EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Russia launches Zapad war games in Belarus. Russia and Belarus have launched a large-scale joint military exercise, called Zapad-2017, which has made nearby Nato countries nervous. It is one of Russia’s biggest military exercises since its 2014 annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula. Russia’s defence ministry says about 12,700 troops are participating, but Nato expects the numbers to be higher.
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| Les Echos |
Europe will monitor Chinese acquisitions
Strategic investments could be scrutinised by governments. Paris satisfied with this new arrangement. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Border controls in the EU remain
The Commission gives in to the wish of Germany, France and Austria. In the face of the terrorist threat the Member States are to be allowed to check people significantly longer than before. |
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| La Repubblica |
Prodi: Stopping Jus Soli is a wrong calculation based on surveys
Former prime minister criticises the Democratic Party (PD): they should have explained the law. “Without new citizens, no funds for pensions.” |
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| El Pais |
Catalan government settles itself into disobedience
Deputy regional premier Oriol Junqueras refuses to send accounting reports to finance minister Montoro and obliges Finance Ministry to assume the payments. |
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| Die Presse |
The risk of a Euro-enlargement
Juncker advance. Critics are growing after the proposal made by the European Commission president to include all European Union Member States in the eurozone after the Brexit. Countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Bulgaria are they ready to take this step ? |
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| Information |
Thulesen Dahl: Give Great Britain a good deal – it could be a model for a more loose attachment to the EU for Denmark
The Leader of The Danish People’s Party criticises the Danish government for working against a good solution for Great Britain’s exit from the EU. He believes that the Britons should be allowed access to the internal market even if they are not a part of the free movement. Such an agreement could be an example of Denmark’s future as an an EU member. |
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| Naftemporiki |
The IMF insists on stress tests
It asks for the asset quality review of banks before the end of the programme. |
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| The Times of Malta |
Juncker’s tax scheme is unrealistic, warns Scicluna
Malta opposes the idea floated by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that European tax reforms should not require unanimous approval. |
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| NYT |
Independence beckons Kurds
Referendum in Iraq is seen as historic step, but powers in the region are opposed. |
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