Good morning. These are  the leading stories in this week’s Sunday newspapers.

The Sunday Times of Malta cites OPM sources admitting that Malta is in no way ready to take in hundreds of asylum seekers in one go, with staff and infrastructural shortages very real.

In another story, the newspaper reveals how Gozo Channel’s own evaluation committee wanted the company to pick Virtu’s fast ferry bid, rather than the one the company selected.

The Malta Independent reports that German police who are in possession of the laptop Daphne Caruana Galizia was using at the time of her murder are “working the Panana Papers angle”.

The newspaper also reports on the widow of Dan Udrea, who was killed by a falling tree in Mrieħel last winter, with his wife discussing an especially poignant Father’s Day.

Malta Today writes that police have collected CCTV footage of Economy Minister Chris Cardona chatting with one of Daphne Caruana Galizia’s alleged killers from Siġġiewi. A witness’ claim that the two met was first revealed by the Daphne Project.

In a secondary front page story, the paper says Labour Party CEO Randolph Debattista has dismissed suggestions that he should step down to avoid a conflict of interest, after his partner Cyrus Engerer announced plans to contest the European Parliament elections on a PL ticket.

It-Torċa writes that human traffickers are now opting to move migrantss through Ben Guardane in Tunisia rather than the Libya route they have favoured for several years.

Il-Mument writes that Joseph Muscat is keen to rush through a vote on amendments to IVF laws to avoid further pressure, with growing unease within PL ranks about what the changes will mean.

Illum writes that Paola’s De Paule band club are ready to take their legal dispute with the government to the European Court of Human Rights.

Kulħadd leads with a report on an EU survey which found that 60 per cent of Maltese believe the country is moving in the right direction.

The newspaper also writes that the PN continues to be torn between warring factions, with immigration the latest policy stance to provoke internal party friction. 

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