EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – US punishes 19 Russians over vote meddling and cyber-attacks. The US has imposed sanctions on 19 Russians, accusing them of interference in the 2016 US election and alleged cyber-attacks. They include 13 individuals charged last month by Justice Department Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin accused the Russians of “destructive cyber-attacks, and intrusions targeting critical infrastructure”. He said the sanctions would target “ongoing nefarious attacks” by Russia.
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FRANCE
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| Les Echos |
Automotive: France turns the page on the crisis
Automotive production in France rose by 7% in 2017, returning to its 2011 level. However, employment in French factories declined again last year. |
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GERMANY
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Steinmeier: a new infuse of the old is not enough
Warning words from the President after Merkel’s appointment to Chancellor / Reelection with 364 votes. |
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ITALY
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| La Repubblica |
League-M5S, rehearsals for government
Salvini, Di Maio seek agreement over new electoral law, to hold elections in autumn. Berlusconi angry: “The votes are ours”. PD, Calenda takes the field: Correct Jobs Act and “good schools” measure. |
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POLAND
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| Rzeczpospolita |
Prosecutor’s office versus BBC
44 cases have already been reported because of the new act on the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN). One concerns a British broadcaster. |
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SPAIN
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| El Pais |
London and Moscow bring back ‘cold war’ tension
PM May expells 23 Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former Russian spy and Russian ambassador answers that his government will apply the same measure. |
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AUSTRIA
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| Die Presse |
May freezes contacts to Moscow
Prime Minister May announced her sanction catalogue: 23 Russian diplomats will be expelled, no royals at the Football World Cup – but no economic sanctions. |
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BELGIUM
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| L’Echo |
Belfius going public: the matter is at a standstill
Prime Minister Michel is looking for a compromise and refuses to restrict himself to a schedule. |
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BULGARIA
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| Sega |
SANS obtained control over the real estate and financial wealth of the political elite
Every deal by presidents, MPs, ministers, judges, officers, mayors, bankers, ambassadors and their relatives and friends will become the subject of detailed checks. |
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GREECE
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| Naftemporiki |
Action plan in 4 axes for the non-performing loans
How is the European banking sector shaped ten years after the beginning of crisis. |
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