EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Turkey signs deal to get Russian S-400 air defence missiles. Turkey has signed a controversial deal with Russia to arm its forces with Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara had already paid the deposit on the deal, estimated to be worth $2.5bn (£1.9bn). Turkey has the second-largest army in Nato. Alliance members are urged to buy compatible weapons systems.
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| Les Echos |
ISF, taxation of capital: the executive’s choices.
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire delivers to Les Echos the latest arbitrations of the 2018 budget. He assumes “a clear choice to reward those who take risks”. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Schulz: If Ms Merkel wants to join my cabinet, she can do so
Chancellor candidate Martin Schulz wants to make SPD the strongest power. There are doubts regarding Jamaica coalition. |
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| Corriere Della Sera |
The Pope and migrants. “It’s right to wonder how much room there is”
“Take them in, but with prudence. Thank you, Italy.” |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Tribunal defends President Przyłębska
Common courts cannot assess the correctness of the election of the President of the Constitutional Tribunal, claims the Tribunal. What will the Supreme Court do, since it is supposed to make a judgement today on the matter? |
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| La Vanguardia |
Yes vote takes to the streets
Thousands rally for the sixth time in favour of independence. |
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| Naftemporiki |
Skouries in the investment narrative
The government accuses the New Democracy party of the negative development – Discontent in Brussels. |
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| Latvijaz Avize |
Reloading a gun – a scare tactic
Russia and Belarus in a military drill attack an alliance of three imaginary countries – Vesbaria, Lubenia and Veishnoria. |
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| NYT |
Desperation in Irma’s wake
Social fabric begins to fray in some Caribbean islands hit hardest by hurricane. |
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| Kommersant |
Selective democracy
In the result of the municipal elections held on September 10 in Moscow, democratic opposition has passed in more than 60 municipal assemblies; in eight of them the democrats have received the majority. In the Gagarin municipality, where President Vladimir Putin voted, all the mandates were won by representatives of Yabloko. The headquarters of ex-deputy of the State Duma Dmitry Gudkov, who was engaged in the campaign of the majority of candidates, and Yabloko have already announced the nomination of their candidates for the election of the mayor of Moscow in 2018 |
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