EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – German AfD leader Petry meets pro-Putin Russian MPs. The head of the right-wing nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD), Frauke Petry, has held talks in Moscow with MPs close to President Vladimir Putin and with Russian ultra-nationalists. She met State Duma (lower house) Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin and his deputy Pyotr Tolstoy
| FT |
Buyout group 3G to tap $15bn war chest in hunt for fresh target
Unilever rejection fails to deter investor. New York group determined to find big deal. |
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| WSJE |
Kraft follows 3G playbook
Bid for Unilever was driven by Brazilian private-equity firm’s profit expectations. |
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| INYT |
Oil recovers, but not its jobs
By embracing technology, companies now do more work with fewer employees. |
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| Le Monde |
Military armament sales are booming as a result of international tensions
Military trade has increased strongly in the world, reaching levels observed during the Cold War |
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| Les Echos |
Air France: pilots ready for change
Pilots said yes to the principle of a new low-cost company. SPNL Air France president decides to resume negotiations. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
SPD chancellor candidate Schulz wants to correct Agenda 2010
More money for the unemployed and retired, more employee participation. |
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| Suedeutsche Zeitung |
Schulz is drifting away from Agenda 2010
The SPD-chancellor-candidate admits his party’s “mistakes” in social policy. He now wants to correct this and introduce a minimum income as well as make temporary employment contracts more difficult. |
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| La Repubblica |
Prodi: the scission of the PD is political suicide
“I am worried, and not indifferent to the split. Suicide is a human trait”. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
The bubble risk does not scare markets
Since Trump’s election, global stock markets have made $6 trillion. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Poland in sawdust
The Minister of Environment Jan Szyszko announced a law under which landowners can cut trees and bushes that grow on their plot, even if the trees are healthy and old. People are outraged because the tree cutting encompasses thousands of trees. WWF Poland plans to lodge a complaint with the European Commission. |
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| El Pais |
Generalitat call for a date to meet with Rajoy
Puidgemont as well as the President of the Spanish government say they are ready to start negotiations, however their objectives remain different. |
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| Expansion |
Saracho says he has until June to evaluate Popular
Shareholders want to hold former president Ron accountable. Former presidents of Enagás and Deloitte enter the board. Saracho: from the City of London’s anonymity to the rescue of the Spanish bank. |
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| The Times |
Tories turn on minister in business rates battle
Sajid Javid accused of misleading his own MPs |
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| The Guardian |
The Brexit gamble
Crashing out of the European Union without a trade deal would saddle British exporters with extra annual costs of £6bn.
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