EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – UK PM rejects partial EU membership. The UK PM will tell other European countries the UK wants to trade with them “as freely as possible” but will not be “half-in, half-out” of the EU. Her speech is expected to include further hints Britain could leave the EU single market.
| FT Europe |
Big brands group and lens maker join forces in €50 billion eyewear deal
Italy’s Luxottica and France’s Essilor in tie-up. Merger poised to shake up €90 billion sector. |
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| WSJE |
Trump comments spark unity call
Europe officials worry US president-elect may be planning to reset longstanding ties. |
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| INYT |
Wind farms stand idle in China
One remote site reflects deep challenges facing renewable-energy sector. |
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| Le Monde |
The dynamic behind Macron troubles the other candidates for the presidential election
Full house for Macron. On 14 January, in Lille, he brought together more than 4,000 people. No other presidential candidate attracts as many people. |
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| Les Echos |
Essilor: the €50 billion bet from a CAC 40 champion
French group to merge with Italian luxury eyewear giant Luxottica, owner of Ray-Ban. The new group will reach €15 billion in turnover and will have 140,000 employees. Stock Exchange to welcome the operation. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Merkel: We Europeans have our fate in our own hand
Trump: don’t care whether Europe is united or not. Moscow: NATO is indeed a leftover of the past. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Trump questions the post-war regime
NATO is obsolete, the EU is only useful for Germany, Merkel’s refugee policy is a catastrophe: the US president-elect tells how he sees the world – and threatens the German car industry. |
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| La Repubblica |
Agcom stops Vivendi
“The French have gone over the limites of the Gasparri law.” |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Essilor-Luxottica: €50 billion merger
The two titles skyrocket on the markets. The new quotation in Paris. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Trump destroys the European Union
In his first interview with European media, US President-elect Donald Trump forecasts a breakdown of the European Union, is happy with Brexit, deems NATO obsolete and suggests lifting sanctions imposed on Russia. The Kremlin is very pleased to hear Mr Trump uttering such views. |
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| El Pais |
EU to call for unity faced to Trump’s threats
Germany and France warn that the fate of Europeans is in their hands. |
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| Expansion |
Five former directors of the Galician savings banks to go to jail
They are the first managers of savings banks to go to jail. |
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| The Times |
Trump broadside stuns Europe
Merkel seeks urgent talks after president-elect condemns Nato, EU and Germany. |
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| The Guardian |
May rules out UK staying in single market
PM to insist on border controls in key speech spelling out Brexit strategy.
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