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On November 27, Francophone Socialist Elio Di Rupo secured the agreement of six political parties on Belgium's 2012 budget. He is now to enter No. 16, rue de la Loi, the residence of Belgian prime ministers. The country's credit downgrade at the hands of Standard & Poor's on November 25 is said to have speeded up the budget discussions.
On the road to No. 16 – La Libre Belgique
Ahead of the European Council of December 9, Spain's future Prime Minister has reached agreement with the head of the outgoing government, José Luis Zapatero, that he will undertake to reduce the national deficit to 3% in order to join the strenghtened monetary union proposed by Germany and France.
Rajoy agrees to form part of euro hard core – El Mundo
Anti-nuclear protesters have blocked the Castor train carrying nuclear waste from a reprocessing plant in France to a storage site at Gorleben, Germany.
Castor turned into a snail – Die Tageszeitung
More than 2000 out of 6500 doctors have resigned in protest against the government's projected overhaul of the health sector. They have also turned down the offer of salary increases proposed by the government.
Doctors haven't given up. Government preparing a state of emergency. – Hospodárske Noviny
Government studies introduction of toll gates at entrance to towns – Público
More than 190 countries have gathered for two weeks of discussions in South Africa to find ways to combat global warming and prepare for its consequences.
Durban: a climate of crises – Le Soir
Polish President Bronisław Komorowski is to lay the foundation stone of the cemetery which will house the remains of the 2,500 Polish officers killed at Katyn in 1940 and buried in Bykownia, near Kiev, Ukraine. He will also call on his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych to step up integration with the EU.
Battle for Ukraine – Gazeta Wyborcza
