The Bundestag has approved the €130 billion EU rescue plan for Greece, but 17 members of Chancellor Merkel's majority voted against while three abstained.
And now, Mrs. Merkel? – Frankfurter Rundschau
For the first time, the European Commission is sending two missions to Romania to assess progress - or not - in the fight against corruption and lawlessness in the administration and management of European funds. The mission aims to determine whether the country can accede to the Schengen area.
Effect of anti-corruption pressure: EU sends two missions to Bucharest – România libera
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Hungary's Secretary of State for Agriculture József Ángyán has resigned. He alleges that Hungarian agriculture is at the mercy of a "network of oligarchs that hold everything in their hands: grants, land market."
Mafia, green barons, oligarchs – Népszabadság
A witness at the Leveson inquiry into press standards has affirmed the there had been "multiple payments" by the Sun to public officials, including police, of thousands of pounds, and one individual received £80,000 in alleged corrupt payments over a number of years.
Power, corruption and lies – The Guardian
A Kiev court has sentenced Yuri Yushchenko, prominent opposition leader and former Interior Minister in Yulia Tymoshenko's "Orange Revolution" government, to four years in prison for embezzlement.
The Oranges condemned – Gazeta Wyborcza
Spain's deficit for 2011 has risen to 8.51% of GDP, 2.5% more than expected. Regional governments are largely held responsible for this increase.
Mission impossible – Cinco Días
The Austrian government has injected €250 million into the Oesterreichische Volksbanken, the country's fourth largest bank, to save it from bankruptcy. This operation, the third of its kind since 2008, could compromise Austria's debt rating.
Nationalized – Die Presse
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