EU Justice Minister ‘pays tribute’ to Caruana Galizia at bomb site
EU Justice Minister Didier Reynders stopped to “pay tribute”
The Shift Team
April 30, 2023 13:29
‘No Member State is immune to media freedom and pluralism threats’ – Věra Jourová
The Media Freedom Act will be the legacy of
Elizabeth De Gaetano
March 30, 2023 10:54
Malta ignores EP’s spyware questions as it accommodates global chiefs
The European Parliament’s Pegasus spyware committee is grilling the
The Shift Team
March 17, 2023 07:29
Slovakia marks five years since Ján Kuciak’s assassination
As Slovakia marks the fifth anniversary of the assassination
Elizabeth De Gaetano
February 21, 2023 13:58
‘We need to do more to ensure fundamental democratic principles are not rolled back’ – Roberta Metsola
The European Parliament needs to do more to ensure
Elizabeth De Gaetano
October 17, 2022 15:58
Daphne’s law: EU’s Media Freedom Act inspired by visit to Caruana Galizia memorial service, says Jourová
European Commission Vice-President Věra Jourová drew her inspiration to
The Shift Team
October 12, 2022 15:15
Press freedom organisations welcome European Media Freedom Act but call for strengthening
Following the European Commission’s unveiling of the European Media
Elizabeth De Gaetano
September 20, 2022 16:40
Increased ‘risk’ for political independence of media in Malta – report
Increased concern about the political independence of the media
Joanna Demarco
July 2, 2022 13:10
Murder of journalists is avoidable, says EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova
The murder of journalists is avoidable, Vera Jourova, the
The Shift Team
May 12, 2022 10:30
MEP Roberta Metsola vows European Parliament ‘will not stop’ in fight against SLAPPs
“I can assure you; we will not stop,” was
Alice Taylor
November 11, 2021 15:27
‘The impunity for crimes against journalists must end’ – Josep Borell, Vera Jourova
Vice President Josep Borrell and Vice President Věra Jourová
Elizabeth De Gaetano
November 1, 2021 16:10
‘Media and freedom of speech are indispensable’ for EU democracy, vice-president of EU commission says
Vice-President of the EU Commission for Values and Transparency
Julian Delia
September 17, 2021 12:54
Calls for justice mark 57th birthday of assassinated journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
On the occasion of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s 57th birthday,
Alice Taylor
August 26, 2021 16:07
SLAPPs are misuse of justice systems aimed at intimidation of journalists, EP report says
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation constitute a misuse of
Alice Taylor
June 25, 2021 11:04
International calls for justice for Greek journalist gunned down in ‘professional hit’
The international human rights and media community has strongly
Alice Taylor
April 10, 2021 17:15
Countries in which journalists have been murdered should ‘do more’ to protect the press – Jourova
Countries that have experienced cases of murdered journalists should
Alice Taylor
March 26, 2021 17:56
Dutch academic reprimanded for not declaring Malta passport advisory role
A Dutch law professor has been reprimanded by the
Joanna Demarco
June 10, 2020 12:27
Věra Jourová stresses importance of journalism amid COVID-19 ‘infodemic’
The unprecedented “infodemic” that emerged during the pandemic has
Joanna Demarco
June 9, 2020 10:30
The sting of a SLAPP
A US Republican congressman has filed a $250 million
March 5, 2020 10:37
Opposition files Bill to protect journalists from SLAPP, again
The Opposition has put forward a draft law in
The Shift Team
February 27, 2020 10:34
European Commission Vice President calls for full prosecution of politicians involved in journalists’ murders
European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova has called for
February 18, 2020 16:53
European journalists highlight Malta’s press freedom alerts in report
Five press freedom alerts reported to the Council of
Joanna Demarco
February 10, 2020 11:56
More than 100 German politicians, artists and journalists call for Assange’s release
More than 130 prominent German politicians, artists and journalists
The Shift Team
February 7, 2020 12:59
‘Our democracy will be lost if we are indifferent’ – Věra Jourová
The lack of transparency in political advertising and the
February 4, 2020 18:27
EU legislation must cover everybody affected by SLAPP – 27 NGOs
Twenty-seven international organisations have written to European Commissioner Vice
Joanna Demarco
January 28, 2020 15:13
Strengthening media freedom a ‘key dimension’ of democracy action plan – Commission Vice President
Vera Jourová, Vice President of the European Commission for
The Shift Team
January 28, 2020 12:10
Qatari royal family members gained Maltese citizenship in 2018
Five family members of the extensive Qatari royal Al
The Shift Team
December 28, 2019 16:29
‘EU needs tools to protect journalists under threat by their own government’
The protection of journalists who are under threat, offering
October 9, 2019 07:00
European Commission ‘does not endorse’ Malta’s citizenship scheme
The European Commission could not have been clearer in
Caroline Muscat
January 30, 2019 11:02
Malta passport scheme puts Europe at risk, Commission urges crackdown
The European Commission will warn Member States on Wednesday
The Shift Team
January 22, 2019 11:25

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