Today’s front pages
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France
How the police are chasing public enemy number one
A 24-year-old man of Algerian origin, claiming allegiance to al-Qaeda, is suspected of being responsible for the murders in Toulouse and Montauban. He is currently holed up in his Toulouse apartment, identified since three o'clock this morning by RAID, the elite unit of the French police.
Original article in Aujourd'hui en France - Le Parisien fr LinkAujourd'hui en France - Le Parisien Paris -
Italy
Article 18, farewell to all. CGIL’s No.
With the exception of the powerful CGIL trade union, the Italian government has obtained agreement with its social partners on the reform of article 18 of the labour code on dismissals. "The great taboo is broken," writes the Milan business daily.
Original article in Il Sole-24 Ore it LinkIl Sole-24 Ore Milan -
Netherlands
Brinkman puts cabinet in danger
Dutch MP Hero Brinkman has left the populist PVV (Freedom Party) group in the Dutch lower house due to internal conflicts. PM Mark Rutte's minority government made up of Liberals and Christian Democrats is propped up by PVV support. But with Brinkman's departure, it now has only 75 out of 150 seats.
LinkDe Volkskrant Amsterdam -
Air travel
EU defies carbon trade war threats
"The threat of a trade war will not make the European Union back down on climate legislation, Connie Hedegaard, the bloc’s climate chief, said on Tuesday following pressure from foreign governments who want the EU to drop plans to charge airlines for carbon emissions."
Original article in Financial Times en LinkFinancial Times London -
Spain
Six years in prison for Matas
Jaume Matas of the right-wing People's Party, and former president of the regional government of the Balearic Islands, has been convicted of corruption.
LinkEl País Madrid -
Eurozone crisis
Germans to be liable to tune of €280 billion
Under pressure from the EU and US, Berlin will be forced to release €280 billion in funds instead of the €211 billion initially earmarked to address the debt crisis, as part of the future European Stability Mechanism (EMS).
Original article in Süddeutsche Zeitung de LinkSüddeutsche Zeitung Munich -
United Kingdom
Super-rich to pay for Osborne’s tax cutting
UK Chancellor George Osborne will hand 23 million lower and middle-income earners a tax cut partly funded by a raid on the super-rich in his budget today, the London daily reveals. He plans a new 7 per cent rate of stamp duty on houses worth more than £2 million.
Original article in The Times en LinkThe Times London


