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25/07 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC Europe – Spanish deal to tackle gender-based violence. Spain’s political parties are celebrating a “historic” €1bn (£895m; $1.2bn) five-year programme to tackle gender-based violence. The measures include providing victims of abuse with six months’ unconditional unemployment benefit to give them a new start, and outlawing imprisoned abusers from being visited by their children. The agreement was reached after six months and 66 expert hearings.

FRANCE

La Croix

US-Mexico: The wall of fear

Since Donald Trump’s inauguration six months ago, arrests of illegal migrants have increased considerably

GERMANY

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Daimler got ahead of VW regarding a self-indictment

The Stuttgart-based company incriminated oneself as the first one at the cartel authorities, admitting to entering into agreements with other companies. The Swabians now can hope for immunity from prosecution.

ITALY

Corriere Della Sera

“The EU should be serious about it. Enough jokes”

Migration: Mattarella calls for the same “firmness” applied to banks

POLAND

Rzeczpospolita

Opposition of President

On Monday 24 July, after 10 a.m., Polish politics radically changed and gained a new dynamic.

SPAIN

El Pais

PSOE party is wary of Pedro Sánchez proposal on Spain’s multinationalism

Several branches of the party have expressed concerns with the idea proposed by the party’s leader.

AUSTRIA

Die Presse

Poland threatens isolation of judiciary

President Duda’s partial veto of judiciary reform doesn’t solve the basic problem: the government wants a politicised judiciary, whose judgements wouldn’t be recognized in Europe

BULGARIA

Sega

If they are found guilty on charges of supporting “armed terrorist organisations”, the journalists might face prison sentences of up to 43 years

Protesters gathered in front of a court house in Istanbul where hearings started on the case against 17 journalists from an anti-government newspaper.

GREECE

Naftemporiki

Greece returns to the markets

Invitation to investors to purchase state debt that expires in 2022 – First trial return after 2014.

PORTUGAL

Negocios

Capital Group with millionaire bet on Portuguese debt

North-American giant already owns €580 million invested in bonds.

UNITED STATES

WSJ

China plans for a conflict

Chinese military hedges against a possible U.S.-North Korea showdown.

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