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5 April 2012
Presseurop
El Periódico de Catalunya, SME, Die Presse & 4 others
  • Spain

    General Mistrust

    “Brussels has no confidence in tax revenue forecasts and the ECB is demanding pay cuts”. The 3-April debt debt auction was a failure, with the yield spread between Spanish bonds and German bunds once again rising to 386 points.

    Original article in El Periódico de Catalunya es Link
    El Periódico de Catalunya Barcelona
  • Slovakia

    Robert Fico takes over

    Following his formal appointment as Prime Minister, the winner of 10 March elections announced his commitment to controlling the budget deficit and the implementation of  austerity policies. All the ministers in his cabinet will be from the SMER-SD social-democratic party.

    Original article in SME sk Link
    SME Bratislava
  • Austria

    A costly little difference

    Austria and the Czech Republic are the European countries with the widest gap in rates of pay for men and women. According to Eurostat, the average salary for women in both countries is 25.5% lower than it is for men.

    Original article in Die Presse de Link
    Die Presse Vienna
  • Germany

    My head is mine

    100 writers, artists and multimedia entrepreneurs protest against the free-for-all culture on the Internet, and the fast growing Pirate Party, which is one of the main advocates of this principle.

    Link
    Handelsblatt Düsseldorf
  • Romania

    DNA anti-corruption agency spring clean

    In two days, judges have brought charges against Environment Minister László Borbely, the mayor of Buzău and the chairman of the Bucharest chamber of commerce.

    Original article in Evenimentul zilei ro Link
    Evenimentul zilei Bucharest
  • Malta

    Brussels plans to reduce cost of importing used vehicles

    The European Commission has presented plans to facilitate the re-registration of vehicles in other EU countries. The move is being watched closely in Malta, which imports a large number of second-hand cars from the UK.

    Original article in The Times of Malta en Link
    The Times of Malta Valetta
  • Sweden

    Yuppy pension salesmen grow rich on uncertainty

    Since the mixed public-private pension system was introduced in 1994, the number of brokers offering retirement insurance has shot up. Selling pensions is highly profitable  business, which generated more than a billion crowns (approximately 114 million euros) in 2010, but failures to meet ethical standards are also common.

    Original article in Dagens Nyheter sv Link
    Dagens Nyheter Stockholm