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30/08 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

 

FT EuropeApple faces multibillion tax bill in EU ruling. Brussels decides tech group received illegal state aid from Ireland

BBC EuropeApple ‘should repay Ireland 13bn euros’. Ireland should recover up to 13 billion euros from Apple in back taxes, the European Commission rules

WSJE

Slow IPO market ready to rebound

A flood of share debuts is expected to invigorate the listless market for IPOs after this upcoming weekend’s US Labor Day holiday, but the revival might be short-lived.

INYT

Coal country is wary of Clinton’s pledges

Witnesses to the decline of tobacco view promise of retraining skeptically.

FRANCE

Le Monde

Angela Merkel: « There is still much to be done »

The German Chancellor plans to run for a fourth mandate in 2017.

Les Echos 

What Medef is asking 2017 presidential candidates

Business owners’ federation Presiden Pierre Gattaz calls for “strong commitments” at the opening of the Medef summer university. He believes “2 million jobs” can be created with the right reforms.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

France further argues over Burkini ban

Sarkozy: provocation of political Islam. Cazeneuve: Irreparable stress.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Seehofer: Rarely a stupid discussion

The CSU leader criticized with clear words the chancellor candidate debate. Deciding whether Merkel will lead CDU/CSU again in the election should fall at the earliest in late autumn.

ITALY

La Repubblica 

Earthquake: the scandal of the embezzled funds

Millions for security used for other construction works. The inhabitants to the Prime Minister “No to the funerals in Rieti”.

Il Sole 24 Ore 

European stock exchanges stopped, dollar pushed by the Fed

Rates decreasing but Milan lost 1%.

POLAND

Gazeta Wyborcza

It is war time in Russia

Russia is now imitating a full-scale war as it trains not only the Army but also the State Administration. It further plans  to mobilize the reservists, the Army to seize civil cars and the central bank to open field branches.

SPAIN

El Pais

Rajoy wins the investiture without votes, and Sanchez has no choice but to accept

The President succeeded to gather 170 seats, six less than the required majority. The Socialist leader continues to affirm that this will avoid new elections.

Expansion

5 new Socimis on the Stock Exchange

They are specialized in rental accommodation, a market offering profitability of 4%.

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UNITED KINGDOM

Financial-Times-UK-GB

Apple slapped with demand to pay billions in EU back tax

SPD says challenges ‘underestimated’; Chancellor hit by sharp drop in polls.

The Times

UK threat to cut security ties as Calais crisis grows

Home secretary heads for French showdown over migrants.

The Guardian 

UN aid mission in Syria pays millions to Assad’s regime

Analysis by the Guardian reveals links to the President.

 

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