandate’s end
The government-appointed ‘Media Experts Committee’ will be disbanding by
Sean Montebello
June 24, 2023 15:27
In an ironic twist, government turns down FOI request for its own FOI report
Two years ago, the government embarked on a project
Caroline Muscat
January 29, 2023 07:04
Fresh faces, same old hands – Ranier Fsadni
What do Victoria Buttigieg, Angelo Gafà, Miriam Dalli and
Ranier Fsadni
June 12, 2022 06:08
The happy fibber – Kevin Cassar
“I am very happy,” Edward Zammit Lewis declared. Had
Kevin Cassar
May 30, 2022 10:31
Trumpeted reform of court expert appointment process stalled since 2013
Almost a decade after government announced it would undertake
The Shift Team
April 29, 2022 12:41
Court agency breaches law, refuses to give details on court experts
The Court Services Agency is blocking information on the
The Shift Team
February 19, 2022 08:10
Government’s press freedom proposals ‘not enough’
The media experts committee appointed by Prime Minister Robert
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 2, 2022 11:56
The press needs good faith not just new laws
What’s needed to implement the Caruana Galizia public inquiry’s
Ranier Fsadni
January 16, 2022 06:52
A broad phantom consultation
There’s a Muriel Spark story where an elderly spinster
Ranier Fsadni
January 9, 2022 08:01
Constitutional reform process dormant as committee fails to meet for nine months
A bipartisan committee set up under the auspices of
The Shift Team
August 26, 2021 12:08
Conclusions of public inquiry into Daphne Caruana Galizia’s death expected this week
The public inquiry into the assassination of journalist Daphne
Caroline Muscat
July 13, 2021 13:42
PACE hands over reports to public inquiry on Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination
The Chair of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council
Alice Taylor
February 4, 2021 08:23
New law proposed weakens lawyers’ accountability and fails to raise standards
The Chamber of Advocates has expressed dismay about a
Victor Paul Borg
January 18, 2021 09:28
Gavin Gulia’s swift resignation as MP ‘another argument in favour of need for parliamentary reform’
Malta Tourism Authority Chairman Gavin Gulia’s resignation within hours
January 14, 2021 12:29
Council of Europe warns Maltese government to stop delaying reforms for justice and rule of law
The government does not intend to address loopholes that
Victor Paul Borg
December 9, 2020 17:01
Beyond the posturing
The Council of Europe has called on the Maltese
Elizabeth De Gaetano
December 8, 2020 17:43
Venice Commission ‘disappointed’ as it unpicks ‘rushed’ rule of law reform
The Venice Commission said in its latest Opinion last
Victor Paul Borg
October 12, 2020 11:58
Masks, lies and gifts
Prime Minister Robert Abela chose to wear a mask
Jacques René Zammit
July 20, 2020 06:50
A call for wider, deeper reforms in Venice Commission’s guarded opinion
In an 18-page report filled with caveats, subtleties and
Victor Paul Borg
June 21, 2020 16:30
Opposition and civil society raise the stakes on rule of law reforms
In a move that raises the stakes on rule
Victor Paul Borg
May 21, 2020 07:24
Lessons from Babylon
Here’s a lesson from 2,800 years ago for anyone
Ranier Fsadni
March 8, 2020 06:59
Government inaction fuelling human trafficking and modern slavery in Malta
Fake massage parlours operating as thinly-veiled brothels are spreading
Alice Taylor
November 11, 2019 06:03
Constitutional reform: The case for a process led by citizens
Guest commentary by Marion Pace Asciak, President NGO Repubblika
The Shift Team
August 13, 2019 09:14
‘We were never more proud of her than on the day she was murdered’
His mother’s fight against corruption highlighted the need for
Caroline Muscat
March 5, 2019 08:30

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