These are the main headlines reviewed by our editorial and research team for today.
The Court of Appeal presided over by Chief Justice Joseph Azzopardi, Judge Giannino Caruana Demajo and Judge Anthony Ellul, has ordered for the Leader of the Opposition, Adrian Delia, to be given a full copy of the Egrant report. Meanwhile in a statement the Government said that despite the legal considerations, as it had stated from the first day when the conclusions of the Magisterial Inquiry were published, the PM is still in favour of publishing the full report. Source: TVM
Blogger and civil society activist Manuel Delia has filed libel proceedings against Labour news outlet One Productions Ltd, its Chairman Jason Micallef, Broadcasting Executive Group Head Ruth Vella and Head of News and Current Affairs Owen Galea over a story which insinuated that he had insulted Special Olympics athletes during protests on Republic Day. Source: MaltaToday
Serbia has asked Malta to delay the ‘eviction’ of 22 children until at least the end of January, when representatives will meet to discuss the issue. The plight of the children, especially so close to Christmas, has led to an outpouring of calls for authorities to find a solution. Labour MEP Miriam Dalli is the latest to weigh in behind the children, saying “families should never be separated”. Source: Times of Malta
Malta’s economy risks seeing private consumption slow down and investment postponed if the ongoing political crisis persists, the Central Bank of Malta has predicted. It however cautioned that it was still early to predict the economic impacts of political instability with any measure of certainty, saying “at the current juncture the Bank does not have as yet sufficient information to gauge this impact”. Source: The Malta Independent
The European Commission urged Malta on Monday to speed up reforms to ensure the independence of its judiciary amid uproar over the investigation into the 2017 murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. In a letter to Maltese Justice Minister Owen Bonnici seen by Reuters, European Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said Malta should carry out a thorough investigation, free from political interference, to bring those responsible to justice. Source: Newsbook
