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15 May 2012
Presseurop
La Razón, Kleine Zeitung, Rzeczpospolita & 4 others
  • Spain

    Euro vertigo

    Greece is producing a "perfect storm", writes the Spanish daily, as the political crisis in Athens

    and Greece’s possible exit from the euro have hiked the risk premium on Spanish debt to 477

    points, a new record for Spain.

    Original article in La Razón es Link
    La Razón Madrid
  • Eurozone

    The EU is getting ready to say goodbye to Greece

    As Athens waits to put together a new government, its European partners are suggesting that

    an exit from the euro is no longer taboo.

    Link
    Kleine Zeitung Graz
  • Poland

    Greece hits Poland

    Speculation over a Greek exit from the eurozone has led to a significant drop in the value of the

    zloty and in the Warsaw Stock Exchange, which fell by two percent on May 14. The zloty now

    stands at 4.3 to the euro, as against an average of 4 zloty/euro earlier this year.

    Original article in Rzeczpospolita pl Link
    Rzeczpospolita Warsaw
  • European Union

    Europe is striking fear into the stock exchanges.

    The lack of prospects after the Greek crisis has caused losses of 120 billion euros on European markets. In Italy, Moody's lowered the rating of 26 banks, as the economy fell for the third consecutive quarter.

    Original article in La Stampa it Link
    La Stampa Turin
  • Germany

    Merkel: The vote in Düsseldorf wasn’t about me

    The Chancellor is denying any responsibility for the defeat of her party in the North Rhine-Westphalia

    elections. Horst Seehofer, the leader of the CSU, the Bavarianbranch of the Christian Democrats,

    however, is talking about a political catastrophe and is asking that the consequences for the work of the

    governing coalition in Berlin be drawn.

    Original article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung de Link
    Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Frankfurt
  • Sweden

    Malmö needs the answer to the question: "Why?"

    The trial of Peter Mangs opened on May 14. The 39-year-old man, compared by the

    press to the Norwegian killer Anders Breivik, is accused of three murders and 12

    attempted murders between 2003 and 2010. Though these victims were all immigrants,

    he denies being a racist and has pleaded not guilty.

    Original article in Svenska Dagbladet sv Link
    Svenska Dagbladet Stockholm
  • France

    François Hollande, 7th president since 1958

    The president-elect has been invested on Tuesday May 6, as 7th president of the 5th Republic. The transfer of power from his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy took place at the Elysee Palace.

    Link
    Le Monde Paris