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29 May 2012
Presseurop
El Mundo, Dagens Nyheter, Jurnalul Naţional & 4 others
  • Spain

    Rajoy excludes bailout but risk premium to reach 511

    Faced with the prospect of bailing out the stricken Spanish bank Bankia, the Spanish PM has ruled out asking the EU for help. The operation, estimated at €23.5bn has widened the difference between Spanish debt and the benchmark German bund. Rajoy, however, denied a relationship between the two events.

    Original article in El Mundo es Link
    El Mundo Madrid
  • Sweden

    Assange’s future to be decided now

    A court in London is to about to rule on the extradition of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden, where he is accused of a rape in 2010. According to a Swedish expert, a rejection will "totally disqualify the European arrest warrant".

    Original article in Dagens Nyheter sv Link
    Dagens Nyheter Stockholm
  • Cinema

    Palme d’Or for Romanians

    Novice Romanian actresses Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur jointly won the best actress award at Cannes for their role in "Beyond the Hills" by Cristian Mungiu. The latter won the awarded for best screenplay. In 2007, he won the Palme d'Or.

    Original article in Jurnalul Naţional ro Link
    Jurnalul Naţional Bucharest
  • Belgium

    Europe demands repayment of 100 million euros

    Belgium has been accused of discrimination at the European Court of Justice, because of the difference in tax on financial products from home and abroad. The Belgian state faces a fine of 100 million euros.

    Original article in De Morgen nl Link
    De Morgen Brussels
  • Italy

    Betting, earthquake in football

    Police stormed the Italian national football squad’s training camp at Coverciano to interrogate defender Mimmo Criscito as part of a match fixing investigation. Criscito was subsequently dropped from the national side ahead of the Euro 2012 football championship. Others charged include Juventus coach Antonio Conte and Lazio captain Stefano Mauri. Many Serie A teams face heavy sanctions.

    Original article in La Repubblica it Link
    La Repubblica Rome
  • Slovakia

    Fico threatening banks

    Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Monday his government will raise an existing bank tax and introduce a new one in a bid to cut the public deficit. In case banks continue to raise the charges, he warned that the government will commission them to introduce a basic bank package worth €1 for people with the lowest incomes.

    Original article in SME sk Link
    SME Bratislava
  • Germany

    Europe, but different

    Germany’s Free Voters party, a regional movement from southern Bavaria, is to form a nationwide anti-euro party led by one of the country’s most popular euro critics, Hans-Olaf Henkel, former president of the Federation of German Industry. It will run for the general elections in 2013. The centre of their campaign will be the protest against bailout policies of the mainstream parties.

    Link
    Handelsblatt Düsseldorf