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09/04 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC Europe – French police clash with eco-activists. French police are trying to evict environmental activists from a wooded site in western France where a new airport was to have been built. Police used tear gas at the Notre-Dames-des-Landes site against hundreds of activists, who built makeshift barricades and set some ablaze. In January the government scrapped the controversial project to build a new airport near the city of Nantes.

FRANCE

Le Figaro

SNCF strikes: government not flinching

As the railway reform bill comes before parliament, rail-workers want to bolster their movement. Emmanuel Macron has decided to take to speak live on television on Thursday.

GERMANY

Handelsblatt

“Time bomb for Gazprom”

Ukraine calls upon Germany to turn away from Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 2.

ITALY

Corriere Della Sera

Centre-right: Premier is ours. Di Maio attacks

M5S Leader: Salvini is making a mistake.

SPAIN

El Pais

Unions divided over support to imprisoned pro-independence leaders

UGT and CCOO national leaderships recognise that Catalan branches must deal with growth of pro-independence activists.

BELGIUM

De Morgen

CD&V try to seduce high-profile rabbi

The Christian Democrats seek the Jewish vote.

DENMARK

Kristeligt Dagblad

Front Page: Russian hardliners and small fish on May’s agenda

Monday, when Prime Minister May visits Denmark, she is seeking support for the propaganda war with Russia and the Brexit negotiations where small fish are high on the agenda but for Prime Minister Rasmussen it is crucial to signal that Member States do not gain from exiting the EU.

GREECE

TO BHMA

Dangerous ping pong game in the Aegean

Erdoğan’s threats, his relation with Putin and the cocky statements of Kammenos. The armament programme is back on the table!

HUNGARY

Magyar Nemzet

Confident victory of Fidesz after an election dragging into the night

Preliminary data suggest Fidesz may have a two-thirds majority; Jobbik comes in as the strongest opposition party

PORTUGAL

Publico

Mário Centeno warns he will not put achieved success”at risk”

In the week the stability programme will be approved, the Finance Minister warns that Portugal cannot enter an excessive deficit again nor put results at risk.

SWEDEN

Svenska Dagbladet

Secret consultant makes his appearance – demands billions from Saab

Saab used a former criminal Swedish businessman as a consultant in Jas Gripen business with South-Africa in 1999 in secrecy.  Now Erik Larsson appears in SvD.

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