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Meeting for a European Council summit in Brussels, eurozone leaders are faced with a situation in which multiple plans to safeguard the single currency have yet to make an impact. The eurozone continues to be undermined by its own structural contradictions and adverse economic conditions worldwide.
Too late? – Libération
Germany and Italy are to do battle in the semi-final of the Euro 2012 football championship at a time when Angela Merkel and Mario Monti are attempting to reach agreement on support mechanisms for banks and countries in difficulty. For the daily, Italy is “dangerously weak” both politically and economically, and “dangerously strong” on the football field.
Germany’s nemesis – Der Tagesspiegel
How to save the eurozone? At the European Council, EU leaders will be discussing the ambitious 10-year roadmap for reforms unveiled two days ago by Herman Van Rompuy. But “they still don’t know what to do within the next few weeks”, notes the daily.
Enchanting Europe – Gazeta Wyborcza
The former IRA commander turned Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness shook hands with Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Belfast to celebrate her diamond Jubilee. Their handshake has been hailed a watershed moment in the region's peace process and a potent symbol of reconciliation following years of violence when the IRA and British forces appeared implacable foes.
A simple handshake ... a profound message – The Belfast Telegraph
Prime minister Petr Nečas has decided to immediately dismiss his Minister of Justice Jiří Pospíšil who is allegedly responsible for “managerial errors” in the implementation of austerity measures. DNES wonders if the decision has anything to do with Pospíšil’s plan to appoint a new attorney general, Lenka Bradáčová, a “bogeyman” for corrupt politicians.
Dismissed – Mladá Fronta DNES
The Hungarian Parliament’s Committee of National Cohesion met for an exceptional session in the Slovak town of Komárno, which is home to a large Hungarian community, without notifying. local authorities. In May, the Speaker of Parliament’s visit to Transylvania, provoked a furious response from the Romanian government.
Budapest provokes unnecessary tensions – Pravda
The Romanian constitutional court has ruled that President Traian Băsescu has the right to represent his country at the 28-29 June European Council Summit, thereby putting an end to a widely reported dispute between Băsescu and Prime Minister Victor Ponta. In spite of the ruling, Ponta will be travelling to Brussels.
Băsescu’s last bastion – Adevărul
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