What the Sunday papers say…

MaltaToday says the nomination of Caroline Farrugia Fendo, the daughter of Speaker Anglu Farrugia, is being interpreted as a sop to her father after he had made it clear that he was interested in being nominated by the government to be a member of the European Court of Auditors. In another story, the newspaper Jurgen Balzan speaks to Joe Magro, an ALS sufferer, who calls for introduction of euthanasia.

In an interview with the newspaper, historian and author Joseph V Micallef says the fighting against the Islamic State is already lost and that the only thing that can defeat the militant group is a better idea coming from the Muslim world.

Sunday newspaper Illum says energy and health minister Konrad Mizzi is likely to be the sole candidate to replace Toni Abela as the Labour Party’s deputy leader.  In an interview with the newspaper, former Nationalist MP Jeffrey Pullicino Orlando says PN Leader Simon Busuttil asked him to contest the general election on the PN ticket. On the frontpage, the newspaper reports that more than 800 women are working as escorts in Malta.

The Sunday Times of Malta says Ingrid Zammit Young successfully negotiated a €75,000 golden handshake to leave her job at GO a few days before Justice Minister Owen Bonnici got the green light from Cabinet to nominate her as magistrate. The newspaper also quotes Malta Developers President Sandro Chetcuti in saying that out-dated laws have to be reviewed to stem the pressure for permits in ODZ land.

The Malta Independent on Sunday says Environmental NGOs have raised concerns about Labour MP Franco Mercieca’s nomination to chair the Parliamentary Environment and Development Planning Committee, replacing Independent MP Marlene Farrugia.

It-Torca says that €80 million were spent on gaming between January and June last year, 16% more than in the previous year. In another story, the newspaper reports that a Hungarian woman alleged to have been raped by two Libyan men in St Julian’s on Saturday.

PN news organ il-mument says the government is not fit for purpose after the nominations of Caroline Farrugia Frendo and Ingrid Zammit Young as magistrates breached the Constitution.

Labour newspaper Kullhadd says the Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA) have €1 million worth of direct orders when it was chaired by shadow minister Claudio Grech.