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Today's front pages | Economy, Spain, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany
The Guardian, La Stampa, El Periódico de Catalunya, De Volkskrant, La Voix du Luxembourg, Berliner Zeitung (Today's front pages)
presseurop.eu | 18-May-2012 12:23

Greece | The final journey | Cartoon (The Independent, London)
The final journey (Cartoon)
presseurop.eu | 17-May-2012 13:40

Eurozone crisis | Listen to the cry of Athens (La Repubblica, Rome)
Instead of treating Greek officials as outcasts and their constituents like the plague, European leaders, and particularly Germans, would be better off listening. Because, in attempting to prioritise the needs of the economy over those of democracy, they are undermining the Union’s foundations. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 17-May-2012 13:32

Debate | The European grand coalition (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich)
Until now, ideological discussion has been off the menu in a Europe which lacked a genuine culture of debate. Now that we have a French President and a German Chancellor from opposing sides of the political divide, perhaps the EU can revive the interest of its citizens with public exchanges of views on important issues. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 16-May-2012 20:08

International justice | Mladić faces his victims | Cartoon (Danas, Belgrade)
Mladić faces his victims (Cartoon)
presseurop.eu | 16-May-2012 18:17

Greece | Fresh elections, fresh dangers
Following 9 days of discussions, Greek parties have not reached an agreement to form a government. Therefore, new elections will be held on 17 June, […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 16-May-2012 16:29

Spain | ECB steps into banking sector reform
"The ECB will carry out an audit of the Spanish banking sector," Cinco Dias reports. The European Central Bank decided to "cooperate with the […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 16-May-2012 16:18

Today's front pages | Germany-France, European Union, Greece, Eurozone, Czech Republic
Die Welt, Rzeczpospolita, Evenimentul zilei, I Niki, Het Financieele Dagblad, Mladá Fronta DNES (Today's front pages)
presseurop.eu | 16-May-2012 12:22

Greece | Life as murky as a thriller novel (The Guardian, London)
A novel about a serial-killer in Athens is so realistic that its author, Petros Markaris, had to warn readers that it should not be imitated. The reason : it’s about the tax-dodging Greek elite and the victims of the corrupted system. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 16-May-2012 12:22

Greek crisis | The euro exit is a bluff (La Stampa, Turin)
As speculation rages about a Greek exit from the eurozone, we must grasp that the country cannot survive without the single currency and that Europe cannot afford to let it leave. That's why everyone should put their cards openly on the table. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 15-May-2012 18:00

Germany-France | Day one | Cartoon (International Herald Tribune, Paris)
Day one (Cartoon)
presseurop.eu | 15-May-2012 17:28

Germany-France | Hollande-Merkel: forced to succeed
"Merkel-Hollande: Reinventing Europe" says political scientist Anne-Marie Le Gloannec in Le Figaro, summarising the challenge facing the new French president and German […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 15-May-2012 16:37

Ukraine | Euro 2012: A victim of power games (Polityka, Warsaw)
With less than a month left to go before the kick-off of the Euro 2012, the fate of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has poisoned relations between the EU and Ukraine — the co-organiser of the championship along with Poland. However, the issue of human rights is only one aspect of a story in which business interests have also played an important role. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 15-May-2012 15:57

Eurozone | Euro firewall could melt with Greek fall-out
The eurozone seems not to be sufficiently equipped to face the consequences of a Greek default. According to the Financial Times, “Fears that the […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 15-May-2012 14:06

Today's front pages | Spain, Eurozone, Poland, European Union, Germany, Sweden
La Razón, Kleine Zeitung, Rzeczpospolita, La Stampa, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Svenska Dagbladet (Today's front pages)
presseurop.eu | 15-May-2012 13:29

Greece | Push! | Cartoon (To Ethnos, Athens)
Push! (Cartoon)
presseurop.eu | 14-May-2012 18:24

Greece | The comedy of power (To Ethnos, Athens)
The Greeks, as well as everyone in EU, are waiting to see if the leaders of the three main parties can agree to form a government and avoid elections that would further aggravate the crisis. But for now, they seem rather more preoccupied with ensuring their own political futures. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 14-May-2012 18:16

Germany-France | Merkel's election debacle is good news for Hollande
With the headline “SPD triumph in North Rhine-Westphalia as CDU is routed”, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports on the results of the 13 May election […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 14-May-2012 17:11

Greece | Athens "must leave the euro now"
Given the persistence of the political stalemate in Greece and the risk that the debt crisis facing the country could bring down the […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 14-May-2012 14:32

Eurozone | Banks could sink the euro (NRC Handelsblad, Rotterdam)
Forget the debate about austerity versus growth, the future of the single currency is being played out in the banking sector. As a result of the crisis, governments and financial institutions have become so interdependent that they have weakened each other. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 14-May-2012 12:26

Today's front pages | Greece, Eurozone, Germany, Portugal, Spain
Ta Nea, De Volkskrant, The Guardian, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Diário económico, El País (Today's front pages)
presseurop.eu | 14-May-2012 12:26

Eurozone | Greek threat raises its head once more (El País, Madrid)
The spectre of a Greek exit from the Eurozone has once again been raised by the political crisis in Athens: a scenario that is all the more dangerous for Spain, which is now more vulnerable, and one whose consequences would be geo-political as well as economic. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 11-May-2012 19:42

Boycott Kiev's regime | Editorial
Should there be a boycott of the Euro 2012 football championship matches scheduled to be held in Ukraine, which is co-organising the competition with Poland, in response to the Kiev regime’s detention of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko? Ten European leaders, including German President Joachim Gauck and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, have already made up their minds and decided not to go to Ukraine. Without taking a position on the guilt or innocence of the one-time muse of the 2004 Orange Revolution, who in October was sentenced to seven years in prison for abuse of office, supporters of the boycott want to protest against her mistreatment in prison and the repression of the opposition in the Ukraine. Tymoshenko’s case is emblematic of the increasingly authoritarian tactics adopted by Viktor Yanukovych’s regime and the resulting damage to relations with the EU: since his election in 2010, the leader of the Party of Regions has worked steadily to bridle the opposition and increase the hold over his supporters – the Russophone community in the East of the country – over the country. At the same time he has blown hot and cold with the Ukraine’s two main neighbours, Russia and the European Union. The former, which has the benefit of close cultural ties with Ukraine, is hoping to maintain a grip on the country that would transform it into a kind of southern Belarus, in a relationship dictated on its terms. The latter is counting on an association agreement that is now ready for signature, and the offer of a free-trade agreement, which amounts to watered down membership of the EU, to develop the bond between Ukraine and its western historic and cultural environment. Along with what is now Poland, Lithuania, and Belarus, western Ukraine formed part of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th-18th centuries, and it is hoped that the soft power which the Union is supposed to exercise over its entourage will build on this history. The opponents of a boycott fear that such an initiative will force Kiev into the arms of Moscow. There is a risk that Ukraine may respond in this manner, but it would be acting against its own economic interests and at the same time undermining its proudly won independence. That said, most Ukrainians believe that sooner or later the future of their country will be in the EU, and Brussels must be careful not to betray this expectation. For this reason, a boycott that results in politicians rather than teams staying away from fixtures may be the best policy, and it is one that would be made more effective if it is associated with pressure exerted by economic measures (the application of anti-money laundering legislation with regard to Ukrainian capital in the EU) and border management policies (the withholding of visas for figures in the regime responsible for abuses, but easily obtainable visas for students, researchers, businessmen and tourists), coupled with a communications campaign to explain the reasons for this response to the people of Ukraine. Finally, the EU and the OECD should flood the country with observers for next October’s general elections so as to ensure that the vote is conducted in the best possible manner. (Editorial)
presseurop.eu | 11-May-2012 18:07

Euro | Stretching | Cartoon (Trouw, Amsterdam)
Stretching (Cartoon)
presseurop.eu | 11-May-2012 17:55

European parliament | Three European agencies brought into line
On May 10 the European Parliament, voted to “postpone approval of the budgetary expenditure of three EU agencies", reports European Voice. This […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 11-May-2012 17:21

Italie | Beppe Grillo, the anti-politics showman
"The system is disintegrating" warns l’Espresso, after the first round of partial municipal elections held on May 6 and 7. Support for the […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 11-May-2012 16:02

Germany | Enough "politically correct" films! (Die Zeit, Hamburg)
Reactions to the film Barbara show that 'feel-good' films worry German film producers. The director, Dominik Graf, implores filmmakers to dare to challenge the highbrow cinema strangehold. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 11-May-2012 14:05

Today's front pages | Germany, Netherlands, Greece, Eurozone, Spain, Ukraine
Bild, NRC Handelsblad, To Ethnos, The Economist, Expansión, Kyiv Post (Today's front pages)
presseurop.eu | 11-May-2012 12:24

Germany | Will Angela Merkel know when to go?
“How much longer?” wonders the Die Zeit headline over a picture of Angela Merkel, who no longer has many friends in Europe at […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 10-May-2012 19:03

Eurozone | The growth imperative (Il Sole-24 Ore, Milan)
The elections of May 6 have revealed the dramatic split between politicians and citizens. To prevent it from degenerating, we must abandon the obsession with austerity and discussions in small committees and restart the engine through the solidarity and integration that are the hallmarks of Europe, according to one columnist. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 10-May-2012 18:48

Serbia | The ghost of Belgrade | Cartoon (Danas, Belgrade)
The ghost of Belgrade (Cartoon)
presseurop.eu | 10-May-2012 18:02

Debate | A petition of naivety
"Ask not what Europe can do for you, but what you can do for Europe" – this is the theme of a manifesto […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 10-May-2012 15:10

Natural gas | Shale gas no longer popular (Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw)
France, Bulgaria, Romania and the Czech Republic have decided to suspend the exploitation of their shale gas fields for environmental reasons. Now that the EU is under pressure to adopt a similar position, Poland may be the last European country to continue seeking to develop this energy source. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 10-May-2012 13:32

Today's front pages | Greece, France, Spain, Serbia, United Kingdom, Belgium
I Kathimerini, La Tribune, Expansión, Politika, The Daily Telegraph, De Morgen (Today's front pages)
presseurop.eu | 10-May-2012 12:25

Greece | Brussels Anmen Square | Cartoon (To Ethnos, Athens)
Brussels Anmen Square (Cartoon)
presseurop.eu | 09-May-2012 18:43

Europe day | A crisis and no fireworks (De Standaard, Brussels)
While the EU celebrates her birthday on May 9, European integration is in trouble: the crisis of the euro, the turmoil of enlargement and the financial crisis have stirred it up. Yet, says a Belgian political analyst, there is no reverse gear on the ship of Europe, only course corrections are possible. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 09-May-2012 18:14

European Commission | Growth must still be funded...somehow
"Growth: Brussels is trying to regain control" says Les Echos, which believes that the Summit of heads of state and European governments on […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 09-May-2012 17:22

Espagne | Banks confront the property bubble
The rescue of Spain's second largest savings bank Bankia, announced by Mariano Rajoy’s government on May 6, has sounded an alarm about the […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 09-May-2012 16:30

Ukraine | Euro 2012 boycott still in the balance
“Poland speaks up for Tymoshenko”, Gazeta Wyborcza headlines as Kiev has postponed a central European regional summit that was to be held on […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 09-May-2012 14:48

Germany | Ossis return home (Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw)
Having moved to the West in search of better jobs, residents of the former GDR are now returning home to take advantage of an up-turn in the economy of Germany’s eastern states, which has come in the wake of years of sluggish growth. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 09-May-2012 14:14

Today's front pages | Greece, European Union, France, Hungary, Belgium, Portugal
Ta Nea, Handelsblatt, Le Figaro, Népszabadság, Le Soir, Jornal de Negócios (Today's front pages)
presseurop.eu | 09-May-2012 12:25

France | Passing the baton | Cartoon (Le Monde, Paris)
Passing the baton (Cartoon)
presseurop.eu | 08-May-2012 18:04

Economy | The Greek crisis will fast expose Hollande (Financial Times, London)
Whether Hollande will maintain his anti-austerity stance and side with Greece or whether he will back German policy remains to be seen. No matter how much tweaking of EU fiscal agreements he can negotiate, the political storm brewing in Greece is likely test him sooner rather than later. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 08-May-2012 18:03

Greece | Who will restore order? (Kathimerini, Athens)
The elections of May 6 have shaken the Greek political landscape to its core and a majority capable of governing cannot be reached. Yet, notes Kathimerini, the politicians discredited by the electorate and their European partners are supposed to find the path to recovery. (Article)
presseurop.eu | 08-May-2012 17:18

Germany-France | The Merkel-Hollande duo still in search of a nickname
It is still unclear what the Franco-German duo will look like now that French President-elect François Hollande is set to replace Nicolas Sarkozy in talks […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 08-May-2012 17:01

Romania | Victor Ponta, the transition Prime Minister
On 7 May, a new majority in the Romanian parliament gave its backing to the government of newly designated Prime Minister, Victor Ponta. […] (News in brief)
presseurop.eu | 08-May-2012 14:15