EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Catalonia crisis: Protests over detention of deposed leaders. Several major roads and some rail lines in Catalonia have been blocked by pro-independence activists as part of a day of planned action. Protesters, some carrying separatist flags, are demanding the release of the region’s deposed leaders and activists. A general strike has been called but the major unions say they will not join it.
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| Le Monde |
Facebook, Nike, Apple: the great tax evasion
The “Paradise Papers” provides new proof that tax optimisation remains a very popular game for multinationals: it generates €60 billion in losses for European countries, including €11 billion for France. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Dirty deals with Russian oligarchs
The Paradise Papers show that Appleby has helped confidents of Russian President Putin, although they were sanctioned by the EU. Commission plans blacklist of tax havens. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ora |
Italy questions ECB surveillance stance on NPLs
Draghi: joint effort needed – Nouy: more transnational mergers. |
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| Dziennik Gazeta Prawna |
Insignificant Tribunal
The number of cases forwarded to the Constitutional Tribunal drastically dropped. In the first nine months of the year there were 261. That is over twice as less than in 2015. |
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| El Mundo |
Puigdemont and 200 Catalan mayors speak out against EU for its silence
They attack Juncker and Tajani for “helping PM Rajoy in his coup d’état and restriction of freedom”. |
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| L’Echo |
We do not seek their economic suicide
Representative of the Catalan employers, Carlos Rivadulla says 30% of Catalonia’s GDP is on the way out. |
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| Sega |
This is another ill-considered amendment to the Penal Procedure Code introduced by the CEDB party and hastily voted by the Parliament
The Supreme Court of Cassation will hide prison sentences from the public but not from criminals. |
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| Information |
Texas is divided between bewilderment and full marks for Donald Trump
A year after Donald Trump won the American presidential election, many Texans would still vote for him. Others believe Trump talks too much and has delivered too few concrete results. Information’s US correspondent, Martin Burcharth, and pictures editor Sigrid Nygaard have visited the heartland of Trump. |
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| Jutarnli List |
I am now a resident of London
Todorić arrested but refuses to be extradited. |
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| Dnevnik |
Presidential elections
Dnevnik’s confrontation ahead of the second round of the elections: Borut Pahor and Marjan Šarec go gloves off. |
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