EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Azerbaijan ‘operated secret $3bn secret slush fund‘. Azerbaijan’s ruling elite operated a secret $2.8bn (£2.2bn) slush fund for two years to pay off European politicians and make luxury purchases, an investigation shows. The money was allegedly channelled through four UK-based opaque companies. People said to have been paid include European politicians who adopted a favourable attitude to the government.
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| Le Figaro |
France wants to facilitate expulsions of illegal migrants
As our country is facing an important migrant influx, Interior Minister Gérard Collomb wants faster returns of rejected asylum seekers. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Rift between Europe and Turkey
Merkel wants to discuss cancellation of EU accession talks at October summit, Ankara reacts with outrage: “You are building a Berlin Wall with the stones of populism.” One German citizen is freed. |
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| Corriere Della Sera |
Vaccines, Veneto’s breach
“Moratorium up to 2019”. Lorenzin: outlaw, responsible in case of epidemics. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Orbán’s muzzle
The Hungarian government is destroying NGOs just like Putin’s Russia. It is harassing them with investigations, accusing them of connection and takes away their money. Law and Justice (PiS) is following these footsteps. |
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| La Vanguardia |
Monotoro warns that not paying taxes to the State is against the law
The Catalan Tax Agency counts with 700 civil servants to collect taxes transferred to the region. |
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| Hospodarske Noviny |
Czech Republic insists on supporting factory farms
EU wants to reduce support to large-scale farmers, Czech Minister of Agriculture Jurečka is against that. |
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| Kristligt Dagblad |
The EU is getting closer to a complete breakaway from Turkey
Germany’s chancellor wants to put an end to the EU’s accession talks with Turkey and the Danish prime minister supports the proposal. |
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| Naftemporiki |
Where the labour reforms in Europe have failed
What the interventions in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece caused. |
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| Vecer |
Slovenia strengthening its confidence
Slovenia at the Bled Strategic Forum taking advantage of the home court. |
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| WSJ |
North seen preparing new launch
US ambassador to the UN says North Korean leader appears to be ‘begging for war’. |
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