The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Wednesday.

Times of Malta quotes the GRTU saying that motorists could find it even harder to get fuel this week if an urgent meeting between the government and pump station owners is not set.

Times of Malta also reports that the government has reopened talks with the Corinthia Group to modify existing deals on projects on the St George’s Bay peninsula after receiving legal advice EU State aid rules could be breached.

MaltaToday says the EU has issued a weak admonition of the passports scheme. It also says that the GRTU has accused Enemed of threatening petrol station owners. 

The Malta Independent reports that waiting time for inpatient hospital care has been reduced, but the opposite is the case for outpatient care, 

l-orizzont gives prominence to a Health Ministry statement that a baby of a few days has been admitted to hospital suffering meningitis in a case unrelated to Sunday's fatal case. It also reports on the start of a government programme to surface a large number of roads in residential areas. 

In-Nazzjon under the heading 'Manuel Delia asked for money to continue to write for Adrian Delia' quotes testimony in court by the head of the PN media. It also reports that queues have started to build up at petrol stations. 

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