EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Trump says Merkel made ‘catastrophic mistake’ on migrants. Trump has said German Chancellor Angela Merkel made “one very catastrophic mistake” by admitting more than 1m migrants. He said Mrs Merkel was by far Europe’s most important leader, and that the EU had become a vehicle for Germany.
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Facebook rolls out fake news filter in Germany to foil election hoaxes
Berlin fears false stories will sway voters. Users to be warned on sharing disputed items. |
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| WSJE |
Bond market sends signal
Fall in real US yields hints investors are less confident about Trump’s economic plan. |
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| INYT |
A final touch of refinement
Demand by rich Chinese for butlers creates industry to provide the skills. |
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| Le Monde |
Social security becomes major topic in the election campaign
François Fillon raised serious concerns when he proposed, before changing his mind, that social security only cover serious and long-term diseases. |
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| Les Echos |
France to face electricity shortage
Forthcoming cold snap to put pressure on electricity power grid. Individuals will be asked to regulate their consumption at peak hours. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
CDU against special investigators in the Amri case
“No instrument of parliamentary control.” Contacts with criminal police office in Düsseldorf? |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
CSU attacks Schäuble
The Federal Minister of Finance wants to pay off the debt with the surplus from the budget. His Bavarian colleague demands a tax relief before the Bundestag elections.
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| La Repubblica |
EU, ultimatum to Italy, “€3.4 billion over budget”
Commissioner Moscovici has announced that Italy was at risk of disciplinary procedure. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Mayors, decreasing consensus
Chiara Appendino, Nardella and Pizzarotti the most popular local politicians Virginia Raggi and Rita Rossa (Alessandria) at the end. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Elite of elites in outer space
Oxfam charity organisation accentuates a shocking truth about the unevenness in wealth in societies: eight super-rich men from the Forbes list hold assets equal to those held by the poorer half of humankind. Oxfam calls on participants of WEF in Davos for responsible visionary ruling and for business oriented towards employees and producers. |
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| El Pais |
Patxi López: candidate for the position of the Secretary General of the PSOE
“Militants have to make a choice, I will not take part in the plot.” |
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| Expansion |
Saracho to revolutionise Popular’s board
The future president prepares the arrival of true independent members of the board. |
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| The Times |
I’ll do a deal with Britain
Exclusive first UK interview with president-elect. We should trust Putin. Europeans could face US travel restrictions. |
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| The Guardian |
Careless tweeting could cause security risk, CIA tells Trump
Brennan: He must understand Russian threat. It is “outrageous” to call security service Nazis. Gove gets first UK interview with leader-to-be.
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