The Independent follows a ministerial meeting at St Angelo between Malta, Italy, France and Germany discussing immigration. The countries reached an agreement on the disembarkation and relocation of migrants that will be presented to the other EU ministers in October.
The Times also covers the meeting and says that details of the rescue framework will be made public after discussion with EU states. EU Commissioner for migration Dimitris Avramopoulos said the ‘temporary arrangement’ would come into effect when migrants are rescued at sea.
L-Orizzont quotes Internal Affairs Minister Michael Farrugia at the inter-ministerial meeting who said that the participating countries overcame political problems to deal with migration. He said the process was not easy, but a common agreement was finally reached.
In-Nazzjon leads with details from an investigation by a French TV programme into Malta’s paid citizenship scheme. One of the Maltese agents was captured on camera saying that authorities would turn a blind eye to candidate applications.
The Times reports that Chetcuti Cauchi Advisors Ltd. had its two licenses to act as Individual Investor Programme agents suspended after one of the company’s agents boasted to undercover journalists about his ties with the Prime Minister and Parliamentary Secretary.
In-Nazzjon carries a statement by the Nationalist Party calling for the immediate suspension of the IIP after the revelations by the French outlet. The PN wants an investigation into every application processed by the company which employs the exposed agent.
The Independent speaks to former Faculty of Laws Dean Prof. Kevin Aquilina about the members of the Caruana Galizia public inquiry. Aquilina quotes the law which states that the power to appoint the commission’s members lies with the Prime Minister.
L-Orizzont follows the closure of British travel company Thomas Cook which left 165,000 stranded around the world. The paper says that only one flight was affected at the Malta airport and a group of tourists boarded another flight home.
