EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Uzbek man pleads guilty in Stockholm terror trial. An Uzbek man on trial in Sweden has pleaded guilty to carrying out a lorry attack which killed five people in Stockholm last April. Rakhmat Akilov, 39, admitted driving at high speed down a pedestrian street, the country’s worst terrorist attack. His asylum claim had been rejected in 2016. He had expressed sympathy for the Islamic State (IS) group.
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FRANCE
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| Le Figaro |
Iraq: after the war, the challenges of reconstruction
In Kuwait, international funding donors discuss the help to provide to a country devastated by both three wars and the Islamic State’s reign in Mosul. Political reforms are indispensable. |
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GERMANY
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| Suedeutsche Zeitung |
Great coalition would benefit pensioners and families
Economists calculate the effects of a renewal of the great coalition: pensioners would get an average of €622 more per year, younger employees about €450. |
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ITALY
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| Corriere Della Sera |
M5S, a shortfall of 1.4 million
Missing repayments: 10 cases, one MP suspends himself. The defence: It’s others who are the thieves. |
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SPAIN
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| El Mundo |
Regional PP leaders undermine Montoro proposal and call Rajoy for more initiative
Regional PP leaders reject a release of debt to autonomous communities and demand to unlock the regional financing scheme. |
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BELGIUM
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| Le Soir |
Water quality is worrying
The European Commission states that the health of 900,000 Belgians is jeopardised by worn-out pipes. |
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CYPRUS
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Diplomatic marathon without a result
Turkey resolute – SAIPEM 1200 remains firm – Tusk, Commission and Greece condemn the Turkish provocations. |
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CZECH REPUBLIC
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| Hospodarske Noviny |
How much would Czexit cost
Due to EU withdrawal, the Czech Republic would be deprived of free trade first and foremost. |
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DENMARK
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| Information |
The backside of growth: Our energy consumption is now increasing again
After several years of decreases, the energy consumption in the EU as well as Denmark is again starting to increase and move away from the goal of 20% energy savings in 2020 and thus away from the Paris agreement’s demands. The strengthened financial growth is a part of the explanation. Experts and industries are calling for an increased effort for energy optimisation in order to maintain the course. |
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GREECE
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| Naftemporiki |
€200 billion the cost of 2015
“Greece was in a dead-end because of the omissions of its successive governments.” |
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SLOVENIA
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| Delo |
Price of peace in Western Balkans
It is not possible to shake off the impression that the Croatian-Serbian meeting was directed by the EU and the US. |
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