08/01 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC Europe – Borussia Dortmund bus bombing suspect ‘did not intend to kill’. A man on trial over the bombing of the Borussia Dortmund football team bus last year has admitted he detonated explosives along its route. Sergei W, 28, told a court in Dortmund that he had not intended to kill anyone. He is a German of Russian origin. His full name was not revealed. The attack left a defender, Marc Bartra, with a fractured wrist and a police officer with hearing loss.

FRANCE

Liberation

President Macron: Three days in Beijing

The President beigns a highly anticipated visit to China where he intends to play the role of key partner, taking advantage of Trump’s incoherence and May and Merkel’s domestic problems.

GERMANY

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

“It can succeed”

As the coalition talks with the SPD begin, Chancellor Merkel spreads optimism. CSU Chairman Seehofer cautions the negotiators to talk less and work more.

ITALY

Corriere Della Sera

Lombardy, Maroni quits

Issue addressed at centre-Right coalition meeting. Agreement against Fornero Law.

SPAIN

El Pais

“I do not give up the idea of forming government in Catalonia,” says Inés Arrimadas

The leader of Ciudadanos in Catalonia, Inés Arrimadas, firmly believes that the party’s strategy to overcome pro-independence bloc is right

AUSTRIA

Die Presse

Kickoff for grand coalition

Germany. Union and SPD started exploratory talks. Disagreements especially between SPD and CSU.

BULGARIA

24 Chasa

Borisov takes up the intermediary role in EU-Turkey relations

Bulgarian Prime Minister meets up with Turkish peer, President Erdogan at the renovated Iron Church in Istanbul.

CZECH REPUBLIC

Hospodarske Noviny

Increasing efforts to have Brussels deal with Stork nest subsidies

Babíš to be answerable to EU

GREECE

Naftemporiki

The debt towards tax offices surpasses €100 billion

Some 4,207 million people had overdue debt towards State in November.

PORTUGAL

Publico

Youth unemployment is growing despite economic recovery

One quarter of young people has no job. Portugal is the EU country where youth unemployment increased the most. Inadequate training and new internship rules explain the increase.

SLOVENIA

Delo

Brussels’ lobbying for arbitration

Today, Slovenian President Borut Pahor will try to persuade the European Commission to become more actively involved in resolving the complication with Croatia.