Carney brushes off Brexit attacks and leaves door open to rate cuts
Bank of England head lower risk of recession. Vote fallout still likely to slow economy.
WSJE
US warns Russia on hacks
One of the suspected intruders says his alleged ties to Russia are “nonsense”.
INYT
Caught in a pilgrimage crush
Survivor of deadly hajj in Saudi Arabia last year recounts his experience.
FRANCE
Le Monde
Apple ruling: Brussels tackles tax evasion
The European Commission is expected to present in autumn a draft directive to advance tax harmonisation in the EU.
Les Echos
The new Chinese betting of Peugeot
PSA opens its fourth factory with Dongfeng, his historical partner. The manufacturer puts on SUVs to address weak sales. With the help of its Chinese shareholder, the French group wants to reduce costs in the country.
Chancellor calls in parliament for moderation in the debates. Critics against CSU.
Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Merkel: Be moderate
A dig at CSU leader Seehofer – Emphatic Chancellor warns political parties against imitating the language of right-wing populists. Who does, finally loses orientation.
ITALY
La Repubblica
Grillo saves Raggio and goes back to « vaffa », power struggle among M5S leaders
Auto absolution in the Murano case. Di Maio’s silence: “I undervalued the probe”.
Il Sole 24 Ore
ECB prepares new QE, stock exchanges and bonds rising
Today Draghi announces scheduling of further monetary stimulus.
POLAND
Gazeta Wyborcza
Minister seizes Museum in Gdańsk
Minister of Culture will merge the World War II Museum and the Museum of Westerplatte in Gdańsk because it is the only way to fire a director of the World War II Museum and to change the museum’s exhibition that the Law and Justice criticises. The World War II exhibition is praised by specialists around the world but PiS thinks it lacks Polish narrative.
SPAIN
El Pais
PP blames Guindos for “Soria case” in order to protect Rajoy
The management says that the minister gave wrong information on the appointment for the World Bank. He fears the impact for the elections on 25 September.
Expansion
Globalvia, Ferrovial and Alsa to compete with Renfe
The private groups get ready to face the end of monopoly starting in 2019.
UNITED KINGDOM
The Times
MPs to leave Parliament in £4bn restoration plan
First move since 1941 announced today. “Catastrophic” warnings over flood and fire.
The Guardian
Grammar schools expansion risks disaster, May is warned
The government’s social mobility tsar has warned that expanding the grammar school system would be a disaster.
