EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Putin: Western sanctions ‘harmful for everyone’. President Vladimir Putin has said Western sanctions against Russia are “harmful for everyone” and it is in everyone’s interests to lift them. Speaking in Austria, he said Russia had restored stable growth, despite the EU and US sanctions first imposed in 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said his country wanted to act as a bridge between Moscow and the West. But he said he would not break ranks within the EU on the sanctions issue.
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| Le Figaro |
Immigration, austerity, Russia: in Italy, Conte embraces disruption
Yesterday, the new Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte fervently defended before Parliament the “populist” policy he intends to implement: fight against the “business” of immigration, revival of growth and openness towards Russia.
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| Handelsblatt |
Supply shortage as announced
Alarm in the automotive industry: As TÜV and co are not able to check vehicles as fast as the European Union is tightening the laws, first losses of production are threatening.
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| Corriere Della Sera |
Confidence for Conte: we are populists
Prime Minister 75-minute speech at the Senate: “Cut golden pensions. Fight corruption” “Revolutionary measures, fiscal peace”. Opens towards Moscow, review sanctions. Renzi: you are the establishment now, no allowances.
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| El Pais |
Sánchez forms Cabinet of experts. Rajoy resigns as PP leader.
Former Prime Minister leaves the election of his successor in the hands of the party. |
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| Die Presse |
Viennese friendliness for Putin
President Putin had no need to be critical of his hosts in Vienna. OMV and Gasprom entered a preliminary agreement for a new supply contract until 2040.
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| Le Soir |
Counterfeiting costs Belgium 2 billion Euro
The loss of sales due to counterfeiting weighs heavily on the Belgian economy. It amounts to about 8,000 jobs a year.
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| Politis |
Famagusta through the compensation committee
Turkey is examining further treatments for the sealed-off city.
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| Berlingske Tidende |
Minister of Taxation open to reducing corporate taxes
In both the US and several EU Member States, corporate taxes are lowered, and now the Minister for Taxation Karsten Lauritzen is signalling that Denmark will need to join the race and lower its own corporate taxes.
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| Nepszava |
Oligarchs’ little lake
COAST GUARD CHANGE – Lake Balaton’s former strongmen lost their significance, the Hungarian sea is becoming more and more the territory of Mészáros and Tiborcz.
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| INYT |
Pushing his message across E.U
Allies of Hungary’s leader are buying media outlets, extending far right’s clout.
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