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International Trade : ‘Europe-China trade war looms’

The EU plans to file a complaint with the World Trade Organisation over import duties imposed by China on stainless steel tubes. The procedure will amount […]

12 June 2013
53 4
Presseurop
La Tribune
Economy: Brakes fail on European car industry decline

“This year risks being a rough one for European carmakers,” announces Der Spiegel. The weekly reports on a recent study published by the Centre for […]

11 June 2013
56 14
Presseurop
Der Spiegel
Internet: ‘More email death threats’

Several Swedish speaking Finnish journalists and organisations, including the editor of Helsingin Sanomat, Riikka Venäläinen, and the newspaper's managing editor, Paula Salovaara, have received anonymous […]

11 June 2013
43 3
Presseurop
Helsingin Sanomat
Czech Republic Floods: ‘First damage estimates: 20,000,000,000’

As water levels subside, local authorities and insurance companies are starting to count the cost of flood damage. According to preliminary estimates, this will total around […]

11 June 2013
40 9
Presseurop
Mladá Fronta DNES
Environment: ‘Malta bucking European trend on CO2 emissions’

Malta is failing to comply with European Union pledges to cut carbon dioxide emissions produced as a result of fuel combustion, according to a new […]

11 June 2013
42
Presseurop
The Malta Independent
Single European Sky: ‘One sky for Europe’

“Brussels is trying yet again to create a common sky over Europe,” writes the conservative daily. European Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas will warn the 27 […]

11 June 2013
60 7
Presseurop
Rzeczpospolita
PRISM Scandal: ‘Government espionnage a new threat for Swiss banks?’

According to information revealed to The Guardian by Edward Snowden – a former CIA technician turned whistleblower – in 2007, the American National Security Agency […]

11 June 2013
42 2
Presseurop
Le Temps
Italy: ‘All cities turn left: 16 to 0’

The second round of local elections on June 9 and 10 saw the Democratic Party (PD) and its allies sweep to victory in all 16 […]

11 June 2013
92 3
Presseurop
La Repubblica
Prism scandal: ‘Europe demands answers from Obama over surveillance by US’

European political leaders on Monday denounced US Prism surveillance operations, which tracked internet and telephone data from citizens around the world, as unacceptable and demanded […]

11 June 2013
88 5
Presseurop
The Guardian
War in Syria: Are Belgian jihadists committing murder near Aleppo?

"A Belgian is leading killing sprees and rapes against 'non-believers,'" in Syria, reads a headline in Belgian daily De Standaard, following the discovery, on June […]

10 June 2013
95 19
Presseurop
De Standaard, De Morgen
Turkey: ‘A protest in every square’

After almost two weeks of demonstrations against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government, thousands of people occupied Istanbul’s Taksim Square over the weekend. Other protests were held […]

10 June 2013
54 1
Presseurop
Radikal
EU-US: PRISM makes trade deal a mission impossible

“Data spying scandal threatens EU-US trade talks, headlines the Financial Times, reporting on the latest twist in the story about allegations the US intelligence service, […]

10 June 2013
129 6
Presseurop
Financial Times, The Guardian
Belgium: ‘Another step towards euthanasia for children’

In the wake of several months of testimony from doctors and experts in medical ethics, a Belgian Senate committee will on June 12 examine the […]

10 June 2013
293 5
Presseurop
De Morgen
Poland: ‘Great escape of the young’

More than 70 per cent of the 2 million Polish emigrees are aged 39 or younger, writes Rzeczpospolita quoting recent data released by the Central […]

10 June 2013
139 21
Presseurop
Rzeczpospolita
Germany: ‘Dangerous games played in euro bailout’

In the runup to the German Constitutional Court’s examination of euro bailout policy, which is set to begin on June 11, the German government has […]

10 June 2013
66 14
Presseurop
Handelsblatt
Debt crisis: ‘Irish bailout costs British taxpayers an extra £10bn’

Britain has provided £10bn (€11.8bn) in “back-door bailout” funding since 2008 to prop up the struggling Ulster Bank, a subsidiary of the nationalised Royal Bank […]

10 June 2013
73 3
Presseurop
The Times
Spain: ‘ECB proposes extending Spanish bank bailout’

The Spanish bank bailout could be extended beyond the planned expiry date of December 31, 2013, so as to provide a "financial safety net". The possible […]

10 June 2013
83 2
Presseurop
El País
Hungary: ‘Weekend of flooding’

The waters of the Danube have risen to record levels in Budapest: 8.90 metres on June 9. As it stands, however, flood barriers in […]

10 June 2013
30
Presseurop
Népszabadság
Spain: European Citizen’s Prize doesn’t please everyone

As soon as the European Parliament awarded the European Citizen’s Prize 2013 to Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca (PAH), a Spanish anti-evictions group, controversy […]

7 June 2013
107 8
Presseurop
El Mundo
War in Syria: ‘Vienna deals fatal blow to its Golan mission’

Following fierce fighting between rebels and Syrian government troops near the Israeli border, Austria has decided to pull its peacekeepers out of the Golan Heights, […]

7 June 2013
55 3
Presseurop
Die Presse
Denmark: ‘Hackers against society’

Between April and August 2012, hackers broke into police driving licence databases and downloaded thousands of files containing social security numbers, staff emails and information […]

7 June 2013
40 3
Presseurop
Berlingske Tidende
Bosnia-Herzegovina: ‘The human shield of women: waiting for a unique id number’

Three thousand people, mostly mothers and babies in prams, surrounded the Bosnian Parliament in Sarajevo on June 6 to demand MPs pass a law […]

7 June 2013
46
Presseurop
Oslobođenje
Portugal: ‘Government sees controversial IMF report as negotiating tool’

The ruling PSD government was surprised with the International Monetary Fund report acknowledging errors in Greece’s bailout, reports Diário Económico. Although it has not officially admitted […]

7 June 2013
38 3
Presseurop
Diário económico
Eurozone: ‘Draghi... softly softly’

European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi, announced in Frankfurt on June 6 that the bank's interest rates would remain unchanged at 0.5 per cent […]

7 June 2013
43
Presseurop
Cinco Días
Greece: ‘Quarrel follows Greek odyssey’

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) report, which admitted "significant failures" in the handling of the Greek bailout in 2010 and the restructuring of its debt […]

7 June 2013
62 1
Presseurop
Ta Nea
France: ‘Death of an anti-fascist’

Clement Meric, an 18-year-old anti-fascist activist, died on June 6 after being attacked the previous day in Paris by a gang of skinheads. Seven members of […]

7 June 2013
97 66
Presseurop
Libération
United Kingdom: ‘Cameron relents to give MPs vote on Syria’

Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to offer MPs a vote on whether to arm Syrian rebels, amid growing opposition from backbenchers over UK intervention […]

7 June 2013
33 1
Presseurop
The Independent
United Nations: Catalonia lands a UNESCO seat

A representative from Catalonia will take up a place at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) from June, writes El Periódico. The […]

6 June 2013
135 5
Presseurop
El Periódico de Catalunya
Turkey: ‘#wewillnotbepushedaround’

A one word hashtag in the pro-government Turkish daily Star sums up the response of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his supporters to the […]

6 June 2013
39 1
Presseurop
Star
Greece: ‘We made some mistakes over austerity’

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has admitted making "notable errors" in the design of the 2010 Greek bailout package and in the 2012 debt restructuring […]

6 June 2013
105 40
Presseurop
Ta Nea
Germany: ‘Drone targets innocent man’

Three weeks after the German government announced it was to abandon the €500m Euro Hawk surveillance drone project, Defence Minister Thomas de Maizière has claimed […]

6 June 2013
37 1
Presseurop
Die Tageszeitung
Finance: ‘Brussels to strip London of Libor role’

Oversight of the Libor bank lending rate will be taken away from the City of London and transferred to Paris under a new plan currently […]

6 June 2013
80 11
Presseurop
Financial Times
Economy: ‘Latvia ready to adopt the euro’

The EU Commission approved Latvia's entry into the Eurozone as of January 1, 2014. The country has met the convergence criteria, the Commission says in […]

6 June 2013
53 12
Presseurop
Diena
EU funds: ‘EU billions handed out’

Polish regions will receive more than €10bn in extra EU funding over the next seven years as part of the forthcoming EU budget, writes Rzeczpospolita. The […]

6 June 2013
44 21
Presseurop
Rzeczpospolita
Slovenia: ‘Two years in prison for Janez Janša, in the name of the people’

Former Slovenian prime minister Janez Janša, who served from 2004-2008 and 2012-2013, was sentenced to two years of prison, on June 5, by a Ljubljana […]

6 June 2013
36 2
Presseurop
Dnevnik
Eurozone: Poor but stable, Latvia looks set to join the club

The European Commission has further cleared the way for Latvia’s accession to the Eurozone. In a document published on June 5, it reports that the […]

5 June 2013
104 23
Presseurop
Diena, Der Standard
International Trade: ‘Europe challenges China over solar panels’

The European Commission has "cautiously showed its claws to Beijing," says Belgian daily Le Soir following its decision to impose provisional anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese […]

5 June 2013
55 33
Presseurop
Le Soir
Air Transport: ‘Shocking working conditions at Ryanair’

An airline stewardess working for Ryanair, who has decided to file a suit against the low-cost airline company, has told her story to Danish daily […]

5 June 2013
122 20
Presseurop
Jyllands-Posten
Benelux: ‘Parliament demands Fyra inquiry, as Belgians move to investigate manufacturer’

On June 4, a substantial majority of Belgian MPs demanded that a parliamentary committee be established to investigate the technical and commercial boondoggle surrounding the […]

5 June 2013
23 2
Presseurop
Trouw
Romania: ‘Gigi Becali sentenced to 3 years in "suitcase" corruption trial’

George "Gigi" Becali, a controversial Romanian politician and owner of the Steaua football club of Bucharest was sentenced to three years in jail on June […]

5 June 2013
40 6
Presseurop
Jurnalul Naţional
Economy: ‘Portugal more credible but debt still shatters records’

Two years into his mandate, Diário de Notícias compares the prime minister’s promises and results and argues that the right-wing coalition’s dreams are mostly unfulfilled. In […]

5 June 2013
68 11
Presseurop
Diário de Notícias
United Kingdom: ‘Osborne’s ultimatum to ministers: cut now or face worse to come’

The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has warned government ministers who are refusing to reduce spending that their departments will be punished with […]

5 June 2013
48 3
Presseurop
The Independent
Turkey: “Democracy is not just elections”

On its front page, the large circulation daily cites the above words of Turkish President Abdullah Gül, intended as a warning to Prime Minister Erdogan […]

4 June 2013
119 4
Presseurop
Posta
Poland: ‘4 June 1989: Registering the Benefits’

“We have something to celebrate”, headlines the economic daily on the 24th anniversary of 1989’s parliamentary elections, which marked the beginning of Poland’s transition from […]

4 June 2013
32 26
Presseurop
Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
Czech Republic: ‘Frightening elements’

With the Czech Republic's worst flooding in over a decade leaving “seven people dead, four missing and nine thousand evacuated from their homes”, the Prague […]

4 June 2013
39 3
Presseurop
Mladá Fronta DNES
Central Europe: ‘Higher risk of flooding than in 2002’

Conditions worsened in flooded areas as the waters rose "dramatically on June 2," reports Austrian daily Der Standard. In Salzburg, in the Tyrol and in the […]

3 June 2013
45
Presseurop
Der Standard
Turkey: ‘He has not learned his lesson’

Large demonstrations have been held around Taksim Square in Istanbul since May 31, protesting at plans to convert the square's Gezi Park into a shopping […]

3 June 2013
53
Presseurop
Taraf
EU-US: ‘EU agreements put pressure on environmental regulations’

The free-trade agreements that the European Union is negotiating with Canada and preparing to open with the United States "could have serious consequences for the […]

3 June 2013
109 1
Presseurop
De Volkskrant
Turkey: ‘Welcome to Resistanbul’

"The first real victory over [Prime Minister Recep Tayyip] Erdogan was celebrated on June 1 by nearly 500,000 demonstrators in Taksim Square, in Istanbul's city […]

3 June 2013
111 1
Presseurop
Die Tageszeitung
Croatia’s local elections: ‘Milanović saved by the second round’

Prime Minister Zoran Milanović's Croatian Social Democrat Party (SPD) lost Zagreb, as expected, in the second round of local elections held on June 2. However, the […]

3 June 2013
32
Presseurop
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