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YANNICK PACE CANNABIS smokers will be asked to register with the government under new rules for recreational use, which will however exclude the es- tablishment of so called 'cof- fee shops' or 'cannabis clubs'. "Government will be insist- ing on some principles, in- cluding a minimum legal age of 21, absolute prohibition [to smoke] in public places, as well as a user registration platform that protects us- ers from criminal action and which controls dispensing." However it is still unclear whether registered users will be allowed to procure can- nabis from the illegal drug market, or whether they will be given access to state-sanc- tioned sup- plies. Newspaper post SUNDAY • 6 JANUARY 2019 • ISSUE 1000 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY €1.95 PAGE 3 CLARE AGIUS One of Malta's best loved TV presenters and actors who recently took up the green mantle takes the Q&A MaltaToday2 LOOKING AT 2019 Will Joseph Muscat step down as party leader in 2019? • Can Adrian Delia survive the upcoming European elections? • And how will the Maltese agenda shape the forthcoming MEP contest? PAGES 6-15 Our 1,000th edition YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT SUNDAY • 6 JANUARY 2019 • ISSUE 1000 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY SUNDAY • 6 JANUARY 2019 • ISSUE 1000 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY maltatoday 2 INSIDE EU waters down threat to cash-for- passports scheme MATTHEW VELLA A so called 'crackdown' on the sale of citizenships by EU gov- ernments, including Malta, is expected to be watered down to a series of guidelines for European member states, de- spite strong statements made recently by the European Commission. Brussels insiders told Mal- taToday that Vera Jourova, the EU's commissioner for justice, would not take a hard stance on the sale of pass- ports by countries like Malta and Cyprus. Instead, the Commission is expected to take a generic ap- proach on the subject, after commissioning an external study on some eight member states currently offering "citi- zenship for sale" schemes. Jourova had previously al- luded to worries about the origins of the wealth of Rus- sian applicants for Maltese citizenship, even though the Malta Individual Investor Programme is billed as the gold standard of such schemes due to its rigorous approach to due diligence. But a report originally scheduled for the autumn as part of a general drive against money laundering has already been delayed. Despite tough talk on passport sale, Brussels will issue guidelines on all EU citizenship schemes Cannabis: users will be registered by State PAGE 4 President to lead Constitutional reform committee after April PAGE 16-17 President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca has been asked to continue leading a steering committee for Constitutional reform after her five-year term comes to an end in April. "It is important that we make ourselves well understood on this reform, because God forbid such a historical and important process for our country is tainted by misconceptions. We need this reform exercise to belong to all the people, and not to a few individuals… at the start of 2019 we will be holding a substantial number of consultation meetings, because we want to invite all the people to participate, in some way or another, if possible." Will Joseph Muscat step down as party leader in 2019? elections? • And how will the Maltese agenda shape the

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