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01/09 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

FT Europe

Record-low interest rates drive soaring demand for Saudi debt

Saudi Arabia’s first international debt sale has generated so much interest from Asian investors that the kingdom is weighing a full pipeline of bonds to follow a $15bn initial auction as early as October.

WSJE

Brazil President Rousseff ousted

Senate vote removes leftist leader, leaving economically distressed nation divided.

INYT

UK yet to find the right path to Brexit

Competing interests snag efforts to untangle four decades inside the EU.

FRANCE

Le Monde

IS: the mastermind of the attacks in Europe is killed by a US strike

The jihadist group announced on Tuesday the death of its spokesman, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, killed in Syria’s Aleppo province.

Les Echos

Taxes: Sarkozy details his priorities for 2017

In an interview, the former President promises “a massive drop in social benefits”. He targets in Alain Juppé’s programme “the VAT increase”.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

Sharp criticism of Gabriel after statements on TTIP

Kauder blames Economy Minister for continued lack of foresight. Employers’ Federation speaks of a disaster.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Millions of young people without work are Europe’s wound

Despite billions in funding, millions of people younger than 25 remain unemployed. The situation is especially bad in Southern Europe. The European Commission plans a response in October.

ITALY

La Repubblic

Economy is blocked, the government changes: farewell to working bonus

Occupation going down, the government revises its strategy. Stop to the recruitment derogations, there is a plan for productivity.

Il Sole 24 Ore

Flexibility for the earthquake, Berlin “open” to Italy

Renzi: “Serious project, we’ll spend what we need to”. Digital-innovative main line.

POLAND

Gazeta Wyborcza

Alarm for pigs

Before the elections, the Law and Justice (PiS) party promised farmers easing the battle with African swine fever because the respective law provisions were making their lives harder. PiS won the elections, and the ASF is spreading onto Poland. The losses will reach billions of zlotys.

SPAIN

El Pais

Sanchez’ refusal paves the way to new election

Rajoy loses the first investiture vote with 180 votes against him. The PP rules out the possibility to get the votes it needs.

Expansion 

Blockage by Sánchez

His « no » to Rajoy bring the elections closer.

UNITED KINGDOM

The Times

Alzheimer’s drug is huge leap forward for sufferers

Game-changing injection could be offered by NHS in five years.

The Guardian

Brexit means border controls at whatever price, May insists

Theresa May has agreed with her cabinet that restricting immigration will be a red line in any negotiations with the European Union.

 

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