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10/01 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC EuropeSwiss Muslim girls must swim with boys, European court rules. Switzerland has won a case at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) obliging Muslim parents to send their children to mixed swimming lessons.It said authorities were justified in giving precedence to enforcing “the full school curriculum” and the children’s “successful integration” into society. The ECHR acknowledged that religious freedom was being interfered with. But judges said it did not amount to a violation.

WSJE

US pilots face close calls with Russia jets over Syria

Fighting parallel wars in crowded airspace, militaries seek to lower risk of accident.

INYT

A first lady exerts her power

As Mugabe declines, his wife maneuvers to succeed him in Zimbabwe.

FRANCE

Le Monde

Left-wing presidential primary: candidates struggle over employment and purchasing power

Manuel Valls, Arnaud Montebourg and Vincent Peillon developed these two major themes during their election campaigns.

Les Echos

French stock exchange: record dividend for CAC 40

CAC 40 companies paid out €46.2 billion in dividends in 2016. Share buybacks greatly increased last year also.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

Merkel: The attack warns us to act quickly

Federal Chancellor announces “national effort” in deportations.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Harsher conditions for terror suspects

Shackles and prolonged deportation custody. The federal government is planning stricter laws as a consequence of the Berlin attack. Chancellor Merkel sees “clear” need for action.

ITALY

La Repubblica

EU: doors closed for Grillo

European liberals reject M5S’s advances, causing chaos among its MEPs.

Il Sole 24 Ore

Venteo banca and Vicenza: green light to mini-reimbursements

Bank decree, the Government pushes on the transparency of insolvent debtors.

POLAND

Gazeta Wyborcza

President kills junior high schools

President Andrzej Duda hesitated until the last moment but finally signed Acts that liquidate junior high schools as of 1 September 2017 and reform the Polish education system. Teachers and local self-government activists plan to go on strike against the reform in March.

SPAIN

El Pais

Ministry of Health to increase financial compensation for high income retirees

People who earn more than €30,000 will be better reimbursed for what they spend on drugs.

Expansion

CaixaBank launches commercial strategy called Family

Bank aims to strengthen leadership of private banking market.

UNITED KINGDOM

FT Europe

VW top brass accused of keeping lid on cheating after 2015 briefing

US says managers ordered “concealment”. FBI arrests ex-compliance chief Schmidt.

The Times

One in four A&E wards is unsafe, say doctors

Hunt accused of diluting patients’ guarantee.

The Guardian

Hunt ditches target as A&E crisis deepens

Frontline doctors warn patient safety at risk as casualty unit overwhelmed.

 

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