| FT Europe |
US banks face higher costs after tit-for-tat Brussels blow
Grip tightened on overseas lenders. Transatlantic tension likely to rise. |
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| WSJE |
Competition to cut taxes heats up
Trump and UK’s May look at lower corporate rates to lure and keep companies at home. |
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| INYT |
“There’s no law on the Amazon”
Modern pirates terrorize ships with near impunity along Brazilian rainforests. |
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| Le Monde |
Fillon: the conservative wave
Taking 44.1% of the vote, François Fillon looks like the favourite for the second round of right wing primary against Alain Juppé (28.6%). |
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| Les Echos |
Fillon-Juppé: the match of projects
The finalists in the right-wing primary differ partly on their programme. The mayor of Bordeaux is banking on his credibility, the Paris MP on his consistency. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
France’s conservatives gather behind Fillon
Former Prime Minister wins the primary election. Sarkozy withdraws from politics. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
The SPD takes its time
In spite of Merkel’s announcement, the Social Democrats won’t choose their chancellor candidate before January. Secretary General Barley harshly criticises the CDU/CSU, but refuses to rule out a grand coalition. |
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| La Repubblica |
The Pope and abortion “yes to forgiveness for women and doctors”
The Pope clarified his position on abortion, saying it is a grave sin, but that it is forgivable. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Wall Street hits historic high, Milan slowed by banks
ECB President Mario Draghi has said the QE programme is key to economic recovery and the pace of reform must accelerate. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Government puts pressure on third sector
Prime Minister Beata Szydło announces a bill to regulate activities of “civic society”. The National Centre for Civic Society Development will formulate NGO objectives and decide on supporting them financially with both public money and EU funds. |
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| El Pais |
The Spanish government will extend the State budget to save time
The Ministry of Finance will present the 2017 accounts in January or February in order to take the pressure off negotiations. |
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| Expansion |
Fuel, tobacco and alcohol taxes to increase
Corporate tax: tax write-offs to decrease. Tobacco: the previous system will disappear. Fuel: professionals and independent workers to be exempted. |
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| The Times |
Putin moves his missiles in new threat to Europe
Kremlin takes action in challenge to Nato. |
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| The Guardian |
Show your passport for NHS treatment
Patients could be told to bring two forms of identification, including a passport, to hospital to prove they are eligible for free treatment under new rules to stop so-called “health tourism”.
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