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After two days of rising bond yields amidst jitters about Spain’s solvency, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has demanded “prudence” from European leaders. In particular, Mario Draghi of the European Central Bank as well as the German government have been urged not to make public pronouncements on Spain’s economic concerns.
Rajoy counter-attacks – La Razón
According to the Madrid daily, Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy has reminded President Sarkozy of France that Spanish representatives “do not talk about anyone”. The French president has publicly cast doubt over Spain’s solvency, and evoked the economic mismanagement of Rajoy’s predecessor, José Luís Zapatero, while campaigning for the upcoming presidential elections.
Sarkozy isn’t helping – ABC
The Flemish-language Belgian daily laments that the crisis, “which has dominated the eurozone for more than two years, seems to be back, stronger than ever.”
Eurocrisis: back to square one – De Morgen
The London daily deplores a massive wave of “internal migration”. According to a new study, almost 19,000 women have sought state help to find emergency housing in 2008-09, showing the previously hidden scale of domestic-violence “migrants” forced out of their homes.
Flight of the abused – The Independent
From his official residence of Cotroceni Palace, President Traian Băsescu has called on his newly appointed minister for the environment, Attila Korodi, to sign off on the controversial re-opening of the gold and copper mines of Roşia Montana and Roşia Poieni, to help the struggling national economy. Much to the chagrin of environmentalists, who have staged protests in the capital since March.
Cotroceni FC vs Romania – Jurnalul Naţional
Raymond Aubrac, one of the mythical figures of the French resistance, died on the night of April 10 at the age of 97. Born into a family of Jewish shopkeepers, he was involved in creating one of the eight movements that made up the National Resistance Council during World War 2. His bravery and exploits agianst the Gestapo along with his wife, Lucie Aubrac, who died in 2007 at the age of 92, became the stuff of legend and film.
Resist: Raymond Aubrac 1914-2012 – Libération
