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14/11 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC Europe

FRANCE

Le Figaro

European defence wants to emancipate itself from United States

On Monday, 23 EU Member States committed to an unprecedented military “cooperation” for the development of weapons and the launch of foreign field operations.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

EU states want to cooperate more closely for defence

Federal Minister of Defence of Germany Ursula von der Leyen: Big day for Europe / More money for armament, avoid doublings.

ITALY

Corriere Della Sera

Renzi opens to the left. Bersani: too late

“Mishmash without a change is pointless”. Italian Prime Minister Gentiloni steps in to avoid divisions.

POLAND

Gazeta Polska Codziennie

Eighth debate on nothing

22 injured police officers after riots in the capital of Belgium.

50 people arrested on the first night of carnival in Cologne.

Still anxious atmosphere in Catalonia.

Despite the tense situation in Europe, the European Parliament is prepared for a debate on the situation in Poland. This time, the debate is preceded by media outlets’ attacks on the country and accusations of fostering fascism and Nazism.

SPAIN

El Pais

EU supports Spain against cyber attacks on Catalonia

EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence commit themselves to fight the manipulation of public opinion through networks on Russian territory.

BULGARIA

Sega

With an amendment to the Constitution, the ruling parties want to waive the legal limitations on investigating the privatisation

The “vicious” privatisation brought the Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (CEDB), the Nationalists and the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) political parties closer.

DENMARK

Information

27 psychiatrists: Donald Trump is mentally unfit for being president

American psychiatrists have remotely diagnosed US President Trump in a jointly written book. But is it ethically justifiable to judge his mental condition remotely? The psychiatrists think so, because it is a question of emergency, while psychiatrist associations distance themselves from it.

GREECE

 Naftemporiki

106 new tax laws in four years

Frequent changes in tax legislation, even one every 90 days.

PORTUGAL

Publico

Houses in Lisbon and Porto are transformed into one room apartments

Urban rehabilitation: the increase of the number of tourists is leading owners to divide their houses into smaller apartments, destined to local housing.

SWEDEN

GP

Sweden to the World Cup!

The Sweden national football team managed to defend itself against Italy (0-0), being qualified for the World Cup in Russia. This marks Sweden’s first World Cup participation in 12 years.

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