What the Sunday papers say...

Malta Today says that Hannes Swoboda, the President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament - which is home to Labour's four MEPs, has described the sale of Maltese citizenship as undermining European values.

In today's edition, MaltaToday also reports that the owners of the former trade fair grounds in Naxxar are seeking permission to construct a massive 24-residential and office blocks, which will include two eight-storey towers.

Sunday newspaper Illum carries an interview with transport minister Joe Mizzi who says the new bus routes will be based on the ones which were in place before the Arriva reform.

Illum also reports that customs officer Norman Vella's candidature for the European elections was not unanimously supported within the Nationalist Party's executive council.

The Sunday Times says a survey commissioned by the church shows that 80% of people are against gay adoptions. The newspaper also reports that a record 1,200 marriage separations took place last year.

The Malta Independent on Sunday carries an extensive interview with Green Party leader and MEP hopeful Arnold Cassola who says that the European Parliament elections are the most fertile ground for Alternattiva Demokratika.  

General Workers Union newspaper it-Torca says the €80 million in losses made by the former Malta Shipyards on the Fairmount ship conversion contract were the result of major management failings.

Labour Party weekly, KullHadd says Nationalist Party MEP Roberta Metsola was involved in the drafting of a resolution on the sale of citizenship which will be debated in the European Parliament, accusing the PN of working against the country's interests.

PN newspaper Il-Mument reports that the Health Ministry admitted that the decision to set up a marquee for patients outside Mater Dei Hospital lacked sensitivity and adds that patients were about to be placed in lecture rooms.