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A criminal investigation in Italy renewed scrutiny of Malta’s decision to licence a university affiliated with a group already facing serious questions abroad.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/16/…
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Jun 17
After artists already raised the alarm over the Malta Biennale two years ago and were ignored, the entertainment and arts lobby is once more calling for a transparent review of the festival's set up.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/15/…
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Jun 16
A company led by Robert Abela’s former business partner has won the Pixkerija concession despite offering far less money, raising the obvious question of what really mattered in the decision.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/15/…
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Jun 16
A taxpayer funded government COO spends a big chunk of his workday managing Robert Abela’s private hotel project, practically demolishing the line between public office and private gain.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/14/…
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Jun 16
The film festival tender somehow increased by another €1 million after the elections, handing Johann Grech’s go-to contractor an even bigger slice of public money.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/13/…
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Jun 15
Michael Stivala is pushing for another hotel in Gżira while trying to use the same planning application to quietly sanction an extra floor built illegally next door.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/12/…
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Jun 15
Eleven years after Joseph Muscat hyped it as a flagship project, the Smart City hospital has officially collapsed in court.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/12/…
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Jun 15
On 13 June, The Shift visited Comino to verify reports of yet another summer of overcrowding on the islet.
Despite tighter controls on visitor numbers at Blue Lagoon, commercial activity continues to overwhelm the protected Natura 2000 site.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/13/…
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Jun 13
Corinthia is back in the bond market looking for fresh cash, even as its debt swells towards the €800 million mark and liquidity pressures keep tightening.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/11/…
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Jun 12
Malta’s economy may be growing on paper, but the finance ministry's internal watchdog sounded a clear warning: this model is increasingly unsustainable and built on all the wrong drivers.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/11/…
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Jun 12
Robert Abela has promoted Konrad Mizzi’s fixer yet again, handing one of government’s most powerful ministries to a man whose career is steeped in scandal.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/11/…
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Jun 12
PBS’ editorial board appears to have abandoned its own rules on impartiality, while the Opposition stays silent as the national broadcaster drifts further into open partisanship.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/10/…
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Jun 11
Robert Abela’s record-sized Cabinet looks less like a team that's ready to govern and more like a political holding pen for ministers' ambitions.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/10/…
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Jun 11
A construction waste dispute that was kept under wraps during the election could now spill out in the open, pushing property prices even higher.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/09/…
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Jun 11
A Lands Authority chief officer is in court after his bid for a garage in a Siġġiewi social housing estate was challenged by one of the estate's residents.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/09/…
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Jun 9
After more than a decade of chasing justice, Matthew Bartolo’s family must now wait until September for a new decision in the involuntary homicide case over their son’s death.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/08/…
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Jun 9
Malta’s top civil servant should embody neutrality instead of leaving the public guessing where the state ends and the party begins.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/08/…
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Jun 8
The Prime Minister treats high office and criminal charges as if they can comfortably coexist, a two-fingered salute to standards, credibility and the general public.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/07/…
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Jun 8
Chris Bonett’s canvasser is still not reporting for work, even after being shifted to another government agency to keep him on the public payroll.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/06/…
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Jun 8
We joined a Union built on accountability and the rule of law, then watched as Malta was turned into a place where power protects itself and scandal carries no price.
FULL STORY: theshiftnews.com/2026/06/06/…
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