The week at a glance

Fun Run Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Opposition leader Adrian Dellia share a light moment in St George’s Square, Valletta, after completing the President’s Fun Run. What made the headlines Malta tops Europe list of early school leavers: Almost a fifth of Maltese young people aged 18 to 24 do not receive any form of education or train-ing, placing the county on top of the EU early school leavers’ list. The EU average last year stood at 12.4 per cent, well below Malta’s 19.7 per cent, according to the European Commission’s 2017 Social Scoreboard. Passports schemes under EU scrutiny: The transparency of cash-for-passport schemes such as the one operated in Malta are under scrutiny, a spokesman for the European Commission told the Times of Malta. The spokesman said Brussels is drawing up a report on national schemes granting EU citizenship to rich individuals. Multi-million online gaming racket linked to Qormi firm: A multi-million euro online gambling racket involving parlours across Italy was directly connected to a server hosted by a Qormi-based company, the Times of Malta was told. Months-long investigations by the Italian fiscal police led to the arrest of seven people...