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09/01 -Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC EuropeCyprus peace talks begin on future of divided island. The leaders of Cyprus are meeting in Geneva for UN-led talks, with optimism that they can reach a settlement to end decades of division. The UN envoy in Geneva said Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Mustafa Akinci “really want to make this work”.

FT Europe

Brussels tightens cyber defences after surge in hacking attempts

Co-operation with Nato stepped up. Fears over possible Russian meddling in elections.

WSJE

Hopes for junk debt grow

Slowing defaults and a rise in profits at riskier US companies lead to optimism.

INYT

Restoring the fruits of official corruption

US struggles to give back the assets it has seized without enriching looters.

FRANCE

Le Monde

American intelligence accuses Putin of favoring Trump in the election

A declassified version of the report drafted by the CIA, the FBI and the NSA states that the Russian President has disadvantaged Clinton via cyberattacks.

Les Echos

Car industry turns digital

Web giants and start-ups head to automobile sector. Traditional manufacturers to rush into battle.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

Gabriel: The struggle against the West is hard and implacable

Response to de Maizière: a Great democratic culture offensive. Seehofer: upper limit for migrants.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Berlin fears Russian hacker attacks

SPD parliamentary leader Oppermann sees cyberattacks as a “big challenge for the German election campaign”. EU-Parliament President Schulz: US secret service report about Moscow is worrying.

ITALY

La Repubblica

Grillo distances himself from Nigel Farage in the European Parliament, M5S divided

Beppe Grillo has again created surprise by indicating his intention to join the liberal ALDE group, leaving Nigel Farage’s Eurosceptic group.

Il Sole 24 Ore

Housing: sales going up, the map city by city

The decreasing prices drives up transactions by 28%.

POLAND

Gazeta Wyborcza

Paedophile priest still performs masses

A priest called Roman from Stargard town cunningly took 13-years-old Kasia from her parents, kept her in his apartment and raped her for several months. Today, he is free and continues to perform masses in Puszczykowo, near Poznań town. Kasia has attempted to commit suicide a few times.

SPAIN

El Pais

The government will focus on laws which have only been negotiated previously with the PSOE.

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Expansion

Business owners plan to grow and create jobs

They are confident that political instability will encourage investment.

UNITED KINGDOM

The Times

May calls for revolution in child mental health care

PM acts after The Times “shines light” on crisis.

The Guardian

Johnson in US as May speaks out on Trump

Foreign secretary heads west against backdrop of critical remarks by PM.

 

 

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