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

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC EuropeCaruana Galizia case: Malta ex-corruption investigator fears for life. A former anti-corruption investigator in Malta has told BBC Newsnight he fears for his life after looking into allegations made by murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galicia. Jonathan Ferris is seeking full police protection amid concerns he could be targeted after looking into her claims against top political figures. Caruana Galizia was killed in a car bomb near her home on 16 October

FRANCE

Le Figaro

Macron wants to rebalance Franco-Chinese relations

Macron welcomes the “new silk roads”, Chinese President’s Xi Jinping’s flagship economic project, but warned against any hegemonic temptations for the world’s second biggest superpower.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

CDU/CSU and SPD declare that climate goals are unrealistic

Striving to reduce carbon dioxide emissions until 2030 / Greens: Old thinking instead of departure.

ITALY

Corriere Della Sera

Maroni case: doubts, tensions within centre-right

Padoan in the running: I will defend Fornero’s reform.

SPAIN

El Pais

PP is aiming to curb Ciudadanos

Mariano Rajoy has summoned the party’s directorate in order to make an intense analysis of the political situation, aimed at the regional and local elections in 2019.

AUSTRIA

Die Presse

Niki: Back to start

Insolvency. The Odyssey of airline Niki and trembling for 1000 jobs continue. Not Germany but Austria is responsible for the insolvency proceedings. The rescuing sale of the airline is thus invalid.

BULGARIA

24 Chasa

The main lead of investigators is related to the organised crime group “The Impudent” – the victim brought a key witness against them to the police

A businessman who cooperated with the police was killed in Sofia.

GREECE

  Naftemporiki

Measures for boosting entrepreneurship

Simplification of mining activities – New building regulation for bakeries.

HUNGARY

Magyar Hirlap

“Orbán and Kurz are the last chance, or this was it. Let’s wake up!”

A statesman who still has his common sense and puts his people’s well-being first! – comments like this came in response to the Prime Minister’s interview with Bild.

PORTUGAL

Negocios

Taxpayers win 60% of cases against tax authorities

Companies appeal more often to tax arbitration. Celerity explains the demand.

SLOVENIA

Dnevnik

President Pahor in Brussels: President Juncker supports best possible implementation of the arbitration award for both sides

Slovenian President Borut Pahor yesterday visited the President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President Juncker.

©EuropeanUnion2017

 

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