The Times reports that the Planning Authority Board deferred a decision on a development application in Cospicua by the American University of Malta. Board members indicated that they did not agree with the plans in their current form.
The Independent follows the discussion about the AUM application too and quotes Planning Authority Board chairman Vince Cassar who said that he could not agree with the designs presented by the developer.
In-Nazzjon says that the Lands Authority Board of Governors will today take a vote on the transferring of powers to the CEO. PN Leaders Adrian Delia called on the members of the board to act in the national interest.
L-Orizzont says that both sides in the dispute over working conditions of care workers employed by private contractors are confident they will reach an agreement. Earlier in the week the General Workers Union registered the dispute against the Health Ministry.
The Independent reports that PN MEP David Casa spoke in the European Parliament about videos published by French journalists suggesting ties between IIP agents and the government. Casa asked whether the European Commission would investigate the case.
In-Nazzjon, meanwhile, announces that the Opposition has formally requested the Parliamentary Accounts Committee to examine allegations emerging from the footage seen in the French TV report.
The Times says that two companies in the gaming sector shed around 100 jobs between them in the last two days as part of restructuring efforts. The paper says that the larger share of affected employees are Maltese nationals.
L-Orizzont carries a story about a woman who claims she has been forced by authorities to sign documents surrendering her children in the absence of her legal representatives. The mother said she will take the case to the European Court.
