George Vella has this morning been sworn in a the 10th President of the Republic. TVM covers the ceremony at the Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta where he took his oath of office after an inter-religious service at St John’s Co-Cathedral.
Newsbook quotes President Vella’s first address in which he expressed his respect for life from its natural beginning to end. His Excellency said he wishes to commit the presidency to education and the equal distribution of wealth.
One News speaks to President George Vella’s daughter Claire Cuschieri who said she hopes her father can do with the people of Malta and Gozo what she witnessed him do for his patients as a medical doctor.
The Hunters’ Federation published a list of the friendliest MEP candidates to the lobby. LovinMalta says PL candidate Cyrus Engerer is the first recommendation while Peter Agius is the only PN candidate to have met the federation’s members.
The European Parliament voted to enact the Work-Life Balance Directive into law. Net News says that the directive steered by PN Head of Delegation David Casa will introduce paid parental leave for both parents among other rights.
The man accused of murdering a mother of six from Paola, in September 2018, has pleaded legal insanity. MaltaToday says that Ivorian Michael Emanuel will now be assessed by psychiatrists who will then present their report in court.
Another standoff over a boat carrying migrants is brewing as Malta and Italy closed their ports to 64 rescued migrants. The Malta Independent reports that the migrants were rescued by humanitarian organisation Sea-Eye close to Lampedusa.
A permit issued in January for a fuel station in Magħtab has been revoked by the Environment and Planning Review Tribunal. The Times says that residents in the area filed the appeal arguing they did not have to the information provided to the developers.
The Shift News quotes the President of Greco Marin Mrčela who said the Malta report was “a call for action.” Published on Wednesday, the report casts doubt on the effectiveness of the country’s public institutions.
