Good morning,
Your morning briefing with a quick review of the latest news from Malta, Europe and around the world.
Italy on Friday allowed families with children to disembark from the rescue ship operating in the Mediterranean Sea by German charity Sea-Watch.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday declared that some imported vehicles and parts pose a national security threat but delayed a decision for as long as six months on whether to impose tariffs to allow for more time for trade talks with the European Union and Japan.
UK Party leaders play the blame game for failure in Brexit Talks.
Polls opened in Australia’s parliamentary elections on Saturday, with the center-left Labor Party tipped to narrowly defeat the ruling center-right Liberal Party.
Tensions in Austrian coalition high, as video reveals business deals offer in exchange of funding for Far-right party from Russian oligarch
These are the main headlines from Malta’s newspapers.
The Times says that remains of a medieval church have been unearthed in Sannat where a development project is taking place.
The Malta Independent carries a statement by BirdLife Malta which accuses the government of deliberately changing the spring season dates to appease the hunting lobby.
The Times says that Kamra tal-Periti announced proposals to update building laws and regulations.
The Malta Independent reports that a comprehensive plan for Cottonera has been approved by Cabinet, designed to ‘improve the beauty and culture’ of the area.
L-Orizzont covers a visit by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to works on a Caritas therapy centre for adolescents with drug-related problems in Ta’ Kandja.
In-Nazzjon says that the nation has been denied of ‘another important’ debate after Prime Minister Joseph Muscat turned down an invitation by Opposition Leader Adrian Delia to go head-to-head on TV programme Xarabank.
L-Orizzont quotes Prime Minister Joseph Muscat who spoke about a PN election billboard on the theme of cancer. He said the believes the choice to erect the billboard was not a sensitive one but wants to stay out of the debate.
In-Nazzjon says that a proposal by the European Socialists to introduce a common corporate tax rate across the EU is a threat to investment and jobs in Malta.
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