‘Music to the ears of Angela Merkel’

The Eurogroup confirmed on November 14 that Ireland will exit the bailout programme on December 15 and that the assistance programme for Spanish banks will end in January. Good news that needs long-term confirmation, writes the European press.

‘The extreme right attempts to unite’

Six months ahead of the European elections, populist movements are boosting contacts among themselves with the aim of uniting ahead of the elections and of forming a group in the new Parliament. On November 13, the leader of the French National Front, FN, Marine Le Pen, met with Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom, PVV. This has some worried, including the Dutch press.