Today's front pages – June 5, 2026

The top stories in Malta's newspapers

These are the leading stories making front-page headlines in Malta this Friday.

Times of Malta reports that the cost of the newly sworn-in cabinet is nearing €19 million due to a record number of ministers, while also noting the Prime Minister’s readiness to publish an inquiry into a recent fireworks factory explosion.

The Malta Independent covers the swearing-in ceremony of the new cabinet in Valletta and highlights Robert Abela's commitment to avoiding the EU’s excessive deficit procedures.

L-Orizzont also leads with the inauguration of the new cabinet and reports that the government has successfully reached its fiscal targets ahead of the timeline agreed with the European Commission.

In-Nazzjon highlights data showing Malta has the sharpest decline in home ownership within the EU and criticises the Prime Minister for retaining a minister facing criminal charges in his cabinet.

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