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As it takes on an increasingly important role in the eurozone crisis, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has asked EU member states to pay $500 billion into the organisation's coffers.
“Save Europe!” demands IMF – Handelsblatt
The World Bank has revised downwards its latest growth forecast and notes that the recession in Europe could affect the rest of the world.
Eurozone threatens global economy – Die Presse
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The Irish government is facing a new threat to its advantageous 12.5% corporate tax regime as Germany and France push for the acceleration of moves to create a pan-European business tax system.
Pressure mounts on Ireland over corporation tax rate – The Irish Times
Zoran Janković, winner of Slovenia's December elections, has been unable to form a government. President Danilo Türk has appointed banker and former senior World Bank and IMF official Marko Voljč to become prime minister.
The third man is Marko Voljč – Delo
The Polish government aims to begin shale gas extraction in 2 to 3 years time. According to the most optimistic estimates, Poland's reserves could be as much as 5.3 trillion cubic meters. "Are we creating a gas power or an illusion?" asks the magazine.
We are building a new Norway – Polityka
Incorporated into a bill on transparency, the Spanish government aims to ensure that administrators do not exceed their budget.
Criminal sanctions for spendthrift public administrators – Público
Controversy as Danish actor and playwright Christian Lollike plans to stage "Manifesto 2083", the document penned by mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Utøya, Norway, on July 22, 2011).
Breivik play sparks anger – Politiken
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