Repubblika Recalls Its Opinion Regarding the Nomination of Edward Zammit Lewis
Edward-Zammit Lewis showed he has no sense of judgement. His record shows he is unsuitable to serve as a judge. We told the committee that chooses judges the reasons for our objections: He defended Konrad Mizzi and Keith Schembri when they were caught in the Panama Papers. He defended them when it was clear they … Continued
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Image: Active & Responsible Citizenship competition Category 2 finalists – Artwork by Jake Saunders, Heikel Makhlouka, Brandon Mifsud, Kieran Caruana, Jean Zammit, Morgan Zammit, and Denzel Marquett from the Guardian Angel School, Ħamrun The Citizen’s Freedom Sandro Ruotolo, member of the European Parliament, who came to Malta at least twice at the invitation of Repubblika, … Continued
Repubblika Organises the Fourth “Democracy Evening”
For the fourth consecutive year, Repubblica organized the competition “What does democracy mean to me?” for all secondary and post-secondary schools in Malta. This year’s theme was “I care”, which was the slogan of Don Lorenzo Milani who founded the Barbiana school in Tuscany. The students, who were divided into three categories: the first category … Continued
Civil Society Press Statement on the recent arrest and detention of Ethiopian nationals
We are all shocked and saddened to hear of the arrest and detention of several Ethiopian nationals in recent days. These individuals are now being threatened with deportation after having lived and worked legally in Malta for many years, with the knowledge and permission of the authorities. These recent immigration raids targeting people with rejected asylum applications … Continued
Open Letter to the Prime Minister and Dr Randolph De Battista
The Maltese People are not the Labour Party’s Piggybank Prime Minister, Dr Randolph de Battista, You should be ashamed of yourselves. We are fed up seeing you use our taxes and Malta’s public appointments to pretend to solve your internal problems. It’s tiring seeing you continue to pig out while preaching meritocracy and progressive politics. … Continued
RESTART – EU citizens against organised crime
A new paradigm to protect the EU core values and strengthen democratic participation through the public and social reuse of assets. RESTART is a new initiative implemented by Libera (IT) involving 4 European partners members of the European informal network CHANCE : BASTA (BE), Eine Welt (DE), Repubblika (MT) and ACDD (RO). The project aims … Continued
EU Commission confirms Malta is failing to tackle corruption and strengthen the rule of law
Edward Scicluna should resign
Call for Participation in Investigative Journalism Training
Investigative Journalism Training and €5,000 Award Are you a local journalist, aspiring journalist or media activist with an interest in doing investigative journalism? The EU-funded project S-INFO – Sustainable Information invites you to join its free two-day training program in investigative journalism that will take place in Malta in early October. Repubblika is a partner … Continued