Today's front pages

Published on 17 January 2012

For the fourth consecutive day, about 8,000 people — among them politicians, students, activists, pensioners — demonstrated against the government in Bucharest. Pro-government daily Evenimentul Zilei characterises these anti-austerity protestors as "profiteers".

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Fourth day – Evenimentul zilei

The credit rating downgrade of nine eurozone states weakens the single currency as member states seek to raise up to €810 billion on the sovereign debt market this year.

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Eurozone rescue threatened – Le Monde

Lower salaries, rising consumption and innovative industry are the main assets of the German economy.

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What makes Germans so big and strong – Die Presse

According to estimates, the black economy cost the Portuguese state €40 billion in 2011. A situation that could worsen with austerity and tax hikes.

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Black market is worth 19 years of unemployment benefits – Jornal de Notícias

The French president, on a visit to Madrid, expressed support for the "courageous decisions" taken by the new Spanish Prime Minister, who in turn expressed support for the former's proposed tax on financial transactions.

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Rajoy and Sarkozy show their agreement on crisis – La Vanguardia

According to economists, the downgrading of several eurozone states countries will create 45,000 new jobs in Denmark, renewing the competitiveness of national companies and the Danish krone.

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Freefall euro boosts the economy – Børsen

Croatia's ex-PM Ivo Sanader, already imprisoned for corruption, has been implicated in a new scandal, in which he allegedly received money from a subsidiary of the German car manufacturer.

Ivo Sanader received €2.5 million in bribes from Daimler – Večernji list

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