These are the headlines from Malta, Europe and around the world.
The Times leads with a rescue operation by the Armed Forces rescuing 76 migrants from the sea and bringing them safely to land. Meanwhile another 150 migrants are reported to have drowned off the coast of Libya, registering the biggest loss of life in the Mediterranean this year.
The Malta Independent questions newly appointed EU Affairs and Equality Minister Edward Zammit Lewis about government consultancy positions. Zammit Lewis said he will follow the ministerial code of ethics and give up any roles he was awarded.
The Times reports on a judicial letter filed by Nicole Vella de Fremaux accusing former husband, PN Leader Adrian Delia, that he missed home loan repayments. Adrian Delia denies the claims and says that all dues have been paid on time.
In-Nazzjon quotes a PN statement dismissing claims of missed payments by Adrian Delia and describing them a ‘cowardly and personal assault’ on Adrian Delia. The statement said that the attacks try to weaken the party leader ahead of a confidence vote this Saturday.
The Malta Independent quotes the Transport Ministry which says that a third of the area covered by the Central Link project will comprise of footpaths, cycle lanes, and landscaping. The development has a total footprint of 180,000 square meters, 49,000 of which is currently agricultural land.
L-Orizzont quotes an article by three members of the PN General Council describing party leader Adrian Delia as an ‘albatross around the party’s neck’. The paper says this is part of a coordinated campaign to oust Delia.
In-Nazzjon follows the situation at Satabank and says that individual clients and private companies still have no access to their money, ten months after the bank’s assets were frozen in a joint operation by the MFSA and the FIAU.
L-Orizzont says that the nomination of Helena Dalli to the European Commission is a positive step for new president Ursula von der Leyen who indicated that she wanted a balanced Commission. The EU Commission will officially take charge in November.
