EUROPEAN HEADLINES
BBC Europe – French left scramble to avoid split. Leading figures in the ruling French Socialists have rushed to avoid a damaging split over their candidate in next year’s presidential election. Alarm bells sounded after Prime Minister Manuel Valls suggested he might stand against President Francois Hollande in party primaries.
| FT Europe |
Assault on Aleppo leaves Syrian rebel stronghold near to collapse.
Assad forces seize swaths of city. Opposition backers fail to act. Russia and Iran hold sway. |
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| WSJE |
Wisconsin to recount votes.
State accepts petition from Green Party but election officials still expect Trump victory. |
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| INYT |
A world of potential conflicts for Trump.
Businesses span globe and partners have ties to foreign governments. |
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| Le Monde |
Fillon, the conservative revolution.
François Fillon has won the centre-right primary for the presidential election with 66.5% of the vote, while about 4.3 million voters turned out. |
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| Les Echos |
Europe beats car production records.
More than 20 million vehicles will be assembled in 2016 on the Old Continent. The countries of Eastern Europe have captured most of the growth in recent years. |
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| Frankfurter Allgemeine |
Dispute among France’s socialists after Fillon’s triumph.
Criticism of Prime Minister Valls’ readiness for candidacy. “Collective suicide”.
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| Süddeutsche Zeitung |
Telekom checks hints of cyber-attack.
Almost one million customers cut off for hours from landline network and Internet across the country. The company suspects malicious software attack. Federal Government calls for more protection for networks. |
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| La Repubblica |
Mattarella: I will be the referee after the referendum.
The president of the Italian Republic has attempted to soothe tensions, posing as a unifier. |
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| Il Sole 24 Ore |
Banks drive stock exchanges down, MPS (-13.8%) on the way of conversion.
Generali converts the bonds and will come up to 8% of the capital. |
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| Gazeta Wyborcza |
Gliński’s private battle.
Law and Justice distances itself from a scathing criticism that Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński targeted TVP public television’s main evening news bulletin “Wiadomości”. In defence of his wife, member of one of the foundations, who was accused by TVP of benefiting from illegal funds, Minister Gliński accused TVP of spreading propaganda and populism. |
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| El Pais |
PSOE supports trade unions in the streets and in Parliament.
Socialists will support UGT and CC OO’s ideas regarding the government’s labour policy. |
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| Expansion |
Popular: The critics want Ron to resign.
Power struggle within the Board of Directors in order to make a decision regarding change of president. |
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| The Times |
“Have cake and eat it”: aide reveals Brexit tactic.
Ministers reluctant to compromise, note suggests. |
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| The Guardian |
“Have your cake and eat it” – is this the Tory Brexit plan?
UK unlikely to stay in single market after Brexit, says Downing Street aid’s document.
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