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20 January 2012
Presseurop
Die Welt, Le Soir, Der Standard & 4 others
  • Germany

    Police raid on Wulff's former spokesman

    Glaeseker Olaf, who worked for German president Christian Wulff until December 22 last year, is suspected of corruption. President Wulff is implicated in a scandal involving a loan and a holiday trip paid for by an industrialist friend. He is also accused of having put pressure on newspapers not to break the story.

    Original article in Die Welt de Link
    Die Welt Berlin
  • Belgium

    Paedophilia: is the Church a criminal organization?

    Police raids have taken place in several Belgian dioceses to determine whether the Catholic Church has been protecting priest sex offenders.

    Original article in Le Soir fr Link
    Le Soir Brussels
  • US-EU

    FBI obtains access to Austrian police data

    Austria's board of data protection, which advises the national government, is to give its opinion on the bilateral agreement between the U. S. and 16 European countries concerning the exchange of police data.

    Original article in Der Standard de Link
    Der Standard Vienna
  • Wikipedia

    Internet ad acta

    The Polish daily puns on the Latin terms "ad acta" – to consider something closed, and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The Polish, German, French and Czech versions of Wikipedia may soon be inaccessible in protest against the agreement, considered by many as an attack on internet freedom. The European Parliament is to review the draft international treaty in the coming months.

    Original article in Gazeta Wyborcza pl Link
    Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw
  • Debt crisis

    Two more years of recession for Spain

    The IMF forecasts that the Spanish economy will contract by 1.7% in 2012 and 0.3% in 2013.

    Original article in ABC es Link
    ABC Madrid
  • Stock exchange

    Market brush aside Triple A loss

    France and Spain are paying less on their national debt. The Paris Bourse gained 1.96% on Thursday, buoyed by the banks, and has risen by more than 5% since the S&P downgrade.

    Original article in Les Echos fr Link
    Les Echos Paris
  • Italy

    Wildcat street protests

    After the taxi-drivers strike, lawyers, pharmacists and railway workers have announced demonstrations against the government's plan to liberalise their respective sectors. The plan is to be presented to parliament on 20 January.

    Original article in La Stampa it Link
    La Stampa Turin