A report on the mental state of Anders Behring Breivik has concluded that he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. He is therefore not criminally responsible for the killing of 77 people this July.
Psychiatric report: "He has a complete lack of empathy" – Aftenposten
As the biggest public sector strike in thirty years begins, the British chancellor announces cuts in public sector wages, and has declared that the UK faces "at least six more years of austerity."
Osborne strikes first – The Times
An investigation into neo-Nazi circles makes a ban on the German far-right party increasingly likely.
Trail leads to NDP – Die Welt
In association with anti-racist magazine "Expo", whose editor was Stieg Larsson, the Swedish daily opens a series of articles which investigate the new media strategies of neo-Nazis on the web.
New face of the extreme right – Dagens Nyheter
The Slovakian government has declared a state of emergency after some 2,000 doctors in 15 hospitals collectively resigned over low wages. The state of emergency is effective today and will allow the government to force doctors to remain in their jobs or face prison.
Health system collapsing – Pravda
As the EU and the IMF release an eighth tranche of aid to economically stricken Greece, police and government evoke plans for a "large-scale attack aimed at the heart of the political system."
Terrorist strike alert – To Ethnos
Less than six months before the 2012 presidential election, proposed revisions to EU treaties by Paris and Berlin have made Europe a key theme of the campaign.
Europe comes in – Libération
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