The following are the top stories in Malta's newspapers on Sunday.
The Sunday Times of Malta reports that the United States has raised “serious concerns” with the Maltese government over the island’s plans for close collaboration with Chinese telecoms giant Huawei.
The newspaper also reports that a European Commission spokesman has flatly contradicted the claim made by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat that the commission had given its “written endorsement” to Malta’s cash-for-passports scheme.
The Malta Independent on Sunday says the PN is in favour of full-time MPs but Labour has not decided its position. It also reports that the value of the White Rocks complex has been estimated five times more than what a bidder is offering.
MaltaToday in an opinion survey says Labour leads the PN by 18 points ahead of the European Parliament elections, and PN leader Adrian Delia has lost support. Muscat has a trust rating of 54.8% to Delia's 20.4%, with the difference being sharpest in the south of Malta and in Gozo.
It-Torċa recalls the explosion on the tanker Um El Faroud which killed nine at the dockyard 24 years ago. It also reports that Malta Freeport is carrying out a study on ways to raise capacity. In other stories, it reports on an association agreement between the Italian CGIL trade unions and the GWU and also highlights the latest positive credit rating for Malta.
Il-Mument quotes laws commissioner Franco Debono accusing the prime minister of corruption.
KullĦadd reports that according to the European Commission and an investigation by the Auditor General, there were no serious failings in the granting of Maltese visas in Algiers. It also focuses on what it says is a dispute between Adrian Delia and former PN official Alex Perici Calascione hinging on the Corinthia deal with the government.
Illum says a company may make as much as 1.2 million euro a month from dumping into a quarry, for which a permit was issued in six days. The newspaper also focuses on alleged irregularities in the hiring of farmhouses in Gozo by the former owner of the defunct Fantasy Tours.