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31 January 2012
Presseurop
Financial Times Deutschland, Financial Times Deutschland, Mladá Fronta DNES & 5 others
  • Budget pact

    EU grants symbolic victory to Merkel

    The German financial daily points out that the budget pact that the Chancellor has imposed on her European partners contains several elements that already exist in preceding European treaties. Also, it will take at least one year before it comes into full effect.

    Original article in Financial Times Deutschland de
    Financial Times Deutschland Hamburg
  • Budget pact

    Czech Republic and Britain alone against rest of Europe

    Prague joins London in refusing to join the budget adopted by twenty-five EU member states.

    Original article in Mladá Fronta DNES cs
    Mladá Fronta DNES Prague
  • Budget pact

    European summits with and without Poland

    According to a compromise reached at the January 30 European Council, there will be two kinds of euro summit – one reserved for eurozone states, concerning single currency strategy; and one open to all, which Poland has argued for, concerning the architecture of the euro and questions of competitivity.

    Original article in Gazeta Wyborcza pl
    Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw
  • Spain

    EU urges Rajoy to accelerate reforms

    European Commission president José Manuel Barroso has called on the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to come up with a definitive austerity budget.

    Original article in El Periódico de Catalunya es
    El Periódico de Catalunya Barcelona
  • Economic crisis

    Recession: Europe has run out of money

    The Austrian daily reports that the EU cannot afford further financial aid to Greece, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Nor can it fund youth employment, with 23 million jobless in the EU.

    Original article in Die Presse de
    Die Presse Vienna
  • Eurozone crisis

    Euro in slightly calmer waters

    "The new treaty on the euro is not perfect, but it's a step forward," writes the Amsterdam daily. "There are reasons to be prudently optimistic."

    Original article in De Volkskrant nl
    De Volkskrant Amsterdam
  • Romania

    The “Năstase” precedent, a warning for party funding

    Former Prime Minister Adrian Năstase has been sentenced to two years for embezzling funds to finance his 2004 presidential campaign. Political parties will have to keep clean accounts for the parliamentary elections of November, the Bucharest daily warns.

    Original article in Evenimentul zilei ro
    Evenimentul zilei Bucharest