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The prospect of the election of François Hollande in France and the fall of the Dutch government has raised hopes of less stringent austerity in Greece while prompting anxiety on financial markets.
Holland-esque fever grips Europe – Ta Nea
In an interview, François Hollande explains that he will continue to speak to the left, while also reaching out to the “suffering” voters who backed far right candidate Marine Le Pen.
“I have to convince Front National voters” – Libération
The surge in support for the Front National will oblige the outgoing president to add more right-wing muscle to his campaign. However, at the same time he must be careful to avoid alienating centrist voters.
Sarkozy: how far can he follow Le Pen? – Le Soir
A behind the scenes “battle is raging between member states” over the use of the 190 billion euros of EU structural and social funds that have not been spent in recent years.
Vast EU surplus – Jyllands-Posten
With a 0.4% decline in gross domestic product for a second consecutive quarter between January and March, Spain is once again officially in recession. The country’s central bank predicts that negative growth will continue for some time to come.
Recession – La Vanguardia
In the light of the failure to make progress and a number of corruption cases that have marked the bid to build e-government infrastructure in Poland, the European Commission has decided to freeze 920 million euros of funds earmarked for the scheme. “The project was completely crazy”, admitted the Minister of administration and Digitization, Michał Boni. A 404 error indicates that a page requested by an internet user has not been found.
E-Poland: 404 Not Found – Gazeta Wyborcza
A special court in Reykjavik has ruled that former prime minister Geir Haarde was not guilty of negligence in his management of the financial crisis which struck the island in 2008. He was, however, found guilty of failing to keep his Cabinet apprised of key developments through formal meetings.
Geir acquitted – Morgunblaðið
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