In the Press: Hospital EIA exemption in breach of EU law

MaltaToday

A proposed planning law will allow the public to apply for planning permits to develop land without the owner's consent. The same law will allow applications for development on public land without seeking the consent of the government.

The Times of Malta

A law exempting development on hospital grounds from having to undergo an environmental impact assessment is in breach of EU law, one that is the most widely enforced. 

In-Nazzjon

An interntal report on the running of Mater Dei hospital during the first six months of the year proves that the government has failed to meet its electoral promises with regards to the health sector, PN MP Claudette Buttigieg said yesterday. 

L-Orizzont

The archbishop's recent decisions regarding the titles of churches - the Mosta church has been allowed to apply for basilica status while the Dingli church's status has been raised - seem to be aimed at winning favour with members of the clergy, according to Fr Rene Camilleri.

The Malta Independent

A social impact assessment report has recommended the construction of a mosque on the Zonqor point AUM campus, as most students attending the university are expected to be following the Muslim faith.