EU plans for ‘Robin Hood’ tax fall into disarray
Daily Telegraph: European plans to introduce a tax on financial transactions have fallen into disarray, with ministers failing to meet a year-end deadline that would have resulted in the so-called…
Merkel gives a roasting to Italy and France over reforms. Italian Minister for EU Affairs hits back at her
Reuters: In an interview with German daily Die Welt, Merkel had called on Italy and France to enact additional measures ahead of a March ruling by the European Commission on…
Spain’s PM Rajoy says would stand for election again
Reuters: Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday he would stand for election again if put forward as a candidate by the ruling People’s Party (PP), a government spokeswoman…
France’s Hollande meets Putin on Ukraine crisis
Reuters: Hollande indicated he wanted to address some of the issues raised in a speech by Putin on Thursday in which the Kremlin leader accused “enemies of yesterday” of trying to…