Corporate Dispatch Monday Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review
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Good morning,
These are the main stories from Malta’s newspaper front-pages.
The Malta Independent asked PL MEP candidates about their views on the inclusion of abortion in the European Socialists’ manifesto. Alfred Sant, Miriam Dalli, Fleur Vella and Josianne Cutajar all replied that the matter should be a competence of members states.
The Times says that the hackers who withdrew €13 million from Bank of Valletta in February had left a ‘back door’ open which investigators suspect shows their intention to repeat the crime.
The Malta Independent reports that police discovered 27 migrants living illegally on a farm close to the Marsa-Ħamrun bypass. It is believed that as many as 40 were living in the site.
The Times quotes an InterNations report saying that women are less likely to relocate to Malta with the country losing the third place on the index and dropping to ninth. The survey was published to mark Women’s Day this week.
L-Orizzont speaks to Minister Konrad Mizzi about his intention to keep working with Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to implement the government’s vision and transform the country. Mizzi said his goal is to achieve sustainable growth and more results.
In-Nazzjon quotes PN Leader Adrian Delia who said the government broke Malta’s reputation which is now threatening the financial and banking sectors. Delia said that reports issued last week by the IMF and the European Commission are damaging to the economy.
L-Orizzont carries a story about two children who were brought to Malta from Australia by their mother without the consent of their father. The Family Court has now ordered that the children be returned to Australia.
In-Nazzjon reports that Maltese businessman Victor Mizzi passed away in London. Dubbed The Maltese Angel of Chernobyl, Mizzi helped more than 56,000 children after the nuclear accident in Chernobyl in 1986.
