FRANCE

Europe holds its breath

The French Presidency is attracting immense interest in other EU member states and institutions where it is difficult to follow the daily twists and turns of the election campaign.

GERMANY

Washington: Moscow has to choose between Assad and the west

Lavrov: Relations so tough for the first time since 1989 / Gabriel: Do not exclude.

ITALY

Adjustment, further cuts but fewer taxes

Juncker: “Italy is on the right path”. Interview with EU Commission President “Rome outside the euro would be inconceivable”.

SPAIN

Iceta admits that facing PSOE’s interim team was a mistake

The leader of the PSOE’s Catalan branch rectifies at the federal committee and says that it will not happen again

BELGIUM

The city of Namur has submitted an ultimatum to its promoter

The cable car file is stagnating for a year. What is hampering it to move forward: the absence of the numerical offer that the City expects. The municipal college issues an ultimatum to the promoter: the end of May.

GREECE

Greece is ranked first in the increase of taxes

OECD: Greece records the biggest rise in tax and social security burdens for labour incomes in 2016

HUNGARY

Development goes astray

The government could drop the Budapest-Belgrade railway construction.

MALTA

Borussia bus blast

Football team Borussia Dortmund’s bus was damaged and a player injured following three explosions near the vehicle while it was on its way to a Champion League game at home against Monaco yesterday.

PORTUGAL

Government wants penalty banks that do not clear loans

Reform Programme uncovers plan for non-performing loans. CDS forces vote renovation on the left.

SWEDEN

Figures show city preparedness

Dagens Nyheter has investigated the preparedness of Swedish authorities during the first hours of the terrorist attack in Stockholm. General assessment shows that cooperation efforts have been both rapid and successful.