European Headlines
FT – US watchdog heeds Obama call to protect net neutrality
FCC reinforces equality for web traffic
Republican anger at “power grab”

WSJE – British Jihadist in videos named. The masked Islamic State militant known as Jihadi John, who appeared in several videos showing the beheading of hostages, was identified by Western officials on Thursday as Mohamed Emwazi – a British man who was known to British authorities for years.

INYT – ISIS video figure slipped by British. Mistreatment and flaws in surveillance mark Londoner’s path to terror.

France
Le Monde – Innovation: France racks up patents.
The number of patents filed in Europe by France increased by 4% in 2014; a figure well above the European average (+1.2%).

Les Echos – Why the French are flocking for life insurance.
Rising sharply, net inflows reached €2.3 billion in January. Growing success for payments into unit-linked accounts.

Germany
Frankfurter Algemeiner – Indignation in Berlin over Greek Finance Minister.
Yánis Varoufakis speaks of haircut again; the German parliament votes on aid to Athens.

SudDeutsche Zeitung – Schäuble “stunned” by Varoufakis.
Greece’s Finance minister speaks of debt relief again and rushes Germany’s majority parties (CDU-CSU). Nevertheless, the ruling coalition will approve the aid.

Italy
La Republica – Tug of war within the Democrat Party; Bersani affirms to Renzi: “I am not an extra”.
Tensions continue to flare between the party’s minority, led by Pier-Luigi Bersani, and the PM. According to the rebels, the Jobs Act does not comply with the Constitution.

Il Sole 24 Hora – Race for treasury bonds, the spread collapses. The Italian treasury sold 10-year BTP bonds at a record low rate of 1.36%. The spread over the 10-year German bund collapsed to 106.

Poland
Gazeta – Special services investigate into conspiracy.
The Ministry of Interior formed a secret group to find out if former heads of ABW, SKW, BOR and the incumbent head of CBA secret services were involved in the tapping scandal. Minister of Interior Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz suspected them of conspiracy.

Spain
El Pais – The meeting between Jose Luis Zapatero and Raul Castro triggers a crisis with the government. Foreign Affairs Ministry labels the former PM’s visit to Cuba an “incredible disloyalty”.

Expansion – Iberdrola enters the “top 10” of European electricity companies. The company bought UIL Holdings for €2.64 billion and launched its American branch at Wall Street

UK
The Tines – Isis butcher had been MI5 terror suspect for six years.
‘Jihadi John’ is computer science graduate from west London. Security services made repeated attempts to recruit killer.

The Guardian – Isis murderer is Londoner on MI5’s radar since 2009.
Man behind gruesome video deaths revealed.
Former student was detained by security services. ©europeanunion2015