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Portugal: ‘Political instability causes panic in Lisbon stock exchange’

The Lisbon stock exchange index fell by 3.54 per cent on April 3, triggered by ongoing political instability, despite a vote of no confidence on […]

4 April 2013
4210
Presseurop
Diário económico
Tax havens: ‘The riches’ tricks’

The names of thousands of people from across the world who hold secret offshore bank accounts have been revealed after a leak of 2m documents […]

4 April 2013
264
Presseurop
Süddeutsche Zeitung
France: The Swiss account weakening François Hollande

"Contemptible," proclaims French daily Libération following the admission by former Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac that he does have a bank account in Switzerland. On April […]

3 April 2013
718
Presseurop
Libération, Le Monde, Le Figaro, Mediapart
Internet: Google in privacy showdown with EU states

Six of Europe’s largest data protection agencies launched a joint legal case against Internet search giant Google on April 2 over alleged breaches of EU […]

3 April 2013
663
Presseurop
Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph
Cyprus: ‘Memorandum to run until 2045’

On April 2, the Cypriot government and the EU-ECB-IMF troika concluded an agreement on the conditions for the €10bn loan to the stricken Mediterranean country, […]

3 April 2013
45
Presseurop
O Phileleftheros
Hungary: ‘Envelopes are thinner’

Another consequence of the economic crisis is that bribes are getting smaller, reports the daily, noting that the under-the-table payments made to doctors, and which […]

3 April 2013
384
Presseurop
Népszabadság
Unemployment: ‘What is destroying Europe’

The unemployment rate in the Eurozone reached a record 12 per cent of the workforce in February, bringing the number of men and women without […]

3 April 2013
281226
Presseurop
Die Tageszeitung
Balkans: ‘Slovenia unanimous in its support for European Croatia’

On April 2, the Slovenian parliament unanimously endorsed the treaty for Croatia’s accession to the EU. The vote had been made possible by the March 9 […]

3 April 2013
20
Presseurop
Delo
Ireland: ‘Troika raises failures on health spending’

The Irish government must begin providing monthly reports on health spending to the troika of international lenders (EU-ECB-IMF) as part of efforts to reduce costs. According […]

3 April 2013
872
Presseurop
The Irish Times
Czech Republic: ‘Godfathers’ black day’

“The North Bohemia regional ‘boss’ Alexandr Novák was arrested yesterday after he avoided a prison term [for corruption]. The very same day police brought criminal […]

3 April 2013
18
Presseurop
Mladá Fronta DNES
Denmark: 875,000 Danish children locked out of school

“Teachers must accept that school managers have the right to arrange how work is organised, as is the case in all other workplaces,” writes conservative […]

2 April 2013
80
Presseurop
Berlingske Tidende, Politiken, Jyllands-Posten
Germany: Renewables fill nuclear power shortfall

"In 2012, Germany once again exported more electricity than it imported," reports Spiegel Online. It exported 66.6 TWh (terawatt hours) compared to the 43.8 TWh […]

2 April 2013
15627
Presseurop
Der Spiegel
Romania: ‘Bank of Cyprus pulls down shutters for a week while seeking buyer’

Following the decision to restructure the Bank of Cyprus, which was one of the measures included in the EU-ECB-IMF bailout, 12 Bank of Cyprus branches […]

2 April 2013
18
Presseurop
Ziarul Financiar
NATO: ‘Empty threats’

“Autumn will see a real battle of manoeuvres: NATO forces will run a large scale training exercise in Poland, recreating a scenario in which they […]

2 April 2013
201
Presseurop
Polska The Times
Belgium: ‘A budget that will save face for Europe’

On March 30, the Belgian government announced an additional €1.43bn of savings in 2013, which will rein in the public spending deficit to 2.4 per […]

2 April 2013
1
Presseurop
La Libre Belgique
Slovakia: ‘Slovakia is a world power in automobile production’

Since last year, Slovakia is the world’s largest car producer relative to the size of its population, manufacturing 171 cars per 1,000 inhabitants, putting it […]

2 April 2013
6448
Presseurop
Pravda
Italy: ‘Sages opposed by the parties’

In order to resolve the deadlock over the formation of a new government, President Giorgio Napolitano had named 10 “sages” – well-known experts from various […]

2 April 2013
433
Presseurop
La Stampa
Portugal: ‘Portugal is the only rescued country where deposits have grown’

Between April 2010, when Greece asked for a bailout, and February 2013, bank deposits in Portugal grew by more than 4 per cent, the equivalent […]

2 April 2013
423
Presseurop
Diário económico
United Kingdom: ‘£1bn plan to put Britain on the road to recovery’

The British government is set to approve a plan to construct a second toll motorway at a cost of £1bn (€1.2bn), as part of an […]

2 April 2013
16
Presseurop
The Times
Belgium: ‘The very international career of alleged terrorist Benladghem’

Hakim Benladghem was shot by Belgian special forces on the Lille-Brussels motorway on March 26. Under Belgian and French surveillance since 2008, police report that […]

29 March 2013
40
Presseurop
La Libre Belgique
Cyprus: ‘You have the euro... and we have civilisation’

Cypriot banks finally reopened on March 28 after 12 days of closures following the Cypriot banking crisis. In contrast to fears of massive withdrawals and trouble, […]

29 March 2013
656
Presseurop
Politis
France: ‘75% tax: Hollande to make companies pay’

In a television interview on March 28, François Hollande declared that the 75 per cent tax on income in excess of €1m will be collected […]

29 March 2013
656
Presseurop
Les Echos
Spain: ‘Rajoy to seek Brussels’ flexibility to increase deficit to 6%’

Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos will meet with the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn, next week to agree the deficit […]

29 March 2013
5327
Presseurop
El País
Italy: ‘Stop playing’

Five weeks after the general election, PD leader Pier Luigi Bersani declared on March 28 that he was unable to form a government, having failed […]

29 March 2013
4625
Presseurop
Il Sole-24 Ore
European union: ‘Can this woman save Europe?’

A year ago, the American weekly wondered if Mario Monti could “save Europe” . Now it places its hopes on Christine Lagarde. The head of the […]

29 March 2013
8911
Presseurop
Time
Shale Gas: Brussels douses hopes of a “revolution”

"The shale gas revolution is not feasible," headlines Dutch financial daily Het Financieele Dagblad, following the March 27 meeting of European Union environment and climate […]

28 March 2013
46110
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Het Financieele Dagblad
Germany: ‘Loophole for an investor’

Part of the East-Side Gallery, the most complete block of remains of the Berlin Wall, decorated by artists from the world over, was destroyed at […]

28 March 2013
261
Presseurop
Neues Deutschland
Kosovo: ‘Government adopts Ashton Plan for North’

On March 27, Pristina adopted an eight-point plan, proposed by European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, which is designed to regulate collaboration […]

28 March 2013
191
Presseurop
Koha Ditore
Eurozone crisis: ‘Europe agonises over the crisis’

The Cyprus bailout package, is "difficult, painful and chaotic for Europe," says the Vienna daily, but adds that there is reason for "a little optimism: […]

28 March 2013
1934
Presseurop
Die Presse
European Union: ‘EU Commission frets over deficit of billions’

An interim European Union budget of €11.2bn is required, EU Budget Commissioner Janusz Lewandowski warns. He has asked Member States and the EuroParliament to provide […]

28 March 2013
1394
Presseurop
Die Welt
Cyprus: ‘A dribble of cash’

Cypriot banks are scheduled to open on March 28 at noon local time, after being shut for 12 days while a bailout plan for Cyprus […]

28 March 2013
16
Presseurop
Politis
Czech Republic: ‘Amnesty for Klaus’

"The controversy over whether Václav Klaus committed treason remains unresolved," notes the Czech daily. The Constitutional Court refused, on March 27, to hear the case […]

28 March 2013
274
Presseurop
Lidové noviny
United Kingdom: ‘Immigration crackdown could enter classrooms’

The British government is considering a plan to require schools to check the immigration status of their pupils, reveals the daily. According to a chain of […]

28 March 2013
617
Presseurop
The Guardian
Cyprus: The clear-out begins

“That is just what we needed!” exclaims Politis. On March 27, Bank of Cyprus Executive Director Yiannis Kypri was ousted by the Cyprus Central Bank […]

27 March 2013
367
Presseurop
Politis, Cyprus Mail
Spain: ‘Eta decries end of Oslo talks and vows to continue its dialogue and agenda’

The daily, which is close to the left-wing Basque independence movement, publishes a press release in which the terrorist group warns against the “negative consequences” […]

27 March 2013
18
Presseurop
Gara
Portugal: ‘Brussels fears for political cohesion following Constitutional Court’s decision’

The Constitutional Court’s decision on the legality of salary and pension cuts included in the 2013 budget will be announced within a few days. President Aníbal […]

27 March 2013
422
Presseurop
Diário económico
Poland: ‘Slovaks have a run-in with us’

Slovak and Czech authorities are running a “black PR campaign” against Polish food, says a government source quoted by the daily. They publicly stress […]

27 March 2013
4223
Presseurop
Gazeta Wyborcza
Eurozone: ‘You should not always be honest in Brussels’

Was Dutch Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem right to talk about bailing-in contributions from creditors, shareholders and savers on a day when yet another eurozone country […]

27 March 2013
4825
Presseurop
NRC Handelsblad
Italy: ‘Terzi leaves, chaos over the marines’

Foreign minister Giulio Terzi resigned unexpectedly on March 26 following a diplomatic row with India over the extradition of two Italian marines accused of killing […]

27 March 2013
36
Presseurop
La Repubblica
France: ‘Government powerless to stop rising unemployment’

In the month of February, 18,400 additional people joined the ranks of the unemployed in France, bringing to 3,187,700 the number of people who are […]

27 March 2013
715
Presseurop
Le Figaro
Croatia: ‘€655m. Vukovar, Osijek, Rijeka and Porec will be first to benefit from EU money’

“Finally! Congratulations to the Croats, you are ready for the EU,” announces the daily. On March 26, the Commissioner for Enlargement, Štefan Füle, declared that […]

27 March 2013
432
Presseurop
Večernji list
Latvia: Cypriot crisis is a boon for “Switzerland of the Baltic”

“For Russian businessmen and savers seeking a new bridgehead in the eurozone, Latvia is an ideal choice,” writes Martin Ehl in Hospodářské noviny. The political […]

26 March 2013
1227
Presseurop
Hospodářské Noviny
Cyprus: Money-laundering audit casts shadow over bailout

Amid the dramatic twists and turns of the Cyprus rescue funds crisis, the matter of the EU-sponsored probe to determine whether Cypriot banks launder money […]

26 March 2013
601
Presseurop
EUobserver.com
Cyprus: ‘Cyprus avoids being expelled from Eurozone’

As a result of the March 25 agreement on the Cypriot bailout, "Cyprus could definitively lose its role as an offshore financial centre," writes the […]

26 March 2013
204
Presseurop
Nezavissimaïa Gazeta
Italy: ‘Bersani: “We need a miracle”’

A month after general elections, talks on forming a government seem deadlocked. Pier Luigi Bersani, whose Democratic Party won a majority in Italy’s lower parliamentary chamber, […]

26 March 2013
592
Presseurop
La Stampa
Cyprus: ‘Merkel’s pawn considers Cypriot haircuts elsewhere’

The Spanish daily has harsh words for the President of Eurogroup who prompted a slump in European markets and a spike in risk premiums for […]

26 March 2013
2917
Presseurop
El Mundo
Cyprus: ‘The dwarf has been saved, but the giant is trembling’

“EU finance ministers have approved a multi-billion euro bailout, while the island is to cut a slice from bank deposits of more than €100,000,” writes […]

26 March 2013
296
Presseurop
Die Tageszeitung
Cyprus: ‘The €9.2bn heist’

The bailout agreement concluded by Cyprus and the troika of international lenders (the EU, ECB and IMF) at dawn on March 25 stipulates, among other […]

26 March 2013
263
Presseurop
O Phileleftheros
Cyprus: ‘Eurozone shifts burden of risk from taxpayers to investors’

The EU’s €10bn rescue deal agreed with Cyprus marked a “watershed” in the way the Eurozone would handle failing banks, wrote the economic daily following […]

26 March 2013
503
Presseurop
Financial Times
Syria: A training ground for European jihadists

When armed rebellion began in Syria two years ago, there were fears that European Muslims interested in jihad would go there to train to fight […]

25 March 2013
1062
Presseurop
Jyllands-Posten, De Morgen, De Standaard

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VEDA on All talk and little action

The immigrants have to make an effort and the authorities have to help providing the opportunities. There is no point in playing the blame game. Failure to integrate will have a heavy cost. Once immigrants are granted asylum, society has to make an effort to facilitate integration.

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The European elections are the only truly democratic element of the EU. It is certainly not through abstaining that we will change the system.

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