EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri killed in Milan. The Berlin market attack suspect, Anis Amri, has been shot dead by police in Milan, Italy’s interior minister says. The man, who opened fire on police who asked him for ID during a routine patrol in the Sesto San Giovanni area in the early hours of Friday, was “without a shadow of a doubt” Anis Amri, Marco Minniti said.
| WSJE |
Suspect’s prints found in truck
Germany told US in June that Tunisian posed potential threat. |
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| INYT |
Merkel faces toughest test
Terrorist attack challenges German chancellor as elections approach in 2017. |
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| Le Monde |
Tired men, wornout equipment: the army fears a brutal decline
On 21 December, the Chief of Defence Staff raised the alarm on the situation in the army. He is calling to increase the “war effort” from 1.77% to 2% of GDP. |
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| Les Echos |
The real estate reaches once again record prices
House prices climbed 4.5% in one year and return to 2008 levels … Paris is twice as expensive as Nice, and nine times more expensive than Saint-Etienne. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Fingerprints found on the vehicle underpin suspicion against Amri
Merkel: Proud of the prudent response of the population. Criticism of authorities. |
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| Süddeutsche Zeitung |
Suspicion against Tunisian citizen hardens
Investigators find fingerprints of Anis Amri on the door of the truck. The 24-year-old could also have planned to join the IS in Syria. He trained for this in Lower Saxony. |
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| La Repubblica |
Banks: the government back in the top seat in Siena
The capital increase is a failure, Monte dei Paschi di Siena is back under State control. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
“Bank-saving” decree, the State enters into MPS
The Treasury will control the institute. Consob suspends all MPS shares today. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Who votes against? I do not see.
According to a stenographic record from a controversial voting on the State Budget in the Column Room of the Sejm, votes were counted by MPs who were absent in the Room. Speaker of the Sejm Marek Kuchciński said during the voting: “I do not see anything. I mean, never mind if I see it or not. Thank you very much, here are results of the voting”. |
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| El Pais |
Errejón is strengthened after his political battle with Iglesias
The Podemos leader’s organisation proposal slightly outweighs that of his main rival. |
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| Expansion |
Catalonia uses the Spain brand in order to attract investments
The Generalitat extols Rajoy’s reforms, including those on labour. |
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| FT |
Beijing fires trade warning after Trump appoints China hawk
Economist Navarro to head new office. Alibaba returns to US fake goods blacklist. |
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| The Times |
Queen’s frustration with May over Brexit secrecy
PM “disappointed” royals during Balmoral visit. No briefing about preparations for EU exit. |
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| The Guardian |
Revealed: the secret abuse of women in the family courts
Violent former partners allowed to take part in cross-examination. Call for changes in law to bring “torture” in civil cases to a halt.
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