When the justice minister distorts the rule of law
Minister Owen Bonnici wrote an extremely deceptive and deceitful
Andre Delicata
October 15, 2018 12:21
Council of Europe rapporteur calls out government officials avoiding him
Government officials have still not confirmed meetings with the
Caroline Muscat
October 14, 2018 15:43
International experts to scrutinise Malta’s legal and institutional structures
The Legal Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of
Caroline Muscat
October 9, 2018 06:00
End of discussion on Egrant? No way
On the recommencement of Parliament following the summer recess,
Andre Delicata
October 3, 2018 12:13
Mintoff ‘is-Salvatur’ and Joseph ‘il-King’: Political cults and democracy
You would think the Maltese would be more adept
Andrew Galea
October 1, 2018 13:07
Turkey loses €70 million in pre-accession EU funds over democracy shortfalls
Turkey’s failure to meet conditions to improve rule of
The Shift Team
September 27, 2018 08:45
MEPs concerned about impunity and corruption in Slovakia
Civil Liberties MEPs said they are concerned by corruption,
The Shift Team
September 19, 2018 15:19
‘The fight for truth, justice and freedom is timeless’ – La Repubblica
The fight for truth, justice and freedom is timeless,
September 18, 2018 11:37
MEPs start visit in Slovakia and Malta to investigate rule of law
Members of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee have
The Shift Team
September 17, 2018 14:38
Hungary vote: ‘Politics of hope over the politics of fear’
The Dutch MEP who spearheaded the report that triggered
September 12, 2018 16:25
‘Hungary vote a warning for Malta’ – MEP David Casa
PN head of delegation David Casa said the vote
The Shift Team
September 12, 2018 14:08
‘Europe must remain a tolerant, open continent’ – Juncker’s State of the Union
Migration dominated European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s fourth annual
Caroline Muscat
September 12, 2018 11:09
Disinformation Watch #17: Crime, corruption and Edward Scicluna’s fantasies
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna is under fire for his
The Shift Team
September 9, 2018 12:20
‘Duty of the State to bring perpetrators to justice to prevent attacks on journalists’
As long as the investigations into the assassination of
September 5, 2018 11:45
Disinformation requires urgent attention – Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE) has expressed concern about
The Shift Team
September 4, 2018 17:00
Disinformation Watch #16: The Rule of Law – a fascist reinterpretation
The rule of law is one of those concepts
The Shift Team
September 2, 2018 11:30
Back to Basics: What is the ‘rule of law’?
Perhaps the easiest way to explain the Rule of
The Shift Team
September 1, 2018 09:15
How Joseph Muscat trumps the rule of law in Malta
In the US, the rule of law prevails. In
Andre Delicata
August 24, 2018 17:43
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
There is one “ruthless mastermind” the country is after
Caroline Muscat
July 31, 2018 16:03
‘European Socialist Party should call for resignation of Mizzi and Schembri’ – Gomes
MEP Ana Gomes called on her party – the
July 24, 2018 16:51
Welcome to Malta, where saving lives is a crime, but fuel smuggling isn’t
The captain of the MV Lifeline was taken to
Matthew Mizzi
July 4, 2018 08:29
PEN International calls for action against ‘public officials’ who threaten freedom of speech
PEN International called on the Maltese authorities to sanction
July 2, 2018 18:23
MEP report slams lack of action by police
MEPs investigating the rule of law in Malta were
Caroline Muscat
June 12, 2018 10:32
Disinformation Watch #4: ‘traitors’ and ‘enemies of the state’
In a disinformation strategy as old as populism itself,
The Shift Team
June 3, 2018 10:13
Maltese do it better 
MEPs investigating the rule of law in Malta expressed
June 2, 2018 15:00
Power to the People!
Very broadly speaking, there are three categories of states.
Andre Delicata
May 10, 2018 06:01
The slow death of democracy and sovereignty 
The summary of the meeting Henley and Partners had
May 8, 2018 19:21
Henley and Partners says it only sues Maltese journalists if government gives its ‘OK’
In a video conference Henley and Partners had with
May 7, 2018 14:09
MEP warns Malta could lose voting rights if rule of law is not respected
Romanian MEP Monica Macovei said Malta is within touching
The Shift Team
May 5, 2018 15:54
Rule of law is dead but we can resuscitate it
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his government insist that
Andre Delicata
April 27, 2018 12:59

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