BBC Europe – Le Pen accused of plagiarising Fillon. French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been accused of plagiarising defeated rival François Fillon in a speech she delivered on Monday. Several sections of her speech in Villepinte, north of Paris, appear to repeat almost word-for-word comments Mr Fillon made in an address on 15 April.
GERMANY
Merkel on detente mission at the Black Sea
Russia’s President Putin got carried away into expensive conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. The Chancellor flies to Sochi to examine possibilities to escape. Her meetings often hold political topicality.
SPAIN
PP falls for corruption, but Cifuentes reinforces herself
PP falls for corruption, but Cifuentes reinforces herself. President of Madrid region and socialist Ángel Gabilondo obtain the best valuation. Podemos and Ciudadanos win positions.
BELGIUM
Hundreds of film investors have to pay twice
Many victims of Corsan receive hefty tax bill
BULGARIA
The surveillance will cost BGN 5.4 million and will be paid by the Commission
The Ministry of Interior to install surveillance cameras along the Bulgarian-Serbian border
PORTUGAL
Elections in France
What we saw during the rally of Marine Le Pen
SWEDEN
The Swedish Left Party attracted the most
It was difficult to find the same passion and power at the Social Democratic Party at Götaplatsen, where Swedish Minister for Infrastructure Anna Johansson was the poster name, as it was at Gustaf Adolfs torg. Left Party leader Jonas Sjöstedt held his speech there.
USA
The calculated rise of Emmanuel Macron
French presidential candidate skipped electoral politics, instead connecting with the elite
