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BBC Europe – Rajoy faces defeat in Friday no-confidence vote. On Friday he congratulated Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez, who will become prime minister after the ballot. Mr Sánchez, who needs 176 votes, filed the no-confidence motion after Mr Rajoy’s People’s Party (PP) was implicated in a corruption scandal. Mr Rajoy will be the first prime minister in modern Spanish history to be defeated in such a motion.
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| Le Monde |
Brussels looking to dramatically reduce European aid to farmers
Brussels intends to reduce subsidies under the Common Agriculture Policy, from 2021-2027, by 12%, according to internal Commission note.
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| Frankfurter Allgeneine |
Washington imposes tariffs on Europe
EU announces countermeasures / Maas: Trade conflicts have no winners |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Agreement between League, M5S: Conte to be Prime Minister, Tria to Economy Ministry
Di Maio (Development and Labour) and Salvini (Interior Ministry) to be Deputy Prime Ministers. Moavero to Foreign Ministry, Savona to EU Policies Ministry.
Conte: We will put into effect the goals in the contract. PD: A dangerous government. Forza Italia: We will be in opposition.
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
European Union, save Polish courts!
There is still a chance to save the Supreme Court from the political purge. Lech Wałęsa urges the Commission to file a complaint to the Court of Justice of the EU. The Civic Platform (PO) and Nowoczesna (Modern) are also attempting to do so. An online collection of signatures is also on-going.
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| El Pais |
Sánchez secures enough votes to become Prime Minister
Prime Minister Rajoy refuses to resign in order to facilitate different ways to exit the political crisis.
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| Der Standard |
EU announces retaliatory tariffs on US products
As a reaction to punitive tariffs against EU export of aluminium and steel |
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| Le Soir |
Europe-USA: the trade war broke out
Washington carried out its threats of imposing tariffs on European steel and aluminium imports. The EU promised retaliation measures.
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| Berlingske Tidende |
Significantly more young people vote
In eight years, turnout among the youngest voters has increased by 17 percentage points, a new report on last year’s municipal election shows, and this is astounding to a voting expert but voters with immigrant origins lag behind.
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| Neuszava |
Trump firing shots without recharging
Give-and-take. The tariff war unleashed. A single piece of good news has also been received: Prime Minister Orbán may be invited to the White House. |
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| Diario de Noticias |
Brussels creates private pension funds after BlackRock pressure
Proposal of largest fund manager in the world, which lobbies in the EU and hires directly from governments, became reality in one year. Decision affects 240 million Europeans. Internal market of pension funds could triple to €2.1 trillion in the next years.
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