These are the front page stories from Malta’s newspapers.
Malta Today carries an interview with PN MP and MEP candidate David Stellini who says that unless the political funding system is revised parties will remain dependant of big business, undermining policy on development and the environment.
The Times quotes Aditus foundation director Neil Falzon who disagrees with the Prime Minister’s comments that there is shift in public mood towards racism. Falzon said there is nothing to show for a different mentality towards migrants.
The Malta Independent leads with a Council of Europe warning about a weak system of checks and balances in Malta that is ‘seriously undermining rule of law’. A draft report says that individuals enjoy impunity under the personal protection of the Prime Minister
The Times says that objectors to an application for the construction of an aparthotel on ODZ land in Mellieħa belongs to them, not to development applicant former magistrate Carol Peralta. A family from Għargħur claim that the 5,500 square metre site has been theirs for generations.
The Malta Independent quotes the Chamber of Architects who said that the Strategic Plan for the Environment and Development has failed. Introduced in 2015 the policy sought to strengthen economic opportunities while safeguarding the environment.
Malta Today reports from the British parliament where Prime Minister May has offered to hold a vote for a second referendum if MPs back the withdrawal deal negotiated with the EU. The House has already rejected the deal on three occasions.
L-Orizzont quotes Prime Minister Joseph Muscat at a political event in Żejtun who used campaign slogans and appealed for voters to ‘be with him again to show that Malta is in our hearts’.
In-Nazzjon says that Malta’s reputation has been clouded by a government that is attracting harsh criticism. PN Leader Adrian Delia said that EU states look at Malta as a threat not because of its economy, but because of its weaknesses in rule of law.
L-Orizzont says that the European Commission cannot impose abortion on any member state and that legislation on its introduction remains a national competence.
