The Times puts the spotlight on the controversial granting of the warrant to the law graduates who have been found guilty of criminal offence. Titled <<Protect the ‘noble profession>> the editorial argues that the issue arises out of a lack of effective selective mechanism separating “the wheat from the chaff throughout the process of training upcoming lawyers.” Had such a system been in place, says the editorial, the controversy would have been averted and the students would have chosen different career paths.
The Malta Independent takes the cue from Wednesday’s European Parliament session during which MEPs focused on Malta as they discussed Golden Visa programmes. In <<Malta gets another drubbing over its citizenship sales>> the leader notes that the IIP is not illegal but questions whether it is worth the “reputational damage the country is accumulating on almost a monthly basis.”
L-Orizzont reflects on the latest figures from the tourism sectors in the leading article <<Inkomplu nsaħħu t-turiżmu>>. The editors welcome the positive results in incomings, stay durations, and spend and talks about the positive effects of tourism on the economy. It argues that the responsibility of the country’s touristic product does not lie solely with the industry operators, but with each and every one of us.
In-Nazzjoni follows the consumption bills saga with <<Konferma mill-Eurostat tas-serq fil-kontijiet>>. The editorial on links the recent questions raised about the ARMS billing system with the Eurostat report showing that electricity tariffs in Malta are going against the EU trend of lowering prices. The newspaper says that Maltese consumers have not felt the benefits of the falling oil prices and that households are being short-changed.
