Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing
Good morning,
Your daily morning briefing gives you a quick overview of the news reported in Malta, Europe and the world.
These are the stories from Malta’s newspaper front pages.
The Malta Independent quotes francophone newspaper Le Monde which names Prime Minister Joseph Muscat among five European leaders against a delayed Brexit. Together with the President of France and the Prime Ministers of Spain, Belgium, and Luxembourg, Muscat was pushing for a 21 June deadline for Brexit.
The Times carries a story about a University of Malta research developing an Artificial Intelligent system to pilot airplanes. Researchers said that the project envisages an AI system that assist on-board pilots.
The Times says that some 1,100 motorists have been stopped for drink-driving by the police between 2009 and 2016, with just over 700 failing the breathalyser test. Of the remaining cases, 99 are still pending.
The Malta Independent speaks to Franco Mercieca about the Gozo-Malta tunnel. The chair of the project’s steering committee said that the lack of a permanent link meant that only 0.04 percent of foreign direct investment in Malta went to Gozo.
L-Orizzont announces that the General Workers Union has elected a news head for its section dealing with Government and Public Entities. Addressing an extraordinary general conference. Kendrin Bondin said that the union is going through a process of renewal.
In-Nazzjon asks Prime Minister Joseph Muscat about the revised agreement between the government and the Corinthia Group and says that he is unwilling to publish it. The paper says that the government wants to postpone the debate in parliament until after the MEP elections and before summer recess.
In-Nazzjon says that applications are open for drivers to claim refunds on added tax paid on vehicle registration in 2008. In another story, the paper quotes Speaker Angelo Farrugia that the church should speak up about why Bishop Mario Grech did not attend President George Vella’s ceremony at St John’s co-cathedral.
L-Orizzont says that thousands to devotees participated in the various processions held on the feast of the Lady of Sorrows on Friday. The paper says that the Catholic Holy Week leading to Easter starts on Palm Sunday, tomorrow.
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