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08/05 – Today’s headlines from across the EU

EUROPEAN HEADLINES

BBC  Europe – Protesters bring Armenia cities to standstill after vote. Tens of thousands of supporters of Armenia’s protest leader, Nikol Pashinyan, have responded to his call for civil disobedience, blocking key roads and government buildings. He has led weeks of anti-government protests that forced Serzh Sargsyan to resign after 10 years in power. Mr Pashinyan called for a general strike after ruling party MPs refused to back him as interim prime minister.

FRANCE

Le Monde

University admissions software Parcoursup: the conundrum of popular courses

Universities have until 22 May to respond to secondary school students’ registered course requests.

GERMANY

Frankfurter Allgemeine

Putin: Russia needs breakthrough in all areas of life

Sworn in for fourth term as President. Medvedev to remain Prime Minister.

ITALY

Corriere Della Sera

League, M5S say no to neutral government

Mattarella proposes a duty executive until December, prior to elections.

SPAIN

El Pais

Spanish households get into debt again to consume more

Household income cannot afford its expenditure for the first time in a decade amid a context of optimism due to the alleged end of the crisis.

BELGIUM

De Standaard

“Italy coordinates the Libyan coast guard”

The Libyan coast guard saved a little over 20,000 migrants last year. Only they were not exactly saved. Many of them ended up in the infamous detention camps around Tripoli, where they risk torture, rape or murder.

DENMARK

Kristelight Dagblad

The Middle East to enter a tense week

The USA’s considerations in regards to leaving the nuclear weapons agreement with Iran, tension between Israel and Iran, the election in Iraq, the opening of the American embassy in Jerusalem and demonstrations in Gaza on Nakba Day could set the Middle East on fire.

GREECE

 Eleftherotypia

The Master Chef of employers

Kyriakos Mitsotakis wants working middle ages in labour issues.

LUXEMBOURG

Tageblatt

Green light for ArcelorMittal

Steel: European Commission allows Ilva takeover – with conditions.

PORTUGAL

Publico

Fires. Marcelo will not run if all fail again

President will not dismiss government if there is a new tragedy but draws consequences: “It would act as a deterrent to a new candidacy”. Montepio: Marcelo expects “intervention of those who are competent to intervene”. Tancos: “It would be bad if there were no” conclusions by the end of the mandate.

UNITED STATES

NYT

‘The graveyard of ISIS’

After the battle for Mosul, trash collectors are given task of gathering bodies

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