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Published on 8 October 2012 at 09:41

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to visit the Greek capital on Tuesday for the first time since the beginning of the crisis. 7,000 policemen will be mobilized. The Greek government hopes she will provide clear support for Greece's continued membership of the eurozone, the quick release of the next tranche of €31.5 billion and a two year extension in order to balance its budget.

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Athens becomes fortress for Merkel. Will she will give us a nod and wink on next tranche? – Ta Nea

Angela Merkel will make "no decision" on the occasion of her visit to Greece. She is waiting for the EU/ECB/IMF troika's November report on the country's economic situation. Berlin says it wants to "honor the government of Athens' performance" but the daily wonders why Angela Merkel "chose this moment to go to Athens" on a visit she "postponed for too long".

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Merkel doesn’t want to promise the Greeks anything – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

At today's Eurogroup meeting, where the evolution of the Spanish deficit will be assessed, Madrid will ask for a "truce" in the pace of austerity measures demanded by its partners. A 6.3% deficit for the end of the year "will not be easy," European sources acknowledge, but the Spanish wish to wait in order to measure the results of austerity measures already taken.

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Government to try today to get Europe to ease adjustments – La Vanguardia

French police dismantled an Islamic cell this Saturday October 6. 11 people were arrested on Saturday October 6, mainly violently anti-Semitic converts to Islam. One suspect was killed. He was suspected of having perpetrated a grenade attack on a kosher supermarket on September 19 near Paris.

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Terrorism: Islamism, French-version – Libération

An attack took place against a Jewish centre in Malmö on 28 September, causing material damage. Stones were also recently thrown at a kindergarten. The southern Swedish city is now a symbol of rising anti-Semitism in the country, writes the Stockholm daily.

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“The attacks are part of everyday life for Jews in Malmö” – Svenska Dagbladet

Only 22% of those interviewed by the Danish newspaper would say Yes to the single currency in a referendum, against 41% in February 2011. The rate of those who would say No has risen from 50 to 67%. In the midst of the eurozone crisis, this is the worst score since the survey was launched in 1996.

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Danish confidence in euro at historic low – Berlingske Tidende

An independent arbitration commission established by the Belgian parliament in 2010, in order to process compensation claims for child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, is accused of silencing the victims. It obliges those who are awarded damages never to speak publicly of the facts and never to sue the Church. Socialist MP Renaat Landuyt accuses church officials on the commission to have lobbied for this.

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“The bishops do not respect agreements” – De Standaard

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