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24/05 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC EuropeItaly president names novice Giuseppe Conte as populist PM. Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella has accepted a political novice as prime minister, paving the way for two populist parties to form a government. The anti-establishment Five Star Movement and right-wing League chose law professor Giuseppe Conte in a bid to end 11 weeks of political deadlock. The 53-year-old has faced claims that he embellished his CV, which he denies.

FRANCE

La Croix

Better protecting our data

A new european regulation to better protect our privacy comes into force tomorrow.

GERMANY

Handelsblatt

Planless in Beijing

Chancellor Merkel travels to China with a large entourage. But while her local partners follow a clear expansion plan, Germany seems to lack a strategy.

ITALY

Corriere Della Sera

Mandate for Conte, the limits imposed by the Presidential Palace

“Italy will remain in Europe, I will be the people’s lawyer”. The Presidential office: worry about the stability of the country.

SPAIN

El Pais

PNV saves Rajoy’s budget despite vailidity of direct rule

Basque Nationalist Party justifies its vote due to their responsibility and “intersts for the citizens in the Basque Country”.

AUSTRIA

Der Standard

Government formation in Italy irritates financial markets

Fear of increase of public debt. EU warns of consequences for the euro.

BELGIUM

De Tijd

Turkey tries to mitigate economic crisis

Investors have lost confidence in Turkish President Erdoğan.

BULGARIA

Sega

Neither the Commission nor the ECB want Bulgaria in the euro area

Bulgaria fulfils the nominal criteria but corruption and poverty are impediments, according to two parallel reports.

GREECE

Ta Nea

Elections rehearsal with extreme polarisation

The three omissions of Greek Prime Minister Tsipras that open the way to elections.

HUNGARY

Nepszava

Criticism received from Brussels

REPRIMAND Hungary was warned again by the EU: it failed to fulfil its commitments. Budget austerity may ensue. We are drifting further away from the euro.

PORTUGAL

Negocios

Changes to the labour code threaten companies

Institute for Management Development (IMD) says that changes will hinder competitiveness. Portugal rose 6 positions in the Swiss institute ranking.

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