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19/02 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC Europe Israel-Poland spat: Swastikas drawn on Polish embassy in Tel Aviv. Swastikas have been drawn on the gates of Poland’s embassy in Israel, a day after the country’s PM said Jews were among perpetrators of the Holocaust. Police in Tel Aviv launched an inquiry after profanities and the word “murderer” were also discovered. Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki’s comments have been strongly condemned by Israel.

FRANCE

Liberation

The hard-hitting Gérard Collomb

While the presidential majority itself seems troubled by the severity of the immigration draft law that he will present on Wednesday, the French Home Affairs Minister, a former Socialist who has become an ultra-partisan of President Macron’s style, is not hesitating.

GERMANY

Die Welt

Israel against Iran, Russia against USA, Europe against Europe

Warning, threat, conflicts: the Munich Security Conference becomes a microcosm of geopolitical rivalries and regional tensions. More engagement from Germany is expected.

ITALY

La Stampa

Elections, parties have promised one trillion

However, the platforms are vague and full of omissions. Here is how politicians are slipping on the numbers.

POLAND

Dziennik Gazeta Prawna

New minister is reforming an army

The Polish Armed Forced and the Ministry of Defence are undergoing rapid changes.

SPAIN

El Pias

Ciudadanos claims the role of opposition leader

Albert Rivera says PM Rajoy is not complying with the investiture deal and fuels the battle for centre-right.

CYPRUS

Politis

New conditions on the sea

The 22nd of February is a deadline.

GREECE

Tis Kyriakis

They want ballots in October

The target is to benefit from the end of the memoranda and catch up with the decline.

HUNGARY

Nepszava

Secrets of corporation tax allowances: Orbán wants “small football”

Own goal – hundreds of billions may flow freely until we become a factor in Europe – this is the government’s agreement with Brussels. Neither the clientele, nor the clubs are interested in improvement.

SWEDEN

Dagens Nyheter

“Former Swedish Democrat tricked his way into Sweden”

In 2016, a man calling himself Egor Putilov was employed by the Sweden Democrats. He was soon pointed out as a security risk by researchers and experts. He is now operating under the name Martin Dahlin from Luxembourg, and according to newspaper Arbetaren, a woman helped the former Putilov to enter Sweden by using fake information.

SLOVENIA

Delo

Fear of new wars and tensions

After the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the Munich security conference this weekend, some of the 500 politicians and security experts in attendance fear a new war is looming in the Middle East.

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