These are the top stories featured in Malta's newspapers on Thursday.

Times of Malta reports that church and private schools expect transport chaos at the opening of the scholastic year as a new government-funded system is not yet in place. It also reports how a priest was on Wednesday cleared of having allegedly abused of a vulnerable woman. 

In-Nazzjon carries a large picture of PN leader Adrian Delia meeting the president of the European People's Party Joseph Daul during a conference in Salzburg. It also reports on Dr Delia's meeting with PN candidates for the EP elections, where he stressed the importance of the PN's voice in Europe. 

The Malta Independent carries comments by Justice and Culture Minister Owen Bonnici that the significance of the Great Siege Monument as a national monument cannot be changed. It also reports that the Planning Authority board will decide on the db group's development application on the former ITS site on Thursday.

L-orizzont reports that a third of domestic violence reports are made by men. The newspaper also interviews Family Minister Michael Falzon about the Bill on Children's Rights. 

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