EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – French soldier shoots attacker at Louvre. A French soldier guarding the Louvre in Paris has shot and seriously injured a man carrying a knife who shouted “Allahu Akbar”, police say. The attacker is said to have been trying to enter an underground shopping area outside the museum.
| FT Europe |
BoE raises growth forecasts again but remains wary of Brexit impact
2% rise in GDP predicted. Second revision since June poll. MPC votes to hold rates. |
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| WSJE |
Trump Plays Down Rifts With Allies
The US president sought to play down concerns over tense phone calls he had with Australia’s PM and Mexico’s president in recent days. |
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| INYT |
VWs breadth of deceit
Bosch, a supplier, wrote code that automaker used to deceive emissions tests. |
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| Le Monde |
Marine Le Pen wants the “French citizens first” doctrine to be written into the Constitution
The President of the National Front plans a “national priority for employment” via a tax on “any new contract signed with a foreign employee” |
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| Les Echos |
Banking: a big bang for customers
Changing banks is now finally getting easier for the French. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Merkel promises Erdogan her support in the fight against terrorism
In Ankara, the Chancellor emphasised the significance of freedom of expression and division of powers. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Merkel exhorts Erdoğan
“Opposition belongs to a democratic society”: The chancellor calls on Turkey to respect the principles of the rule of law. |
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| La Repubblica |
New accusations, Raggi under threat
The mayor of Rome was interrogated by prosecutors for eight hours. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Padoan: public finances adjustment under study equal to 0.2% of GDP
Italian finance minister plans to make €2.5 billion through anti-tax evasion policies and cost-cutting. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Strike-breakers from Poland
Workers in the German catering demand pay rises and plan to organise a strike to communicate their claims. Starbucks wants to replace them with Polish workers for the duration of the strike, a move which the German NGG trade union harshly criticises. |
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| El Pais |
Police operation as part of the 3% case before Mas trial
Investigation into the Democratic Convergence of Catalonia’s accounts affects Barcelona’s city hall. |
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| Expansion |
Villar Mir to sell its power plants in order to cut debt
Ferroglobe, its subsidiary, is selling its hydroelectric power plants to the Brookfield fund for 255 million euros |
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| The Times |
End in sight for rail strike as union claims victory
Aslef wins concession in dispute blighting 300,000 commuters. |
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| The Guardian |
Nato must counter Russia’s ‘weaponising’ of lies – Fallon
Nato must begin to compete on the cyberbattlefield to counter Russian hacking, which is “weaponising misinformation” to create a post-truth age, the defence secretary, Sir Michael Fallon, has said.
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