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11 July 2012
Presseurop
Süddeutsche Zeitung, Gazeta Wyborcza, La Stampa & 4 others
  • Germany

    Karlsruhe refuses quick euro decision

    Despite warnings from Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble about a negative market reaction, the German Constitutional Court has decided to "consider carefully" complaints against the fiscal pact and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), which should have come into force on 1 July. The decision could now be put back to late summer.

    Original article in Süddeutsche Zeitung de Link
    Süddeutsche Zeitung Munich
  • Poland

    A billion in shale

    The Polish state and companies are to invest 500 million zlotys (€125 million) each to Polish shale gas technologies. The government has hailed the agreement which is to be signed today as “an experiment that should encourage industry to co-finance new technologies”. Until now, Polish companies have preferred to buy modern technologies abroad.

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

    “I will not stay beyond 2013”

    Italian premier Mario Monti has announced that he will not continue his political career after his technocratic government’s term of office expires in 2013, when a general election is due. He will return to his academic job and remain a life-long senator.

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

    Hollande for a multi-speed Europe

    British PM David Cameron finally met French president François Hollande in Downing Street yesterday, after snubbing the latter during his presidential campaign earlier this year. "We need to develop a multi-speed Europe, each to his own pace, taking what he wants from the Union, respectful of other countries," said Francois Hollande, facing British reluctance towards European integration.

    Original article in Le Figaro fr Link
    Le Figaro Paris
  • Netherlands

    Law doesn't lead to more euthanasia

    A study commissioned by the Ministry of Health shows that the 2002 law legalising euthanasia has not led to an increase in cases (4,050 in 2010, representing 2.9% of all deaths). "International fears are therefore invalid," the Amsterdam daily writes, noting that the law has increased transparency.

    Original article in De Volkskrant nl Link
    De Volkskrant Amsterdam
  • United Kingdom

    Cameron blinks first

    British PM David Cameron cancelled a vote on House of Lords reform last night. He pulled a key vote hours before his own party’s MPs were set to inflict a huge defeat on deputy PM Nick Clegg’s reforms for the upper house. The bill intended to ensure that 80% of members of a slimmed-down chamber are elected by 2025.

    Original article in The Times en Link
    The Times London
  • Hungary

    Europe has done justice

    The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Hungarian state to pay €9,000 in compensation to a civil servant for unfair dismissal. In October 2010 Viktor Orbán's government passed a law allowing civil service dismissals without due motive. While the opposition described the move as a "political purge", the Hungarian Constitutional Court ruled it unconstitutional. The dismissals continued nevertheless.

    Link
    Népszabadság Budapest