
state aid

Culture Minister Owen Bonnici is dodging requests to publish the obligatory ‘cultural... View more

TV producers say Reality TV subsidies creating uneven competition
A new €1 million government subsidy for local reality TV programmes, particularly... View more

David Curmi’s contract ‘secret’ because KM Airlines CEO ‘may be poached’
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has come forward with a new excuse to... View more

UPDATED: Air Malta’s nameless replacement misses first milestone, doesn’t take bookings
Updated to include KM Malta Airlines statement following The Shift’s publication of... View more

Government funding of Gozo ferry services expected to reach €17 million
The government changed the rules for subsidies for ferry services to Gozo... View more

Keep dreaming – Kevin Cassar
“Let’s dream big,” Robert Abela urged the nation. “Air Malta will continue... View more

Air Malta chairman’s contract under EU scrutiny for breach of state aid rules
A consultancy contract awarded to David Curmi by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana... View more

Cronies share €2 million in direct orders from government billing company
Government utilities billing company ARMS spent more than €2 million on direct... View more

Air Malta v2 ruled out as current branding needs to be abolished
The government will not be able to use any of Air Malta’s... View more

Air Malta to close after summer, millions in compensation for redundant staff
Updated to include the Opposition’s reaction Millions of euros in redundancy and... View more

Air Malta being ‘subsidised’ through €35 million government freephone contract
The government has found an innovative way to inject more public funds... View more

European Commission ‘taking very seriously’ reports on Malta’s secret agreement with Azerbaijan’s SOCAR
The European Commission is “taking very seriously” reports on the secret agreement... View more

Repubblika asks for Electrogas revelations to be included in four magisterial inquiries
Repubblika on Monday morning requested that the courts include revelations published by... View more

Malta MedAir to be liquidated along with Air Malta
Tista’ tara dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn. Malta MedAir, a government ‘phantom’ airline... View more

EXCLUSIVE: Plan in place to dissolve the national airline, Air Malta
Tista’ taqra dan l-artiklu bil-Malti hawn The government has established advanced plans... View more

Government secretly renegotiating scheme promised to hundreds of Air Malta employees
The government is secretly negotiating a massive u-turn on its pre-electoral promise... View more

Enemalta paying ‘Muscat’s man’ unique termination bonus plus €160k a year
Jonathan Cardona has been given the entitlement to claim a generous ‘service... View more

Finance minister conceals last three years of Air Malta accounts, previously always made public
Finance Minister Clyde Caruana has repeatedly refused to answer questions about Air... View more

Owen Bonnici can’t provide Love Island ‘cultural test’ to justify subsidies
Culture Minister Owen Bonnici is dodging requests to publish the obligatory ‘cultural... View more

TV producers say Reality TV subsidies creating uneven competition
A new €1 million government subsidy for local reality TV programmes, particularly... View more

Government funding of Gozo ferry services expected to reach €17 million
The government changed the rules for subsidies for ferry services to Gozo... View more

Keep dreaming – Kevin Cassar
“Let’s dream big,” Robert Abela urged the nation. “Air Malta will continue... View more

Air Malta chairman’s contract under EU scrutiny for breach of state aid rules
A consultancy contract awarded to David Curmi by Finance Minister Clyde Caruana... View more

Cronies share €2 million in direct orders from government billing company
Government utilities billing company ARMS spent more than €2 million on direct... View more

Air Malta v2 ruled out as current branding needs to be abolished
The government will not be able to use any of Air Malta’s... View more

Air Malta to close after summer, millions in compensation for redundant staff
Updated to include the Opposition’s reaction Millions of euros in redundancy and... View more