Muscat tells EU leaders that he will protect rule of law… seriously
The Maltese government yesterday signed the Sibiu Declaration, at
Alice Taylor
May 10, 2019 09:43
Democracy is not mob rule
What would you do if your electrician said it’s
Ryan Murdock
April 19, 2019 09:21
‘It’s time to be brave’
The need for people to stand up to corruption,
Caroline Muscat
April 16, 2019 19:30
Impunity is the name of the game
The closing remarks of the Council of Europe’s Special
Caroline Muscat
April 9, 2019 15:01
The march of the dark brigade
How can journalists fight back against threats and violence?
Caroline Muscat
April 7, 2019 17:17
Are they really out to get us?
Malta sure has a lot of enemies for such
Ryan Murdock
April 1, 2019 10:24
Socialist MEPs turn their back on Joseph Muscat to demand the rule of law
MEPs voted in favour of resolutions against Malta and
The Shift Team
March 28, 2019 14:40
Malta, money laundering and a murdered journalist: Too little, too late?
Leading German news platform Deutsche Welle has described Malta’s
Alice Taylor
March 26, 2019 11:04
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
European civil liberties NGOs brand Labour Party ‘anti-EU’ ahead of elections
A Europe-wide campaign being waged by human rights organisations prior
The Shift Team
March 4, 2019 06:00
Disinformation Watch #31: On calls for votes for those who ‘love the country’
For anyone “to come here and give the impression
The Shift Team
February 17, 2019 17:00
Undeserved respect for the judiciary
A legal bid by PN MP Simon Busuttil and
The Shift Team
January 30, 2019 16:45
European Commission questioned on its action on rule of law in Malta
Questions tabled at the European Parliament on Thursday have
Caroline Muscat
January 25, 2019 08:15
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
Democracy Index: Malta’s ranking hit for second year in a row
Malta has registered its second worst score since 2006,
The Shift Team
January 9, 2019 16:01
Disinformation Watch #28: ‘You’re right, maybe you’re right, but it’s not our fault’
The Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, a body of
The Shift Team
December 23, 2018 07:10
Legacy on the line
Unsurprisingly, social media was awash with comments and posts
December 22, 2018 12:08
‘If we lose the free press, we cease to be a democracy’
“His aim is to confuse the public, so that
Caroline Muscat
December 21, 2018 10:50
Democracy is dead, long live democracy
Word has it that when the Venice Commission report
December 18, 2018 17:33
Thousands of Hungarians protest against far-right government
Protesters took to the streets of Hungary’s capital for
December 18, 2018 11:32
Venice Commission report critical of government’s intolerance of criticism
The Venice Commission insisted in its report published today
Caroline Muscat
December 17, 2018 18:24
Venice Commission report shows ‘Malta is not a functioning democracy’
No country that calls itself a democracy can live
Caroline Muscat
December 16, 2018 13:21
Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca employees indicted by US authorities
Four men have been indicted in connection with their
Andre Delicata
December 5, 2018 14:37
Media Pluralism Monitor report notes deterioration in Malta
The lack of political independence of the media is
The Shift Team
November 27, 2018 13:08
Speaker’s ruling ‘unilateral censorship of free press’ – Repubblika
Civil society organisation Repubblika expressed it solidarity with The
The Shift Team
November 24, 2018 14:08
Fake news portal behind attack on MEP Ana Gomes
The source of allegations on Socialist MEP Ana Gomes
Caroline Muscat
November 20, 2018 16:55
Human Rights experts call for resignations related to 17 Black
Corrupt politicians foster a corrupt nation and it is
The Shift Team
November 13, 2018 13:59
‘Sophia’ now selling Moldova citizenship for Henley & Partners
At the annual Global Residence and Citizenship Conference by
Caroline Muscat
November 9, 2018 11:28
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
Disinformation Watch #23: On dirty political tricks that make headlines
The government undermines civil society by directly suppressing freedom
The Shift Team
October 21, 2018 06:00

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