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A 24-year-old man of Algerian origin, claiming allegiance to al-Qaeda, is suspected of being responsible for the murders in Toulouse and Montauban. He is currently holed up in his Toulouse apartment, identified since three o'clock this morning by RAID, the elite unit of the French police.
How the police are chasing public enemy number one – Aujourd'hui en France - Le Parisien
With the exception of the powerful CGIL trade union, the Italian government has obtained agreement with its social partners on the reform of article 18 of the labour code on dismissals. "The great taboo is broken," writes the Milan business daily.
Article 18, farewell to all. CGIL’s No. – Il Sole-24 Ore
Dutch MP Hero Brinkman has left the populist PVV (Freedom Party) group in the Dutch lower house due to internal conflicts. PM Mark Rutte's minority government made up of Liberals and Christian Democrats is propped up by PVV support. But with Brinkman's departure, it now has only 75 out of 150 seats.
Brinkman puts cabinet in danger – De Volkskrant
"The threat of a trade war will not make the European Union back down on climate legislation, Connie Hedegaard, the bloc’s climate chief, said on Tuesday following pressure from foreign governments who want the EU to drop plans to charge airlines for carbon emissions."
EU defies carbon trade war threats – Financial Times
Jaume Matas of the right-wing People's Party, and former president of the regional government of the Balearic Islands, has been convicted of corruption.
Six years in prison for Matas – El País
Under pressure from the EU and US, Berlin will be forced to release €280 billion in funds instead of the €211 billion initially earmarked to address the debt crisis, as part of the future European Stability Mechanism (EMS).
Germans to be liable to tune of €280 billion – Süddeutsche Zeitung
UK Chancellor George Osborne will hand 23 million lower and middle-income earners a tax cut partly funded by a raid on the super-rich in his budget today, the London daily reveals. He plans a new 7 per cent rate of stamp duty on houses worth more than £2 million.
Super-rich to pay for Osborne’s tax cutting – The Times
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