EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Turks ‘detached from reality’ – EU’s Donald Tusk. Turkey is “completely detached from reality” in calling the Dutch fascists, European Council President Donald Tusk has said. His remarks come amid a row between Turkey and European nations over campaigning for a Turkish referendum.
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Berlin plans €50m fines for hate speech and fake news.
Social networks told to delete content. Fears grow over influence on election. |
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EU Court upholds head-scarf ban.
Ruling allows private firms to prevent employees from wearing Muslim garb. |
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| INYT |
Japan’s radioactive struggle.
Nuclear waste keeps piling up 6 years after Fukushima accident. |
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| Le Monde |
Europe: companies are entitled to ban the Muslim headscarf under certain conditions.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision on religious symbols at work, on Tuesday 14 March. |
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| Les Echos |
Why the Trump tax worries France.
In the United States, Republicans want to establish a 20% “border adjustment tax”. French exporters are alarmed by the rise of protectionism. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Saarland forbids election campaigns of Turkish politicians.
Prime Minister invokes residence law. Erdogan insults Merkel. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Millions in fines for hate speech.
Justice Minister Maas wants internet companies to delete criminal content within 24 hours. Otherwise, the draft law provides for a fine of up to €50 million. |
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| La Repubblica |
Vouchers only for families. A government decree will cancel the referendum.
Date set, but the law will be changed in order to avoid vote. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Fed, ready to raise rates. Brexit, the pound at its lowest level.
Scotland the new unknown factor in the London-EU divorce. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Life after Brexit.
Million of Poles wait for London and EU’s decisions as immigrants do not know what their rights will be after Great Britain leaves the European Union. Prime Minister Beata Szydło said Poland would present its propositions for protecting Poles interests in Great Britain at an EU Summit. |
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| El Pais |
“I won’t allow an inquiry that has a political goal”.
Juan Ignacio Zoido, Minister of the Interior. |
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| Expansion |
Gas Natural to earmark €475 million for Colombia.
The group will apply to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in order to ask Colombia for the expropriation of its joint-venture. |
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| The Times |
Scots want to remain in UK, new poll reveals.
57 per cent reject independence. |
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| The Guardian |
SNP tells May: there is still time for a deal.
Referendum “could be avoided” if Scotland remains in EU single market. |
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