EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Spanish PM will demand direct rule over Catalonia. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has called on senators to approve direct rule over Catalonia, amid an escalating crisis over the region’s push for independence. He said he wanted to dismiss Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont, his vice-president and all regional ministers. Mr Rajoy’s speech was met with applause in the Spanish senate, where his Partido Popular has a majority.
| Les Echos |
ECB sets CAC 40 to highest records in a decade
The Central Bank extends its support to the European economy. As Wall Street does, European markets hit records high. |
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| La Vanguardia |
Puigdemont insists on UDI and paves the way for direct rule in Catalonia
Catalan regional premier drops plans to call elections and takes a step back after considering that he had not guarantee to prevent Article 155. |
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| Corriere Della Sera |
Bank of Italy, post goes to Visco
Gentiloni puts forward his name, despite no from Renzi. It will last 6 years. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Federal Government demands release of all imprisoned Germans from Turkey
Schröder negotiated in Steudtner case / Özdemir: No normalisation yet |
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| Alithea |
We are haunted by the ghost of dirty money laundering
Cyprus in the eye of the storm of two superpowers. |
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| Nea Savatokiriako |
The debt first, the dividend late
The Greek government is in a hurry to complete the review, but the institutions insist on the reforms and the accuracy of numbers. |
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| The Times of Malta |
‘Occupy justice’ at Castille
Female activists demanding action after the assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia are camping outside the Prime Minister’s office in Valletta. |
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| Negocios |
Housing installments on the low for two more years
Draghi announces partial reduction of stimuli but will not raise rates until 2019. |
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| Ziarul Financiar |
Romania, after 10 years of EU membership: The GDP has doubled, the external debt has tripled, and fewer children are born
The highest officials celebrated 10 years of EU membership at the National Bank yesterday. European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources Günther Oettinger also attended the event. |
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| Vecer |
Minister of Finance given a cold shoulder
Minister of Finance Mateja Vraničar Erman had a difficult task while facing Commissioner from Denmark, Margrethe Vestager, in Brussels yesterday. |
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