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• 2 September 2026The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The jury cleared Fenech of complicity in the murder and of criminal association; the verdict was reported as 8-1.

  Context: Yorgen Fenech acquitted of complicity in the murder
• 2 September 2026The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Reporting from the courtroom recorded the jury's split and the reaction of the Caruana Galizia family, who have continued to press for accountability for whoever commissioned the killing.

  Context: Yorgen Fenech acquitted of complicity in the murder
• 28–30 July 2026The murder and the trialsVerbatim quote

  "Your fingerprints are everywhere", put to Keith Schembri by the defence during cross-examination.

  Context: Testimony phase: Schembri takes the stand and is cross-examined
• 28–30 July 2026The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Schembri testified that he understood Fenech to have indirectly revealed his role in the murder during a conversation between them; the defence disputed his account.

  Context: Testimony phase: Schembri takes the stand and is cross-examined
• 30 April 2026Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  RSF's Malta country profile records the 2026 index position as 67/180 with a score of 61.44, and the 2025 position as 67/180 with a score of 62.96.

  Context: Malta placed 67th of 180 in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index
• 21 October 2025Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The Parliament's press release records the winner of the 2025 edition of the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism and the date of the award ceremony.

  Context: 2025 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize awarded to a Russian shadow-fleet investigation
• 10 June 2025The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The two men were sentenced to life imprisonment for procuring the bomb used in the killing, following a jury verdict.

  Context: Robert Agius and Jamie Vella jailed for life over the bomb
• 10 June 2025The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  In January 2026 the Court of Criminal Appeal rejected the appeals against the convictions in both the Caruana Galizia and Carmel Chircop murders.

  Context: Robert Agius and Jamie Vella jailed for life over the bomb
• 23 May 2025The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The NGO's judicial protest accused the former official of interfering with the protest memorial.

  Context: Repubblika files a judicial protest over clean-up attempts at the memorial
• October 2024Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The programme culminated in a silent gathering in Bidnija and an evening demonstration ending at Great Siege Square.

  Context: Annual anniversary programme of vigils and demonstrations continues
• 31 July 2024Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  State broadcasting reported the transposition as a first among member states; The Shift News reported criticism from journalists and civil society that the wider media reform law fell short of the inquiry's recommendations.

  Context: Malta transposes the EU anti-SLAPP directive; media groups call the reform package weak
• 28 May 2024Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  Reporting records that the former prime minister, his former chief of staff and his former minister face charges connected with the hospitals concession and that all deny wrongdoing.

  Context: Former prime minister Joseph Muscat appears in court on corruption charges
• 11 April 2024Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The directive requires member states to provide for early dismissal of manifestly unfounded claims against public participation in cross-border cases, with transposition due by 7 May 2026.

  Context: EU adopts the anti-SLAPP directive and the European Media Freedom Act
• 21 November 2023The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The report records the defence request for further examination of evidence and the expected effect on the timetable of the case.

  Context: Fenech proceedings delayed while the defence seeks further evidence analysis
• 19 October 2023Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The adopted text sets out the Parliament's assessment of the implementation of the inquiry's recommendations and its calls to the Maltese authorities.

  Context: European Parliament resolution six years after the assassination
• 26 October 2022The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Court reporting records the rejection of the constitutional claim concerning repeated denial of bail.

  Context: Constitutional claim over Fenech's repeated bail refusals rejected
• 14 October 2022The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The brothers reversed their not-guilty pleas after jury selection had begun, and each received a 40-year prison term.

  Context: Degiorgio brothers plead guilty, sentenced to 40 years
• 14 October 2022The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The court heard the guilty pleas on the first day of trial; the sentence was agreed at 40 years each following negotiations reported in court.

  Context: Degiorgio brothers plead guilty, sentenced to 40 years
• 27 April 2022Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The recommendation sets out measures member states are invited to take on abusive proceedings against journalists and human rights defenders.

  Context: European Commission recommends protections against abusive lawsuits on journalists
• 14 October 2021Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The Parliament's press release records the first award of the prize named after Caruana Galizia and the winning investigation.

  Context: European Parliament awards the first Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
• 29 July 2021Institutions and accountabilityVerbatim quote

  "[W]hile no evidence has emerged that the State, as such, played a role in the assassination of Ms Caruana Galizia … the State must bear responsibility for the assassination as it created an atmosphere of impunity, generated at the highest levels in the heart of the administration in Castille…"

  Context: Public inquiry finds the state must bear responsibility
• 29 July 2021Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The board found the state failed to recognise the real and immediate risk to her life and failed to take measures within its powers to prevent that risk.

  Context: Public inquiry finds the state must bear responsibility
• 29 April 2021Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The resolution sets out the Parliament's position on the investigation and on institutional reform in Malta.

  Context: European Parliament resolution on the assassination and the rule of law in Malta
• 20 April 2021The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The Court answered the reference from the Maltese constitutional jurisdiction on the compatibility of the appointments procedure with Articles 2 and 19 TEU.

  Context: CJEU rules in Repubblika v Il-Prim Ministru on judicial appointments
• 20 March 2021Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  Reporting records the charges brought against Schembri and others and his not-guilty plea.

  Context: Keith Schembri charged with money laundering in a separate case
• 25 February 2021The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Reporting records the fresh charges brought against four men, including the allegation that Agius and Vella supplied the device.

  Context: Robert Agius and Jamie Vella charged with supplying the bomb
• 23 February 2021The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Muscat changed his plea and received a 15-year sentence, reported as reduced in view of his cooperation with the investigation.

  Context: Vincent Muscat pleads guilty and receives 15 years
• 23 February 2021The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Three men were held the same day on suspicion of supplying the explosive device used in the attack.

  Context: Vincent Muscat pleads guilty and receives 15 years
• 22 July 2020The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Contemporaneous reporting records the injuries, the fact that Theuma was under police protection, and the subsequent account given from hospital.

  Context: Melvin Theuma seriously injured while under police protection
• 22 June 2020Institutions and accountabilityVerbatim quote

  We want the truth. We want justice.

  Context: Repubblika, Occupy Justice and Manuel Delia protest outside Parliament
• 22 June 2020Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The organisers set out three demands, including a joint Europol and Malta Police investigation.

  Context: Repubblika, Occupy Justice and Manuel Delia protest outside Parliament
• 30 January 2020The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The court held that the government's repeated removal of tributes at the monument breached the applicant's freedom of expression.

  Context: Court rules the clearing of the protest memorial breached freedom of expression
• 1 December 2019 (announced), 13 January 2020 (effective)Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  Muscat announced in a televised address that he would resign as party leader in January, with his premiership ending days later.

  Context: Joseph Muscat announces his resignation and leaves office
• 1 December 2019 (announced), 13 January 2020 (effective)Institutions and accountabilityVerbatim quote

  Muscat said he had "paid the highest political price" over the case as he prepared to leave office.

  Context: Joseph Muscat announces his resignation and leaves office
• 18 December 2019Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The adopted text records the Parliament's concerns about the investigation and about institutional independence in Malta.

  Context: European Parliament resolution after the November 2019 revelations
• 26 November 2019Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  Reporting records the departures of the prime minister's chief of staff and of the tourism minister during the week of Fenech's arrest, and the denials issued by both men.

  Context: Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi leave office
• 25 November 2019The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Reporting records that the pardon was granted on condition that the recipient tell the whole truth about the assassination.

  Context: Presidential pardon granted to the alleged middleman
• 19 November – 4 December 2019The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Police intercepted Fenech's yacht as it left Malta and arrested him in connection with the murder investigation.

  Context: Fenech arrested on his yacht; Schembri resigns; Theuma testifies
• 19 November – 4 December 2019The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Fenech was arraigned and charged with complicity in the murder; he pleaded not guilty.

  Context: Fenech arrested on his yacht; Schembri resigns; Theuma testifies
• 19 November – 4 December 2019The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The alleged middleman was granted a presidential pardon in exchange for full testimony about the plot.

  Context: Fenech arrested on his yacht; Schembri resigns; Theuma testifies
• 16 November 2019Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The protest was called after the withdrawal of the libel action in which Schembri declined to answer questions about 17 Black.

  Context: Repubblika and Occupy Justice protest after Schembri withdraws his libel case
• 29 May 2019Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The rapporteur's report sets out findings on the conduct of the investigation and recommends an independent public inquiry.

  Context: Council of Europe rapporteur calls for an independent public inquiry
• 25 January 2019Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The association's own statute records its registration as a voluntary organisation and its stated objects.

  Context: Repubblika is constituted as a rule-of-law association
• 17 December 2018Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The opinion sets out recommendations on judicial appointments, the role of the Attorney General and the accountability of the police.

  Context: Venice Commission opinion on Malta's separation of powers
• 8 December 2018Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The monument was reopened and activists began reinstating the memorial, with an argument breaking out on site.

  Context: Activists reinstate the Great Siege memorial after repeated clearances
• 5–9 November 201817 Black and ElectrogasEditor's summary

  Corporate records reviewed by reporters linked 17 Black to Fenech, a director of the Electrogas power-station consortium.

  Context: 17 Black owner identified; Pilatus Bank loses its licence
• 5–9 November 201817 Black and ElectrogasEditor's summary

  The MFSA published a public notice recording the withdrawal of Pilatus Bank's authorisation following the ECB decision.

  Context: 17 Black owner identified; Pilatus Bank loses its licence
• 16 October 2018Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The journalists' institute announced its participation in the evening vigil marking one year since the assassination.

  Context: First-anniversary vigil and march in Valletta
• 22 July 2018Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetEditor's summary

  The inquiry's conclusions, as summarised in contemporaneous reporting, found no evidence that Egrant belonged to the prime minister or his wife and referred to falsified signatures on supporting declarations.

  Context: Egrant magisterial inquiry reports no evidence of the alleged link
• 5 December 2017The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  Ten men were arrested in the operation; three were arraigned and charged with the murder while others were released.

  Context: Three men charged with the murder
• 15 November 2017Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The adopted text records the Parliament's first formal response to the assassination and its calls on the Maltese authorities.

  Context: European Parliament's first resolution after the assassination
• 25–29 October 2017Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The group said it was unaffiliated with any political party and called for institutional appointments commanding cross-party trust.

  Context: Occupy Justice camps outside Castille, nine days after the murder
• 25–29 October 2017Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The camp outside the Office of the Prime Minister ended after four days once a meeting with the prime minister was accepted.

  Context: Occupy Justice camps outside Castille, nine days after the murder
• 22 October 2017Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The rally called for the removal of the police commissioner and the attorney general.

  Context: Civil Society Network rally in Valletta demands resignations
• 16 October 2017The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The bomb destroyed her car shortly after she left home; her son reached the scene minutes later.

  Context: Car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia in Bidnija
• 16 October 2017The murder and the trialsEditor's summary

  The government said the device was probably detonated by remote signal rather than by the ignition.

  Context: Car bomb kills Daphne Caruana Galizia in Bidnija
• 4 May 2016Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The motion was defeated 36-31 after a debate lasting around five hours.

  Context: Parliament rejects a no-confidence motion in Konrad Mizzi
• 28 April 2016Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  Mizzi was stripped of the energy and health portfolios but kept a cabinet seat reporting to the prime minister; Schembri kept his post at Castille.

  Context: Cabinet reshuffle: Mizzi loses his portfolios but stays in cabinet
• 7 April 2016Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetVerbatim quote

  "[S]ufficient information is available to conclude that a reasonable suspicion of money laundering or an attempt to launder proceeds of crime subsists in this case."

  Context: FIAU compiles a report on Konrad Mizzi's offshore structure
• 3 April 2016Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetEditor's summary

  The ICIJ Offshore Leaks database records Mizzi among the Panama Papers 'Power Players', with the linked corporate entities.

  Context: Panama Papers leak reaches the Maltese cabinet
• 3 April 2016Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetVerbatim quote

  "[S]ufficient information is available to conclude that a reasonable suspicion of money laundering or an attempt to launder proceeds of crime subsists in this case."

  Context: Panama Papers leak reaches the Maltese cabinet
• 27 February 2016Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetEditor's summary

  The post alleged that Schembri, through his company KASCO, held the same Panama-based structure as Mizzi, and connected it to the Baku fuel-supply arrangements.

  Context: Caruana Galizia reports the same Panama structure for Keith Schembri
• 24 February 2016Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetEditor's summary

  The post reported that the Panama company was incorporated shortly after Mizzi became energy minister, and that a New Zealand trust had been set up to hold it.

  Context: First Panama revelation: Mizzi's company, incorporated in July 2013
• 24 February 2016Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetEditor's summary

  Mizzi confirmed publicly on the same day that he held a company in Panama and a trust in New Zealand.

  Context: First Panama revelation: Mizzi's company, incorporated in July 2013
• 11 December 2015Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The court fined her €2,400 over the description of the complainant in two published opinion pieces.

  Context: Caruana Galizia fined €2,400 in a defamation judgment
• 17 October 2015Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The National Audit Office investigated the government's acquisition of the Café Premier lease and set out its findings in a February 2015 report.

  Context: Café Premier payout stays on the blog's agenda
• 5–26 June 2015Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The Auditor General was asked to investigate the expropriation of a property part-owned by Gaffarena, reported to have produced a profit of about €685,000.

  Context: Auditor General asked to investigate the Gaffarena expropriation
• 12 December 201417 Black and ElectrogasEditor's summary

  Shanghai Electric Power acquired a 33% shareholding in Enemalta in a deal reported at €320 million.

  Context: Enemalta signs a €320m stake deal with Shanghai Electric Power
• 7 November 2014Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  She recorded the filing of libel proceedings by Mizzi and Sai Mizzi Liang over her reporting.

  Context: Libel actions filed against Caruana Galizia by serving officials
• 16–23 January 2014Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The resolution passed 560-22 with 44 abstentions, criticising the sale of EU citizenship.

  Context: European Parliament criticises Malta's citizenship-by-investment scheme
• 16–23 January 2014Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  The European Commission began discussions with Malta over the passport scheme the following week.

  Context: European Parliament criticises Malta's citizenship-by-investment scheme
• 13 December 201317 Black and ElectrogasEditor's summary

  Socar was named as supplier of LNG and of a floating storage and regasification unit for the 200MW Delimara plant.

  Context: Socar named to supply LNG for the planned Delimara plant
• 16 October 201317 Black and ElectrogasEditor's summary

  The feature traced the ownership and political links behind the consortium bidding for the Delimara power-plant contract.

  Context: Reporting traces the energy plan from Baku to Portomaso
• July 2013Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetEditor's summary

  Her reporting states the Panama company was incorporated in July 2013 and later held through a New Zealand trust.

  Context: Panama companies incorporated for Mizzi and Schembri (revealed in 2016)
• July 2013Panama Papers and the Maltese cabinetEditor's summary

  The ICIJ Offshore Leaks database records the corporate entities linked to Mizzi in the Panama Papers.

  Context: Panama companies incorporated for Mizzi and Schembri (revealed in 2016)
• 9 March 2013Institutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  Labour returned to power after fifteen years in opposition, with Joseph Muscat as prime minister.

  Context: Labour wins the general election; Joseph Muscat becomes prime minister
• 2013 onwardInstitutions and accountabilityEditor's summary

  Contemporaneous reporting recorded that she faced dozens of libel actions at the time of her death, several filed by serving politicians.

  Context: "Running Commentary" and the corruption beat

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