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BBC Europe – Malta: Caruana Galizia’s son hits out. The son of an investigative journalist killed in a car bomb attack in Malta has denounced what he called the country’s “mafia state”. Daphne Caruana Galizia, 53, died in an explosion shortly after she left her home in Bidnija, near Mosta, on Monday. She was known for her blog accusing top politicians of corruption.
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| Le Monde |
Hypermarkets: the decline of the French model
As brands like Casino and Carrefour announce their results, the French model of large supermarkets is declining. |
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| Tageszeitung |
End of research
“Wherever you look, there are crooks everywhere”, Daphne Caruana Galizia writes in her last text about tax fraud and corruption in the highest circles of Malta. Half an hour after the publication, the journalist was killed by a bomb in her car. |
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| Corriere Della Sera |
New 0.002% levy on life insurance policies
IRI postponed – Gentiloni: it’s not an electioneering budget. |
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| Dziennik Gazeta Prawna |
Erdoğan irritated with Europe
Poland is the first EU Member States visited by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan since the failed coup in June 2016. The coup became the reason for countrywide political repressions. |
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| El Pais |
“What affects everybody can only be decided by everybody”, Constitutional Court rules
“Catalan Parliament left citizens at the mercy of totally unrestrained power”, says the judgment. |
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| Phileleftheros |
Path for pipeline opens
Joint decision by Cyprus and Greece Energy Regulatory Authorities for the transport of natural gas. |
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| Naftemporiki |
Message of support to Greece
The investments at the front stage – Creation of task force by the two countries’ Finance Ministers. |
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| The Times of Malta |
Delia: PM has to go
Opposition leader Adrian Delia has called on the Prime Minister to resign, saying his position has become untenable in the wake of the government’s failure to safeguard the life of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. |
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| Publico |
Marcelo puts Costa in check
President wants reshuffle and says that left wing parties must decide if they maintain support to government. CDS decides motion of no confidence after Prime Minister speech Ministers and Socialist Party concerned with how Costa managed tragedy. |
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| NYT |
A Nafta fight – in Canada
Lawsuit against country by US firm is a case study of what could sink the pact. |
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