Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review

Good morning 

Your morning briefing for Tuesday with a review of the main news hitting the headlines in Malta, Europe and around the World.

These are the latest developments.

British parliamentarians on Monday failed once again to find a majority for an alternative plan to the government’s Brexit deal.

The top Republican on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday that cutting aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras would make the situation there worse, not better, a sign that President Donald Trump will face bipartisan objections in Congress as he pursues the plan.

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his fourth term expires on April 28, his office has said in a statement carried by the official APS news agency.

70% of the Maltese population eat fruits daily, close to the EU 64% average. When it comes to vegetables, the Maltese are at the lower end of the table with 52%.

These are the stories from Malta’s newspaper front pages.

The Times reveals that the new role of public prosecutor will be appointed by government. The Justice Minister announced last month that the government would implement recommendations by the Venice Commission and split the responsibilities of the Auditor General.

The Malta Independent reports that Moviment Graffitti activists left the Planning Authority site after a five-day protest demanding the publication of the fuel policy review. The NGO said that they will not be satisfied until they see results.

The Times speaks to psychiatry trainee Daniel Vella Fondacaro who is developing research into the use of sport as alternative treatment for autism in children. Vella Fondacaro told the paper that sport therapy could be offered to children on a waiting list for psychological support

The Malta Independent says that Finance Minister Edward Scicluna criticised the leaking of the Moneyval report on Malta. He said that it could prejudice the process which usually takes around two years.

L-Orizzont says that House Speaker Angelo Farrugia confirmed that arrangements can be made to add an extra 12 MPs in Parliament, following a report proposing increasing new representatives to reach greater gender balance.

In-Nazzjon carries a story about secret agreements between the government and the Corinthia Group about the transfer of public land in St George’s Bay. The paper says that Konrad Mizzi has not denied reports which were first published on Sunday.

L-Orizzont speaks to experts in maritime law who dismissed the case of El Hiblu 1, which was taken over by migrants and sailed to Malta, as piracy. The paper says that Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini first described the situation as piracy.

In-Nazzjon covers a meeting by PN Leader Adrian Delia with the athletes participating in the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi in February. Delia praised the athletes and said that the country was honoured by their success.

Additional news items for today’s briefing to start your day informed.

Eleven protesters from the climate change group Extinction Rebellion stripped off in the House of Commons as MPs prepared for a second round of indicative votes on Monday.

A local German football team unwittingly rented out its clubhouse for a wild sex orgy that took place while the Under-13 youth team was out on the pitch.

A group of Catholic priests in Poland have staged a book burning regarded as “sacrilegious”, including titles from the Harry Potter and Twilight series.

The Swedish Economic Crime Authority said on Monday it had decided against opening a probe into Swedbank in relation to a criminal complaint over money laundering allegations brought by Bill Browder, an investor campaigning to expose corruption.

Deputy Italian Prime Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini dismissed reports that the government is in crisis after a series of rows between his League party and its coalition partner, the 5-Star Movement (M5S).

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