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24 April 2012
Presseurop
Ta Nea, Libération, Le Soir & 4 others
  • Greece

    Holland-esque fever grips Europe

    The prospect of the election of François Hollande in France and the fall of the Dutch government has raised hopes of less stringent austerity in Greece while prompting anxiety on financial markets.

    Original article in Ta Nea el Link
    Ta Nea Athens
  • France

    “I have to convince Front National voters”

    In an interview, François Hollande explains that he will continue to speak to the left, while also reaching out to the “suffering” voters who backed far right candidate Marine Le Pen.

    Original article in Libération fr Link
    Libération Paris
  • Belgium

    Sarkozy: how far can he follow Le Pen?

    The surge in support for the Front National will oblige the outgoing president to add more right-wing muscle to his campaign. However, at the same time he must be careful to avoid alienating centrist voters.

    Original article in Le Soir fr Link
    Le Soir Brussels
  • European Union

    Vast EU surplus

    A behind the scenes “battle is raging between member states” over the use of the 190 billion euros of EU structural and social funds that have not been spent in recent years.

    Original article in Jyllands-Posten da Link
    Jyllands-Posten Aarhus
  • Spain

    Recession

    With a 0.4% decline in gross domestic product for a second consecutive quarter between January and March, Spain is once again officially in recession. The country’s central bank predicts that negative growth will continue for some time to come.

    Original article in La Vanguardia es Link
    La Vanguardia Barcelona
  • Poland

    E-Poland: 404 Not Found

    In the light of the failure to make progress and a number of corruption cases that have marked the bid to build e-government infrastructure in Poland, the European Commission has decided to freeze 920 million euros of funds earmarked for the scheme. “The project was completely crazy”, admitted the Minister of administration and Digitization, Michał Boni. A 404 error indicates that a page requested by an internet user has not been found.

    Original article in Gazeta Wyborcza pl Link
    Gazeta Wyborcza Warsaw
  • Iceland

    Geir acquitted

    A special court in Reykjavik has ruled that former prime minister Geir Haarde was not guilty of negligence in his management of the financial crisis which struck the island in 2008. He was, however, found guilty of failing to keep his Cabinet apprised of key developments through formal meetings.

    Original article in Morgunblaðið is Link
    Morgunblaðið Reykjavík