Today's front pages

Ten countries – led by Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom – are challenging the proposed EU budget for 2014-2020. Member states are seeking to reudce a total package worth some 1 trillion euros.

All Europe saves money, except Brussels – Kleine Zeitung

"There were two of them and they were motivated by money,” sums up the Czech daily after police announced they have uncovered the network of producers and distributors of adulterated alcohol that caused 25 deaths in the country. Two of the ringleaders have been arrested in the Moravia-Silesia region on the Polish border. The resulting ban on alcoholic liquor may be lifted this Wednesday as result.

They added poison to drinks. And they knew it – Mladá Fronta DNES

Moldova's Alliance for European Integration celebrates three years in power. The Chişinău daily believes that PM Vlad Filat's greatest achievement has been in foreign policy, in particular the Eastern Partnership signed with the EU in 2009. The financial windfall that followed stimulated foreign investment and economic growth. But the majority of the population remains poor.

Three “fairy tale” years with foreign money – Adevărul Moldova

Since French president François Hollande’s announced his intention to tax earnings above 1 million euro a year at 75 percent, rich French citizens have started to cross the border to Belgium. In Brussels, 5 or 6 houses are being sold to French citizens daily. Last year 800 French families left the country for Belgium, and that number might triple this year.

Exodus of French to Brussels – De Standaard

The European court of human rights has cleared the way for the extradition to the United States of radical Islamic cleric Abu Hamza after the end of an eight year legal battle. Abu Hamza, who came to prominence for his anti-Western sermons at London’s Finsbury Park mosque, is wanted by the US in connection with plans to establish a terrorist training camp in Oregon as well as allegations that he provided material support to the Taliban.

Abu Hamza to be extradited to US – The Guardian

Renata Polverini, president of the Lazio (Rome) region and ally of former PM Silvio Berlusconi has resigned after her allies from the Union of the Centre pulled the plug on her coalition in the wake of a graft scandal. Members of the administration tapped public money for personal expenses and fancy dress parties. Polverini is accusing members from her PdL (People of Liberty) party of corruption.

Polverini quits and accuses – Il Messaggero

Germany's intelligence services, both at federal and state level, have signed off an inquiry into the far-right NPD party. A report, over 1000 pages long, gives evidence of the party's racist, neo-nationalist and anti-constitutional activities. Federal and state ministers of the interior must now decide on whether to lodge a motion with the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe in order to ban the movement, but the legal question of whether to reveal the names of police informers or not is holding back the decision until November.

3,081 proofs against NDP – Der Tagesspiegel