EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Catalonia leader Puigdemont fails to clarify independence bid. The president of the autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia has failed to clarify whether he has declared independence, in a letter to Madrid. Spain had issued a Monday deadline for Carles Puigdemont to clarify his intent – or face direct rule. Instead, the Catalan leader called for negotiation over the next two months.
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| Le Figaro |
Emmanuel Macron eases his tone, but doesn’t change course
In a televised interview, the President insisted he wants to “protect” the “suffering French”. He also reiterated his desire to “radically transform” the country. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
SPD triumphs in Lower Saxony
Slight losses for CDU, considerable for FDP and Greens / Left Party and AfD weak / Turnout increased. |
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| Il Messaggero |
Austria shifts to the right toward anti-immigrants
Kurz’s people party wins. Strache’s Far-right boom, social-democrats resist Future Chancellor might refuse agreement on migration flows. Uncertain relationship with the EU |
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| El Pais |
Government to prioritise control of Catalan police and finances
PM Rajoy mulls naming territorial delegate to stand in for Puigdemont as the Catalan leader prepared yesterday a long response to the government’s ultimatum, far from the yes or no demanded. |
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| Der Standard |
ÖVP (Austrian People’s Party) clearly in front, SPÖ (Social Democrats) second ahead of FPÖ (Freedom Party)
Considerable gains for right parties, “Blue” party as the coalition maker – Pilz is expected to eliminate the Greens out of Parliament. |
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| Le Soir |
Money laundering: The banks’ major discomfort
A new piece of legislation forcing banks to closely monitor their clients’ transactions creates tension in the sector. |
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| Naftemporiki |
Two months for the review
The first sample from the US is positive – Tsipras’ meetings with Lagarde and Trump. |
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| The Times of Malta |
Level of pollutants in air among highest in EU
Pollution in Malta continues to be among the worst in Europe, with the island having the fourth highest levels of particles in the air compared to all member states. |
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| Negocios |
Interests reduce deficit
Three quarters of the deficit reductions planned for 2018 are based on savings related to interest rates. Pensioners are those who benefit the most from the budget, while relief finally comes for private workers, through IRS changes. |
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| Dagens Nyheter |
Swede behind multi-billion fraud companies
Michael Magnusson is the man behind multiple companies registered in Panama which have been involved in several major fraud cases. Here, several Swedish economic associations were used as savings accounts for fraud in countries such as Malaysia and the United States. |
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