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30 July 2012
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România libera, Les Echos, Die Welt & 4 others
  • Romania

    Referendum on razor’s edge

    According to official figures from about 97% of polling stations, only 46.13% of the electorate took part in the referendum on the impeachment of President Traian Băsescu. A 50% turnout was needed to make the poll valid. 87.5% of those who voted approved Băsescu's impeachment, a score which his arch-rival Prime Minister Victor Ponta —who initiated the procedure — is sure to cite in the coming days.

    Original article in România libera ro Link
    România libera Bucharest
  • Eurozone

    Euro: ECB, Paris, Rome and Berlin show unity

    European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's idea to redeem Spanish bonds if necessary has received the support from the French, German and Italian heads of state. Mario Draghi said July 26 that "the ECB is ready to do whatever iy takes to protect the euro".

    Original article in Les Echos fr Link
    Les Echos Paris
  • Germany

    No more money for Greeks

    After similar statements from coalition partners the CSU (Bavarian Christian-Democrats) and the Liberals of the FDP, leading figures from Chancellor Merkel’s ruling centre-right CDU party have they said they will make no further “concessions” to Athens.

    Original article in Die Welt de Link
    Die Welt Berlin
  • United Kingdom

    Cameron on Olympic trial

    While PM David Cameron wanted to use the Olympic games as "a showcase to boost UK trade and investment, chief executives from the US and Asia – many of them big investors in Britain – are privately voicing anxiety at the state of the economy." Last week’s official figures showed that the UK economy shrank 0.7 per cent between April and June.

    Original article in Financial Times en Link
    Financial Times London
  • Economy

    Slovaks discovering new haven in Hungary

    “Slovak firms have discovered a new ´tax haven’. Surprisingly it is not some Caribbean island but neighbouring Hungary,” writes the Bratislava economic daily. It adds that the country provides a better entrepreneurial environment for small and medium-sized companies and lower costs in times of budget austerity at home.

    Original article in Hospodárske Noviny sk Link
    Hospodárske Noviny Bratislava
  • Serbia-Kosovo

    Elderly people thrown into streets

    In an interview with British daily the Guardian, Serbia's nationalist president Tomislav Nikolić has said that Kosovo's Serb minority are in danger of genocide. The Belgrade daily leads with a story on elderly Serbs expelled from the UN-funded Centre for Peace and Tolerance, in the Kosovo capital Pristina.

    Original article in Politika sr Link
    Politika Belgrade
  • Portugal

    National meat risks embargo in Europe

    Due to shortcomings in health checks on food of animal origin, Portugal theoretically risks seeing its exports to other EU member states suspended. The Lisbon financial daily notes that for now the EU has not been apprised of the matter.

    Original article in Jornal de Notícias pt Link
    Jornal de Notícias Porto