Today’s front pages
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ItalyGovernment bonds under pressure
Interest rates on three-year Italian debt securities rose from 2.76% in mid-March to 3.89%. The Italian government was also only able to raise €2.88 billion out of an anticipated €3 billion.
Original article in Corriere della Sera it LinkCorriere della Sera Milan -
IrelandSenior ECB official plays down prospect of debt cut for Ireland
Jörg Asmussen, a senior member of the European Central Bank yesterday laid much of the blame for Ireland’s economic difficulties on domestic factors and played down the prospects of an easing of the state’s debt burden.
LinkThe Irish Times Dublin -
FinanceEU seeks new curbs to cap bank bonuses
In a sign that Brussels is hardening its stance on banker pay, European Union parliamentarians are drawing up new caps on bonuses to be included in the bloc’s latest bank capital rules.
Original article in Financial Times en LinkFinancial Times London -
OilCrisis between Spain and Argentina because of Repsol
Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner plans to nationalize 50.01% of oil company YPF, an oil company, of which the Spanish company Repsol owns a 57% share. Buenos Aires has criticized foreign companies for not extracting enough Argentinian oil.
Original article in Expansión es LinkExpansión Madrid -
PolandBig Brother in Polish
A few weeks after the controversy surrounding the ACTA treaty, project INDECT is now raising concerns. This is a network of surveillance cameras equipped with an algorithm-based system to detect dangerous or aggressive behaviour. Funded by the EU, and involving several countries, its critics argues that it will lead to a society of "total surveillance".
LinkPolska The Times Warsaw -
ScandinaviaPresident of the Nordic model
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö wishes to promote the Nordic model as a brand whose reputation would help Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian exports.
LinkSvenska Dagbladet Stockholm -
FranceFrançois Hollande: “In Europe, nothing can be done without France”
The socialist frontrunner in the upcoming French presidential election has declared once again his intention to renegotiate the European fiscal pact in favor of a growth policy. He also believes that France's EU partners "will be attentive to the outcome of the presidential election."
Original article in Les Echos fr LinkLes Echos Paris
