Economy
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Hungary: ‘Disastrous school report from the IMF and the Commission’
29 January 201323PresseuropNépszava -
Economy: ‘Is France bankrupt?’
29 January 201313313PresseuropLe Figaro -
Belgium: ‘How Mittal paid 1.4% tax over 4 years’
28 January 20131351PresseuropLe Soir -
Economy: ‘First signs of upturn in the eurozone’
28 January 2013322PresseuropLes Echos -
Hungary: Budapest’s telephone tax draws Brussels’ ire
25 January 201331PresseuropNépszabadság -
Belgium: ‘And now?’
25 January 201320PresseuropLe Soir -
Spain: ‘Unsustainable’
25 January 2013552PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Italy: ‘Bankitalia: fooled by Montepaschi’
24 January 2013382PresseuropLa Repubblica -
Poland: Gone with the Fiat
23 January 201311152 Tygodnik Powszechny Cracow -
Sweden: ‘Sweden proves alluring’
23 January 2013538PresseuropSvenska Dagbladet -
Taxation: ‘€57bn flows through Netherlands tax route’
23 January 2013892PresseuropDe Volkskrant -
Taxation: ‘Tax on financial transactions: it’s (almost) ready’
23 January 2013362PresseuropLa Tribune -
Debt crisis: ‘Portugal recovers some financial sovereignty’
23 January 2013382PresseuropDiário de Notícias -
ECB: ‘Euro Vision’
23 January 2013294PresseuropTime -
Railways: High-speed fiasco in Benelux
22 January 20132686 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
European Union: ‘New EU budget rules out further cuts for Poland’
22 January 201322PresseuropDziennik Gazeta Prawna -
Portugal: ‘Brussels gives Portugal more time to pay bailout’
22 January 201324PresseuropDiário económico -
Eurozone: ‘Euro leadership change’
22 January 201318PresseuropLa Voix du Luxembourg -
Eurozone: Jeroen Dijsselbloem, a tough chairman for the Eurogroup
21 January 20133910PresseuropDe Volkskrant, Público -
Employment: The ‘lost generation’ that never was
21 January 201324628 Dziennik Gazeta Prawna Warsaw -
Portugal: ‘Government negotiates reviewing conditions for foreign aid’
21 January 201322PresseuropDiário económico -
Poland: ‘Welcome to the crisis’
21 January 2013531PresseuropPolska The Times -
Rating agencies: European Parliament tightens the screws
17 January 2013459PresseuropLa Vanguardia, De Standaard -
News in brief: ‘Europe warns states not to only squeeze the regions’
17 January 2013232PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
Lithuania: The Belarussians are coming
16 January 201386 Veidas Vilnius -
Portugal: ‘Bank of Portugal recession prediction reinforces threats to budget’
16 January 201360PresseuropPúblico -
France : 'Renault to axe 7,500 jobs. French car industry debacle.'
16 January 2013393PresseuropAujourd'hui en France - Le Parisien -
Germany: ‘Europe suffers, Germany wins’
16 January 2013441PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Poland: ‘No to europatent’
16 January 2013274PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Germany: ‘European economic weakness hits Germany’
16 January 2013298PresseuropEl País -
Economy: Saint Precarious – new icon of Europe
15 January 201385817 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
Crisis: No common front in the fight against joblessness
15 January 201315649 Alternatives économiques Paris -
Poland: 'Sejm will not pass civil partnership bills'
14 January 2013312PresseuropPolska The Times -
Debt Crisis: ‘EU redrafts bank rescue funding plans’
14 January 2013461PresseuropFinancial Times -
Economy: The rise of the zombie companies
10 January 20131377PresseuropFinancial Times -
Italy: No relief in sight for the ‘slaves’ of Rosarno
10 January 201337735 La Stampa Turin -
Telecommunications: Pan-European network plan for connecting people
9 January 2013781PresseuropFinancial Times -
Spain: Bad bank becomes Europe’s leading property agency
8 January 20131061PresseuropABC -
Geopolitics : Could Romania be Europe’s breadbasket?
8 January 20132666 Adevărul Bucharest -
Civil aviation: Pilots warn workloads are safety threat
7 January 2013643PresseuropDe Standaard -
European Union: Brussels is recruiting
4 January 20134022PresseuropDie Welt -
Economy: Merkel shepherds us away from the fiscal cliff
3 January 201316550 NRC Handelsblad Amsterdam -
Slovakia: Being an export champion is a poisoned chalice
20 December 2012452PresseuropPravda -
France : Taxing times for wealthy Gauls
17 December 201224870 Le Monde Paris -
Eurozone: Banking union flatters Germany’s financial physique
14 December 201246817PresseuropNRC Handelsblad, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, El País, ABC -
Eurozone crisis: Germany’s pact with the devil
14 December 2012606160 The Irish Times Dublin -
Eurozone: An embryonic banking union
13 December 20126635PresseuropLe Monde, Handelsblatt, Diário económico, El País -
European Union: Banking union pipe dream
12 December 201212115 Polityka Warsaw -
Banks : After the Libor scandal, it’s Euribor’s turn
11 December 2012866PresseuropLe Figaro, The Wall Street Journal Europe -
Czech Republic-Germany: Two-way traffic on Czech-German border
6 December 2012303PresseuropHospodářské Noviny, Mladá Fronta DNES
Modern and productive, the Tychy factory was once Fiat’s flagship site, but in the face of the debt crisis, the Italian automaker has decided to bring production of the popular Panda back to Naples. For the Polish workforce, this means a wave of redundancies in late January, and disillusionment is the order of the day. 
Less than six weeks after its launch — and a multitude of technical problems later — the high-speed Fyra train between Amsterdam and Brussels has been taken off the tracks. A flop that brings into question the way international supply contracts are handed out. 
With every serious crisis we feel sorry for young people who cannot find work, calling them a “lost generation”. Well, there have been many such generations in history and they always succeeded in the end, writes DGP. 
Hotels, shops and spas are all profiting from wealthy clients but also from the middle classes coming from the other side of the Belarus border. 
Austerity and free market regulations have created a band of loyal followers: The Precarious. And they are threatening the jewel European civilization, social security, argues Belgian writer Geert Van Istandael. 
The latest figures are grim: unemployment has soared to record levels in the eurozone, with 11.8 per cent of the workforce unemployed. So far, however, European countries have been unable to harmonise their social policies in an effort to get out of the crisis. 
At the end of 2009, Africans working in the orchards of Calabria rebelled against the inhuman living and working conditions, reopening the debate in Italy on seasonal work. Three years on, the public initiatives have failed and the migrants are still being exploited. 
Against a backdrop of global crisis, the battle for resources is set to escalate in 2013. At a time when the EU is turning to Russia for its energy needs, one of its member states could supply the others with agricultural produce. But for this to happen, Romanians will have to take full advantage of their country’s assets. 
The last minute negotiations in Washington to avoid a budget shortfall show that short-termism is well grounded in US politics. And by contrast, it shows that despite her controversial handling of the euro crisis, the German chancellor is wise enough to instead push for long-term solutions. 
Actor Gérard Depardieu, an icon of French cinema, is settling in Belgium to benefit from the country's lower tax rates. His decision unleashed a passionate debate on tax rates for the wealthy, economic patriotism and European fiscal policy. 
After the euphoria following the agreement on banking supervision that was finally reached between the 27 member states – the embryo of a banking union – the European press, given the details of the mechanism worked out in Brussels, has lost some enthusiasm. 
In Goethe's most famous fable, Faust, the German author demonstrates his opinion that paper money is a continuation of alchemy by other means. This view, argues The Irish Times Berlin correspondent, is clearly evident in Germany’s current stance on the eurozone crisis. 
After 14 hours of talks, EU finance ministers agreed a system of bank supervision. The project covers only a small number of firms, but it marks a step towards an end to the crisis, says the European press. 
Banking union has already been delayed by more than 10 years and yet there are few indications this will change at the upcoming EU summit on Thursday. Clearly, national interests of some member states are about to prevail over the common good, laments Polityka’s columnist.