EUROPEAN HEADLINES
FT – Brussels to hit Google with market abuse charge sheet. Defining antitrust case of internet era threatens US group’s business model.
WSJE – Nokia, Alcatel to form telecom behemoth. Talks come amid industry shift toward software.
INYT – US find an army in disrepair in Iraq. Now the question arises: can another round of training take hold?
FRANCE
Le Monde – Middle-East: Putin dictates the rules of the game by rearming Iran.
Les Echos – Alcatel-Lucent sells itself to Nokia to save its destiny. Creation of a new telecommunication equipment behemoth.
GERMANY
Frankfurter Allgemeine – Doubts about constitutionality of family care allowance. The court in Karlsruhe is concerned whether the federal government has the right to take such a decision.
Suddeutsche Zeitung – Family care allowance hangs in the balance. The court in Karlsruhe expresses strong doubts about the controversial family care allowance, which was introduced under pressure from the CSU. In the judge’s view, the Federal Government has no competence in the matter.
ITALY
La Republica – Italicum: the Democratic Party’s minority is still against the reform. Renzi loses its temper: “This is not a Monopoly game”. There were 80 Democratic members of Parliament that blocked the reform of the electoral law, the PM demands that they stop their game.
Il Sole 24 Ore – Green light to the prefilled 730 form for income statement. As of today, 20 million Italian taxpayers will be able to download a prefilled version of their 730 income tax return form.
POLAND
Gazeta – A remedy for a stupid legislation. Polish patients encounter massive problems with access to medicines as wholesalers export them abroad, e.g. Germany. The Ministry of Health is to be blamed for the shortage.
SPAIN
El Pais – IMF forecasts that Argentina and Brazil will go into recession. Spain to create more than 600,000 new jobs within 2016.
Expansion – Offensive from Spanish companies in Cuba. The Bank of Spain and Cesce will give financial support.
UK
The Times – Brussels vows to block Cameron on EU treaty. President’s threat raises stakes over referendum.
The Guardian – Clegg: we will not sell out in coalition talks. Exclusive: Lib Dem leader says party will stick to its manifesto promises.
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