EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC Europe – UKIP leader Nigel Farage stands down.  Mr Farage said his “political ambition has been achieved” with the UK having voted to leave the EU. He said the party was in a “pretty good place” and said he would not change his mind about quitting as he did after the 2015 general election. Leading UKIP was “tough at times” but “all worth it” said Mr Farage, who is also an MEP. He added that the UK needed a “Brexit prime minister”.

FT Europe – Brexit: divorcees untangle their finances.  As the EU and UK prepare for divorce, it is the £47.5bn question. How will Britain settle its budget affairs with Europe? And what will the EU do to fill the black hole if Britain’s contributions to the club stop in years to come?

WSJE – Nigel Farage Resigns as UKIP Leader After Brexit Vote. Nigel Farage on Monday said he would stand down as leader of the UK Independence Party, saying he has nothing left to do now that Britain has vote to leave the European Union.

INYT – Poland’s Conservative Government Puts Curbs on State TV News. The right-wing Law and Justice Party’s effort to impose its nationalist message on the state broadcaster has prompted wide concern about press freedom.

FRANCE

Le Monde – Pro-Brexit Farage resigns UKIP party leadership. “My ambition to lead the UK out of the EU has been achieved”. The anti-immigration party is now a major force in British politics.

Les Echos – Nigel Farage abandons the leadership of UKIP. The leader of the europhobe party was, along with Boris Johnson, the leaders of the Brexit campaign.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeiene Zeitung – Ukip boss and referendum leader on Brexit ,  Nigel Farage, resigns. Nigel Farage , has announced he to withdraw from the party chairmanship . This would not be his first resignation as leader of UKIP, however.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung – Low tax regime for UK after Brexit? How unimaginative. In order to persuade companies not to move , the British government will make the country a tax haven . This is an act of desperation .

ITALY

La Repubblica – Farage resigns as UKIP leader. “I have achieved my objective”. Today Matteo Renzi will gather the leadership of his party, the PD, to analyze the results of the local elections held in June. Elections that went badly for the PD in major cities where the Five star |Movement (M5S) emerged victorious in second round voting on June 19 over democratic candidates.

Il Sole 24 Ore – PM Renzi tries to expand the “yes” front for the electoral law and referendum.

SPAIN

El Pais –  Spain’s jobless claims show biggest June drop in a decade. There were 124,349 fewer people registered as unemployed thanks largely to the high season for tourism.

UK

The Times – Farage quits as UKIP leader. “I want my life back”.

The Guardian – Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader after ‘achieving political ambition’ of Brexit. Man who campaigned for Britain to leave the EU says he is stepping down from leadership of the party