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16/05 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC EuropeItaly’s populists aim to challenge EU on debt and migrants. Italy’s two populist parties will try to reach a deal on Wednesday on forming a government, and a draft proposal is to demand billions in debt relief from the European Central Bank. The draft, seen by HuffPost Italia, calls for €250bn (£220bn; $295bn) of Italian bonds bought by the ECB to be cancelled. Italy has the second highest public debt in the eurozone.

Le Monde

Celebrations in Jerusalem, a bloodbath in Gaza

Local authorities say that Israeli army shot at thousands of demonstrators, gathered along the Gaza border on Monday, leaving at least 58 dead and over 1,500 wounded

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

International criticism against Israel’s approach to the Palestinians

Independent investigations are demanded / Sixty dead, more than 2,700 wounded

ITALY

La Repubblica

Di Maio and Salvini united against EU. Government, idea of relay returns

Draft contract: leaving the euro is possible, Draghi should cancel €250 billion in debt

POLAND

Rzeczpospolita

Lonely without euro

Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia want to join the eurozone. Countries with their own currencies will be on the outskirts of the EU.

SPAIN

El Pais

Government and PSOE agree to impose tougher direct rule on Catalonia if necessary

Rajoy and Sánchez agree to maintain, for the time being, the intervention in Catalonia’s finances

AUSTRIA

Der Standard

Court of auditors warns of additional costs due to asylum tightening

Removal of migrant’s mobile phones and cash would increase administrative expenses

DENMARK

Kristeligt Dagblad

“Hide a coin in the bra”: Minority women aided in avoiding forced marriages

Young women, who fear being forced in to marriage in a foreign country, should carry a coin in their underwear when going through metal detectors at the airport to help thwart the journey, the Municipalities of Copenhagen and Aarhus recommend.

GREECE

  Naftemporiki

Irish model for the NPLs

The plan foresees the repayment of the good and the write-off of the bad loan

HUNGARY

Nepszava

Soros’ office is leaving

Decision. The centre for Open Society Foundations is moving to Berlin, and Central European University is ready to move to Vienna

SLOVENIA

Delo

If the state is paying for the wire, it should pay for the funerals

The state is planning the renewal and maintenance of the border fences. Meanwhile, the law is imposing the municipalities to cover the costs of immigrant burials.

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