Today's front pages - June 26, 2025
The top stories in Malta's newspapers
The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers.
Times of Malta features an interview with Francesca Borg, the mother of six-year-old Zaylen who tragically died in a pool on Sunday. The family speak out in response to insensitive comments following the tragedy and call for improved safety measures for pools.
The newspaper also gives prominence to recently announced PN leadership candidate Alex Borg promising a “friendly” campaign for the Nationalist Party’s top job.
The Malta Independent leads with Social Policy Minister Michael Falzon calling for a “culture change” on alcohol consumption as public consultation on a new alcohol policy is opened.
It also features the Prime Minister’s speech yesterday to delegates of a Council of Europe meeting in Strasbourg, where he laid out Malta’s council presidency priorities which include youth and peace reforms.
l-orizzont also gives prominence to Robert Abela’s address in Strasbourg, shared with a report about lawyer and former PN MP Jason Azzopardi losing an appeal against a ruling he defamed Labour MP Carmelo Abela.
The paper also features a piece about the introduction of stewards at sporting events.
In-Nazzjon gives prominence to an interview with Francesca Borg, shared with a report about Alex Borg declaring his intention to run for PN leader.
The paper also reports on double murder suspect Viktor Dragomanski claiming in trial proceedings that he was not present for meetings about the robbery that led to the murders of Christian Pandolfino and Ivor Maciejowski in their Sliema home in 2020.
It also critiques the government’s work on addressing the cost of living.
Malta Business Weekly leads with an interview with Vivian regulatory affairs manager Corinne Zaffarese Elbourne, who says that Malta’s small size creates “unique regulatory challenges” for the pharmaceuticals sector.
It also features a number of opinion articles covering dual citizenship, Middle East diplomacy and the global economy and a look at consumer perceptions of AI-generated content.