EUROPEAN HEADLINES 

FT – Yellen signals rate rise this year as economy shakes off crisis “trauma.” Fed chair says US heading for full employment. Growth expected to accelerate.

WSJE – Samsung makes push before vote. Holders weigh merger in test of Lee family control.

INYT – Iranians eager to get back in business. Despite sanctions relief, nation faces long path to opening its economy.

FRANCE

Le Monde – Tsipras defends controversial agreement in front of the Greek parliament. Alexis Tsipras was to have a series of reforms voted by the Parliament on Wednesday evening. The right wing votes were supposed to compensate for the no votes from the left.

Les Echos – Taxes: what CAC 40 groups are charged. French large companies’ taxes increased by 1% at a global level in 2014. Cautious about their reputation, they are more careful regarding tax-optimisation.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ)  – Auschwitz survivors welcome sentence for former SS man. Oskar Gröning was sentenced to four years in prison for complicity in murder in 300,000 cases.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung – Athens needs €100 billion. Greece’s financial problems are growing: the original estimated €86 billion are far below what the country actually needs, the creditors have reckoned.

ITALY

La Repubblica – Greece’s Parliament accepts Europe’s plan for reform. Reforms for a new bailout were approved by the Greek Parliament yesterday. Syriza is split in two with 40 MP’s defying leader Alexis Tsipras and voting against the plan.

Il Sole 24 Ore – Greece chooses Europe. The Greek parliament has approved the reform plan proposed by Europe in order to receive a third bailout. Half the PM’s party, Syriza, voted against it.

POLAND

Gazeta – Triple agent shakes Poland. Marek Falenta, the main suspect in the tapping scandal in Poland, has cooperated with three special services: the Internal Security Agency (ABW), the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBŚ). The services, however, had no idea that they cooperated with the businessman at the same time.

SPAIN

El Pais – Tsipras saves the bailout plan despite his party’s rebellion. The agreement receives the majority support in the midst of huge tension in the streets.

Expansion – Urgent €7 billion loan for Greece. The EU is planning a loan to prevent outstanding debt before the third bailout is approved.

UK

The Times – Shock poll puts Corbyn on course to lead Labour. Jeremy Corbyn, the radical left-wing MP, is on course to win the Labour party leadership race, according to leaked private polling.

The Guardian – Hospital consultants face ultimatum. Britain’s medical consultants are to be told by the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, that a new weekend working contract will be imposed on them unless they agree to sweeping changes within six weeks.

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