EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Nobel Prize for Literature delayed amid Swedish Academy ‘sex assault’ scandal. The organisation that decides the Nobel Prize for Literature has said it will not announce an award this year, after it was engulfed in a scandal over sexual assault allegations. The Swedish Academy has been in crisis over its handling of allegations against the husband of a member. She has since quit, as have the academy’s head and four other members.
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| Le Monde |
The battle for farm subsidies has begun.
On Wednesday 2 May, the European Commission confirmed it intends to cut farm subsidies for the first time. |
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| Corriere Della Sera |
Mattarella’s ultimatum
Accord between parties by Monday, or President will take the initiative by himself. |
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| Dziennik Gazeta Prawna |
Brussels’ discipline
Jean-Claude Juncker’s European Commission wants to link EU payments with rule of law compliance. |
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| El Pais |
ETA disappears between massive rejection and admission of failure
The terrorist group announces its dissolution after killing 854 people and commiting crimes for half a century. |
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| L’Echo |
Limburg could welcome its first cannabis plantation
Rendocan would like to legally produce 5 tons per year. It is waiting for a green light from the health minister, who is studying the proposal. |
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| Phileliftheros |
Akinci is a traitor!
Dramatic developments in Turkey and the non-government controlled part of Cyprus. |
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| Naftemporiki |
The Commission lowers the expectations for the Greek GDP
The Commission revises its estimates for the growth of the Greek economy in 2018. |
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| Nepszava |
Shrinking agricultural aids
EU BUDGET The most sensitive issue for Hungary is the future of agricultural aid – We are facing long negotiations in the wake of Britain’s leaving. |
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| Ziarul Financier |
US Vice-President Mike Pence is expected to come to Bucharest this autumn
US Vice-President Mike Pence will come to Romania this autumn for the “Three Seas Initiative – Baltic, Adriatic and Black Sea” regional summit, which is a signal of USA’s involvement in the region and of the focus placed on countries forming the corridor between the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea, according to official sources. |
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| NYT |
Xi tightens his grip on tech
Companies are enlisted to serve Beijing’s goal, but innovation is imperilled. |
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