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10 April 2012
Presseurop
La Stampa, The Independent, Polska The Times & 3 others
  • Italy

    Score settling in the League

    Renzo Bossi, son of Umberto, the Northern League’s founder and former leader, has resigned from Lombardy's regional council after a video confirmed that he had embezzled party money. The scandal already forced his father’s resignation last week. Militants and cadres are now asking other members of the party leadership to resign.

    Original article in La Stampa it Link
    La Stampa Turin
  • United Kingdom

    Revealed: lobbyists’ plans to hijack “people's petitions”

    Two of Britain's largest lobbying firms have launched bids to help businesses exploit the European Citizens' Initiative – a new programme that was meant to involve ordinary people in EU law-making. They are offering to help clients set up petitions demanding changes to EU law under the new programme.

    Original article in The Independent en Link
    The Independent London
  • Poland

    Kaczyński’s charge

    Two years after the Smolensk air disaster in which 96 people, including President Lech Kaczyński were killed, Polish opposition leader Jaroslaw Kaczyński has again expressed his “feeling that Lech was murdered.” The late president's twin brother also announced his candidacy for the 2015 presidential election.

    Original article in Polska The Times pl Link
    Polska The Times Warsaw
  • Poland

    CIA prisons - everyone knew

    A former intelligence chief claims that former PM Leszek Miller, ex-president Aleksander Kwaśniewski, the Kaczyński brothers, as well as current President and PM Bronislaw Komorowski and Donald Tusk, were all aware of the presence in Poland of secret US prisons from 2002-2003.

    Original article in Wprost pl Link
    Wprost Warsaw
  • Czech Republic

    Petr Kellner: corruption at home now worse than in Russia

    Petr Kellner, one of the Czech Republic's wealthiest men, and confidant of President Václav Klaus, has claimed that corruption in business and political circles is worse than in Russia.

    Original article in Mladá Fronta DNES cs Link
    Mladá Fronta DNES Prague
  • Austria

    Majority think inquiry will have no effect on corruption

    According to a survey, 91% of Austrians believe that the parliamentary inquiry into corruption has reinforced the negative image of political parties. But most respondents were unaware of what subjects the commission is scrutinising (privatisation, undeclared donations and gifts etc..).

    Original article in Der Standard de Link
    Der Standard Vienna