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17/11 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC Europe – UK PM to talk Brexit with EU chief Tusk. The May and Tusk will meet in Gothenburg on Friday, Mr Tusk’s spokesman said on Twitter. The EU has so far refused to discuss the “future relationship”, which includes trade, saying not enough progress has been made on “separation issues” like the UK’s financial bill.

FRANCE

Liberation

No, its not too late

COP23 in Bonn has ended and planet’s situation is still as serious as ever. All is not lost, however. Energy, technology, agriculture; Libération lists the reasons for hope.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

Alliance for fossil-fuel phase-out forged on world climate conference

An initiative of Canada and Great Britain – Germany not part of it

ITALY

Corriere Della Sera

Pope: It’s legitimate to stop treatment

“It’s insidious to persist in treatment which does not benefit the good of the person”

POLAND

Polska Gazeta Codzienne

Time to attack

Prime Minister of Spain Mariano Rajoy stated that too excessive interference of the European Commission in the integrity of other countries, including Poland, is not acceptable. At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister of Hungary Zsolt Semjén declared: We will not take part in unlawful sanctioning of Poland. – Poland in its fight with EU institutions is not alone – comments Vice-President of the European Parliament Ryszard Czarnecki.

SPAIN

El Pais

PSOE requests explanations for cyberattacks on Catalonia

Russian government warns that meddling claims can complicate the relations with Spain

AUSTRIA

Der Standard

Global union for end of coal-based energy

Climate Summit: Canada, France, Italy, Great Britain, Austria put pressure

BELGIUM

La Libre Belgique

Philippe Close: “Thugs are the ones that need to be sued, not the police”.

Brussels Mayor wants 400 extra police officers for the capital.

GREECE

   Naftemporiki

11 mandates for the Commission

European Court of Auditors: The memoranda brought progress only in the fiscal issues, they failed as regards debt and growth

MALTA

The Times of Malta

Auditors clear all EU agencies, except Malta’s

The European Court of Auditors gave a clean bill of health to 40 of the 41 EU agencies, singling out the Malta-based European Asylum Support Office for non compliance with public procurement principles.

SWEDEN

Dagens Nyheter

Theresa May aims to provide EU with new Brexit offer

British Prime Minister May has arrived to Gothenburg for the EU Social Summit, despite being under pressure related to Brexit. In an exclusive interview with Dagens Nyheter, Mrs May stated that the country has made significant progress regarding Brexit, and that Europe will not have to pay more or receive less after Brexit has been completed.

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