The following are the main stories featured in Thursday’s newspapers.
Times of Malta says the Corinthia Group will be given a concession to build 100,000 square metres of commercial and residential real estate and offices, including towers, on the same controversial model and conditions granted to the db Group for the ITS site. In another story it says that in a bumper day of decisions before its Christmas shutdown, the Planning Authority is on Thursday set to approve Midi’s Manoel Island mega-development, a university residence in Tal-Qroqq and a residential complex in place of Swieqi’s Halland Hotel.
The Malta Independent says the Planning Authority is set to decide on the contentious Manoel Island project on Thursday.
L-Orizzont quotes Education Minister Evarist Bartolo speaking on the importance of education in the open air in contact with nature and saying that Malta was moving in that direction.
In-Nazzjon says the Opposition has been making many of the recommendations made by the Venice Commission for a long time.