In the Press: Refugees forced into European black markets

Stories from today's national papers

The Times of Malta

The EU’s Economic and Social Affairs committee has concluded that thousands of refugees are being sifted into European black markets because reception systems do not cater for those ineligible for asylum. The report follows 12 country missions undertaken by the agency, and it also reveals migrant hotspots were catering for those who qualify for asylum but nothing for those who did not.

L-Orizzont

A 32-year-old Maltese man was infected by the mosquito-borne ZIka virus during a visit to the Pacific islands. Although, he is being kept in isolation, it was certified that his fever had subsided by the time he arrived in Malta, which essentially means that there are no concerns about the possibility of the man being bitten by another mosquito and the virus spreading essentially.

In- Nazzjon

The Nationalist Party has submitted a Private Member’s Bill to Parliament, with the aim of introducing a ‘radical change in the appointment of members of the judiciary’. Justice minister Owen Bonnici said he would be taking the opposition’s recommendations with the proverbial pinch of salt, and that the government believed that changes to the system would occur by the end of the legislature rather than straight away.

The Malta Independent

The European Commission has laid out measures it says need to be taken during the upcoming EU summit. The measures include that of setting up a European Border and Coast Guard agency, to bring together an agency built from Frontex and member states authorities for border management. The new agency would have a rapid reserve pool of border guards and technical equipment.