Our commitment to transparency: financial statement for 2022
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Journalists’ institute calls for ‘wider membership’ in media owner’s lobby group
The Institute of Maltese Journalists (Istitut Ġurnalisti Maltin, IĠM)
Ministers dodged 750 parliamentary questions since March 2022
Government ministers have left some 750 parliamentary questions unanswered
Minister Anton Refalo hangs up when faced with resignation questions
Agriculture Minister and former Heritage Malta chairman Anton Refalo,
Government’s media experts committee tight-lipped at 18-month mandate’s end
The government-appointed ‘Media Experts Committee’ will be disbanding by
Eight international organisations demand proper media law reform in Malta
Eight international press freedom organisations have called on Robert
European Parliament insists on reforms following Qatar scandal
MEPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of a resolution for
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Why Abela’s done nothing
Why has Robert Abela completely ignored all the recommendations
Increased ‘risk’ for political independence of media in Malta – report
Increased concern about the political independence of the media
Parliamentary committees only work as intended if MPs don’t seek to ‘delay’ or ‘obstruct’ – Gonzi
When asked to assess the importance of parliamentary committees
PBS taxpayer funding reports nowhere in sight as Owen Bonnici, PBS remain silent
Questions surrounding the existence of obligatory annual reports by
Better than the BBC, almost as good as RT – Ranier Fsadni
In case you missed it, PBS has declared that
The happy fibber – Kevin Cassar
“I am very happy,” Edward Zammit Lewis declared. Had
Robert Abela’s unexplained luck
Some people have all the luck. With some, it’s
PM blocks Data Commissioner’s investigation into Joseph Muscat’s golden handshake
An investigation by the Data Protection Commissioner into the
Good governance is not the order of the day
It is unclear why anyone would think it was
The duty of candour
If you aren’t prosecuted and found guilty of serious
Patterns of resistance
The government’s reluctance, verging on recalcitrance, for meaningful reform
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Minister refuses to divulge names of developers receiving €4 million from Malta Enterprise
The government agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment
OPM says it has ‘no documents’ on €120,000 golden handshake to Joseph Muscat
The Office of the Prime Minister is insisting that
Malta scores below regional average in new rule of law report
Malta has ranked below the regional average in every
Zammit Lewis’ certificate
Edward Zammit Lewis was feeling the heat.  Visibly angry
Cabinet members declare €4.5million in savings
Cabinet members have declared over  €4.5 million in financial
The secrecy and the formula
Call it extra-sensory empathy or (if you really must)
For the people or against?
“One is either for the people or against” Joseph
Prime Minister’s decision not to divulge expenditure on media publicity ‘banal’
NGO Repubblika has said the prime minister’s excuses not
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