EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Dutch populist Geert Wilders in security leak scare. A Dutch security official meant to protect anti-Islam politician Wilders has been arrested on suspicion of leaking his location to a Moroccan criminal gang. Police said the official was of Moroccan descent but not a bodyguard. Wilders, who has called some Moroccans “scum”, told Prime Minister Mark Rutte the breach was “unacceptable”.
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Unilever pledges revamp to boost profits after fending off Kraft bid
Pressure to speed up shareholders returns. Review set to consider sale of weaker assets. |
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| WSJE |
Gaza lost as to what’s next
Growing ever more distant from West Bank, its lacks a strategy for the future. |
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| INYT |
Probe points to a state plot
New details in death of North Korean leader’s half-brother suggest Pyongyang role. |
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| Le Monde |
Taubira: for the Left, “defeat is not inevitable”
Former Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, who has written a new book, criticises the Left for “giving up its identity” over thirty years. |
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| Les Echos |
Social fraud is now better tracked
Family allowance funds detected 8% more fraud cases in 2016. Total fraud estimated at 2.2% of benefits. Controls continue to improve. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Islamist terrorist scene has grown significantly in Germany
1,600 people now considered to be radicalised. Federal government wants to crack down harder on dangerous individuals. |
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| Sueddeutsche Zeitung |
Vienna pays a bonus for Austrians
Federal Chancellor Christian Kern wants to subsidise companies if they hire workers already living in the country. This should stop the influx from other EU countries. |
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| La Repubblica |
Clash on abortion laws, Lorenzin and the bishops get involved
Doctors and politicians are divided on the topic of abortion, with some doctors refusing to carry them out. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
EU to Italy: reduce debt before April
The EU Commission has invited the Italian government to adopt credible solutions to reduce debt. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Have we found a second planet earth?
Astronomers have discovered seven planets on which may have running water. The scientists are both excited and divided over speculations about possible life on those planets. |
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| El Pais |
Banks continue their bad habits, according to the National Commission of Market and Values
A surprise test has revealed that professionals do not provide enough information on products’ costs and risks. |
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| Expansion |
Popular considers not paying Ron’s pension
The payment of the retirement will be operated should the bank’s legal action over the liability of the former president not be taken. |
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| The Times |
£450m lost over failed green power programme
Minister who backed plan now works in sector. |
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| The Guardian |
Cressida Dick first woman to run Met police
Former counter-terror chief makes comeback to lead UK’s biggest force.
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