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BBC Europe – Slovakia journalist murder: Interior minister resigns. Slovakia’s Interior Minister Robert Kalinak has resigned amid a political scandal caused by the murder of a journalist and his fiancée. Mr Kalinak bowed to pressure from a junior coalition partner and quit his posts, stripping Prime Minister Robert Fico of a key ally. “It’s important for stability to be maintained,” Mr Kalinak told reporters as he announced his plan to step down.
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Nuclear plant: France closes Finnish EPR fiasco
An agreement revealed on Sunday provides for Areva to pay €450 million to its customer TVO. The overall bill for the Finnish EPR in Olkiluoto now reaches €10 billion, ten years behind the original timetable. |
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GERMANY
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Trump threatens Mercedes and BMW
The US President could impose tariffs on cars from the EU. Trade talks between Brussels and Washington remain inconclusive for now |
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ITALY
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| Corriere Della Sera |
It is up to others, opposition
Renzi: I have seen flattery, cowardice. Revenge will come, I remain in the PD. Assembly today – Interview with PD leader: “I resign, the assembly will decide. Never with extremists” |
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SPAIN
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| El Pais |
Rajoy accelerates regional financing agreement to curb Rivera’s surge
Spanish government wants to attract the PSOE to give the message that traditional parties ensure social welfare, 15 months before regional elections |
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BELGIUM
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| La Libre Belgique |
Dive into Vladimir Putin’s Russia
This Monday, “La Libre” starts a series of articles to shed light on the stakes of the presidential elections in Russia. |
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BULGARIA
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| Sega |
Bulgaria’s wealth gap is getting even bigger
18% of Bulgarian youngsters under 24 neither working, nor studying; just 29% of the nationals are computer literate |
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ESTONIA
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| Aripaev |
Odd newcomer
Lithuanian travel company Novaturas will arrive on the stock market in March; however, Friday’s results raised a lot of questions because several parts of the initial promises had changed. |
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GREECE
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| Naftemporiki |
The negotiation will be judged on details
Separation of prior actions in four categories on the basis of difficulty |
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MALTA
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| The Malta Independent |
Helena Dalli shows personal support for free contraception
Equality Minister Helena Dalli has expressed her personal support for the introduction of free contraception, or at the least free contraception to low-income people through means testing. |
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SWEDEN
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| Dagens Nyheter |
Swedish Minister for Defence at the Russian line of confrontation
Swedish Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist visited South Ossetia, where 19 Swedish soldiers are present as part of an EU unit. The Minister stated that it is interesting to see such a place with one’s own eyes, and that it is highly important that the EU continues its participation in efforts of this sort. |
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