By Times of Malta
The following are the top stories in Malta’s newspapers. Times of Malta leads with news the state will cover the costs of damages to public officials sued in civil courts 鈥 provided they were not found guilty of a crime or grossly negligent 鈥 under a legal proposal announced Wednesday. The newspaper also gives prominence to a 69-year-old Brazilian woman denied medical care due to her age, despite having paid National Insurance for three years. The Malta Independent leads with the closing of the public consultation on assisted voluntary euthanasia yesterday. It also reports on the legal proposal announced yesterday that seeks to shield public officials from bearing the brunt of damages arising from civil proceedings. l-orizzont also reports on the legal proposal announced yesterday, while also giving prominence to the General Workers Union鈥檚 support for voluntary assisted euthanasia and a 55-year-old man who died Tuesday after getting into difficulty at G魔adira Bay. It also features the inauguration of the Bu摹ibba breakwater project. In-Nazzjon takes aim at Transport Minister Chris Bonett鈥檚 track record on traffic congestion, which it says has remained the same, noting that plans to financially compensate drivers for giving up their license have not yet been introduced. It also features commentary on the recent news of three LESA officers being filmed taking cocaine in their work vehicle, characterising the incident as a 鈥減icture of the reality… the government wants to hide鈥. Malta Business Weekly leads with a Malta Financial Services Authority study suggesting that sustainable finance products are expected to increase in demand. It also features a number of opinion pieces discussing digital nomads, the EU鈥檚 social framework used to assess private sector sustainability and the necessity of competitiveness following the Mario Draghi report.