EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Greece: Deadly floods hit Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara. Flash floods caused by heavy overnight rain have killed at least 15 people and caused destruction in central Greece. The industrial towns of Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, west of the capital Athens, were the most affected. Many of the dead were elderly people whose bodies were found inside their homes, reports say. Fast-flowing torrents of red mud flooded roads.
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| Les Echos |
Historic day for aeronautics
Airbus receives biggest order in company’s history at Dubai Air Show. Boeing hits back with 225-plane order from Gulf company. |
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| Suedeutsche Zeitung |
Military coup in Zimbabwe
The struggle for the succession of long-term President Mugabe escalates: The army seizes power in the Southern African state and puts the head of government under house arrest. |
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| Corriere Della Sera |
Italy’s defence over finances, debt: Brussels is wrong
Gentiloni: we are no longer at the very bottom. |
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| Gazeta Polska Codziennie |
Screening of hatred against Poland
Statements about thousands Polish fascists, demands to condemn the Independence March by Polish authorities and concerns over persecuted communists in Poland – that is the summary of yesterday’s debate in the European Parliament on the situation in Poland. Only several dozen of MEPs took part in it. |
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| El Mundo |
Junqueras suggests Rovira as future Catalan premier after assuming he may not be able
Ousted Catalan vice-president has sent a letter to ERC party members saying that “it is time that a woman is at the head” of Catalonia. |
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The Commission’s report criticises the Parliament the most and sees new hope in the Supreme Judicial Council
There is partial and insufficient progress for an immediate waiving of the monitoring mechanism over Bulgaria – this is the shortest summary of the 17th progress report of the Commission. |
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| Naftemporiki |
How the review is “unlocked”
The swap of 20 binds worth €29.7 billion has begun – Waiting for reaction from investors. |
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| Nepszava |
Nuclear option against Poland
Article 7: Following Hungary, Poland is the second EU Member State against which the European Parliament launches a procedure that threatens with the most severe sanctions. |
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| Cypriot Times |
Fuel firms fined for price fixing
Competition watchdog imposes €20.7m fine on companies for colluding with their petrol stations. |
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| The Times of Malta |
Antibiotics use in Malta hospitals tops Europe list
The consumption of antibiotics by the Maltese public outside of hospitals, has dropped over the past five years, but the island tops the list in Europe in terms of their use in hospitals, European data shows. |
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