Lagarde to stand negligence trial in France
BBC — IMF chief Christine Lagarde is to stand trial in France for alleged negligence over a €404m payment to a businessman in 2008. She […]
Europe
The IMF is missing the point on Brexit
The Telegraph — There are two ways of looking at the IMF’s pronouncements on the economy, Brexit and all other matters. The first is to […]
Hungary’s new export: prison-made razor-wire coils
Reuters — Inmates in a high-security prison north of Budapest are manufacturing rolls of razor-wire fence that will prevent thousands of migrants from crossing the […]
Brussels plans the biggest transfer of sovereignty since the creation of the single currency
Irish Times — Brussels is to propose the creation of a standing European border force that can take control of the bloc’s external borders – […]
Cameron urges European Parliament to approve Airline Passenger Data Sharing
The European Council and EU governments agreed last week to a provisional proposal for a directive that will once in effect oblige airlines to hand […]
Since 2009, about 10,000 Greek companies have moved into Bulgaria
OZY — They say you know who your friends are in times of struggle. So Greece must be feeling pretty lonely these days: Since the […]
Schaeuble cautions Greece on IMF criticism
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Tuesday that it was not in Greece’s interest to question the involvement of the IMF in its bailout […]
Is Erdogan’s son the oil minister of IS?
Handlesblatt — The facts look like this: at the end of November , the Turkish military downed a Russian fighter jet because it was supposedto […]
“Greece is a nation under occupation … “
Zero Hedge — Brussels thinks it’s found a whipping boy for all its failures. Greece. It’s fast increasing its accusations against Athens’ handling of the […]
EU considers measures to intervene if states’ borders are not guarded
Irish Independent — The European Union is considering measures that would give a new EU border force powers to intervene and guard a member state’s […]
Danes vote to opt out of EU justice rules
WSJ — Danes on Thursday rejected adopting some European Union justice rules in a referendum that became a litmus test for EU integration, in and […]
Sweden considers emergency closure of bridge to Denmark
The Telegraph — Sweden’s government is rushing an emergency bill through parliament which will give it the power to halt road traffic across the Oresund […]
Britain carries out first Syria airstrikes after MPs approve action against Isis
Britain has carried out its first airstrikes in Syria, hours after MPs voted overwhelmingly to authorise military action. Four RAF Tornado jets were seen taking […]
Greece insists its Schengen membership is secure
DW — Athens has denied media reports that its place in the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone was in jeopardy. Some EU members have accused Greece […]
Erdogan says would resign if Putin IS oil trade claims proven
MSN News — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said he would be ready to quit office if allegations by Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin […]