Good morning
These are the main stories from the front pages on Malta’s newspapers.
The Malta Independent reveals that the PN’s Executive Council will meet again on Saturday to co-opt a candidate to the seat in parliament vacated by David Stellini. The paper says a member will be chosen to preside the session since the president stepped down last week.
The Times reports that two-fifths of inmates at Corradino had a history of drug use before being jailed. The research was carried by a European agency for drugs monitoring which said that most prisoners are given opioid substitution treatment.
The Malta Independent carries a decision by the General Court of the European Union which ruled against a claim by former Commissioner John Dalli for compensation. The court did not find evidence of unlawful conduct against Dalli by EU structures.
The Times says that Brother Alfred and George Degiorgio, who stand accused with the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia made a request to meet MEPs Daid Casa and Ana Gomes. Their lawyer said he did not know their intentions, but the MEPs rejected the offer.
L-Orizzont covers a visit by a delegation from the General Workers Union to President George Vella. His Excellency said that Malta is going through rapid transformation and that unions have the responsibility to fight abuse.
In-Nazzjon reports that Maltese and mathematics exams for students may still not be held after the union of teachers voted to retain the directives. The union said in a statement that the Ministry for Education is trying issue exam papers by unqualified people.
L-Orizzont quotes sources within the Armed Forces that migrant traffickers have ‘re-opened’ the central Mediterranean route, with an estimated 300 people crossing from Libya every day over a five-day period.
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