The Times reveals that Deutsche Bank will stop offering dollar service to institutions in Malta by the end of the year. The paper says that the bank’s decision follows an assessment of the country’s anti-money laundering regime by the Council of Europe.
The Independent speaks to Helena Dalli after a pro-life website interpreted her answers during the European Parliament grilling as a signal to introduce abortion in Malta. The Commissioner-designate said she cannot speak in the name of the Maltese government.
In-Nazzjon quotes the 2019 edition of the Global Competitiveness Report in which Malta lost two places from 36th last year. The paper says that the banking sector, specifically, dropped nine positions to now rank 50th in the world.
L-Orizzont says that the court upheld a 2015 ruling ordering newspaper The Malta Independent to pay OPM Chief of Staff Keith Schembri €2,000 for libel damages. The court said that freedom of expression is not a license to tarnish a reputation.
The Independent carries an announcement by Malta Air which is adding six new routes in summer 2020, brining the total number of destinations to 66. Speaking at a press conference, Tourism Minster Konrad Mizzi said the company is focusing on connectivity.
The Times quotes Prime Minister Joseph Muscat who said that he will no longer entertain questions about secretive company 17 Black. Muscat told journalists that he has answered all questions on the matter and has nothing else to add.
In-Nazzjon carries a proposal by the PN for the setting up of a national committee on climate change. Party leader Adrian Delia said that the environment should be the reason for success, not the victim of success.
L-Orizzont announces that PL MEP Alex Agius Saliba has been elected co-chair of the European Parliament’s Intergroup committee on mental health. The MEP said that the parliament cannot remain still on the issue mental health.
