The Independent quotes the Prime Minister who described the opposition as a ‘driverless car’. Speaking at a Labour Party event, Joseph Muscat said that people were asking who is driving the Nationalist Party.
L-Orizzont also covers the address by Joseph Muscat focusing on the government’s ambition to make families in Malta and Gozo ‘modestly wealthy’. The Prime Minister said he wants to elevate people from poverty and build a new middle class.
The Times leads with a series of questions posed by Council of Europe rapporteur Peter Omtzigt following leaked reports about the Daphne Caruana Galizia investigation. The rapporteur asked whether police information was passed to top government officials.
In-Nazzjon quotes PN Leader Adrian Delia who criticised the Prime Minister’s silence about new media reports about the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. Delia said that the party will keep insisting for truth and justice.
The Times picks up a Eurofund report showing that workers’ union membership in Malta is at its lowest, at 38 percent of the workforce. The Registrar of Trade Unions indicated that increases in new memberships are not keeping pace with employment rates.
The Independent speaks to the chairperson of the European Parliament Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality following the vote on Helena Dalli in parliament. The chair said she expects the new Commissioner to uphold European values and principles.
In-Nazzjon carries a story about more than €400,000 raised by the Nationalist Party during a fundraising event on Sunday. Secretary General Clyde Puli said that the donations will help the party strengthen and renew itself.
L-Orizzont carries a statement by the Medicine Authority warning that medicinal cannabis should not be considered first-line therapy. The paper reports that four GMP certified products have been introduced in pharmacies.
