Press digest

The following are the top stories in the Maltese and overseas press. The Times says a survey has shown that 55% of the Maltese feel that migrants do not add value to Malta. It also reports that the former head of the Faculty of Pharmacy had been awarded compensation of €250,000 after he was not reappointed to the post following the doctors’ strike 35 years ago. The Malta Independent says that climate change legislation is to be drawn up. It also reports how the head of the European Central Bank said the euro structure is unsustainable. l-orizzont leads with proposals for a fair society made by Labour leader Joseph Muscat. In-Nazzjon says Malta has the lowest unemployment rate in the EU. The overseas press Börzen Zeitung reports unemployment across the eurozone has risen to the highest level since the single currency was created. Figures for March and April show a record 11 per cent jobless rate across the eurozone, meaning more than 17.4 million people are out of work. Meanwhile, Il Sole 24 Ore announces that the leaders of Italy, France, Germany and Spain will hold a summit on the eurozone crisis in Rome on June 22. The talks take place just days after a crucial Greek vote on...