Today's front pages

Gathered in Cyprus, Eurozone finance ministers will seek to resolve key questions to the debt crisis by the end of the year, in the hope these issues will not become embroiled in the German election campaign. After the European Central Bank’s new bond-buying initiative and the German constitutional court’s go-ahead for the ESM, Spain must decide on bailout aid and banking union legislation must be drafted.

EU steps up efforts to resolve debt crisis problems – The Irish Times

Heavily criticized in Germany for his decision to authorise the repurchase of state debt, the president of the European Central Bank has declared himself willing to explain himself before the German parliament.

Draghi: I stand before the Bundestag – Süddeutsche Zeitung

Outgoing Minister of Social Affairs, Henk Kamp, from the VVD party (Liberal), which won the most seats in the Dutch general election, has been appointed as "explorer" by the leaders of the Netherlands' parliamentary groups. He will begin discussions with them to form a new government.

Unexpectedly fast start to formation of government – Trouw

Business men, trade unions, opposition and even public figures close to President Aníbal Cavaco Silva are opposed to the increase in the Single Social Tax (TSU) announced by PM Pedro Passos Coelho on September 7. But in a TV interview, the PM said he will not back down and even hinted at more austerity measures.

TSUnami – Jornal de Negócios

Reactor No. 2 in the southern Belgian nuclear power station of Tihange is to remain closed for several more months. The reactor was shut down in mid-August for inspection after the discovery of micro-cracks similar to those which led to the shut down of the No. 3 reactor of the Doel power station in the north of the country.

We will spend winter without two power stations – Le Soir

Madrid has announced that it intends to raise from 65% to 75% the school curriculum it sets. Spain’s autonomous regions will thus see their own share drop from 35% to 25%. This is in order to “ensure a common level of education”, says the Ministry. A move that could trigger “new tension with the regions”, warns El País.

Education ministry cuts curriculum controlled by regions – El País

Partners in the Greece's coalition government are to reach agreement on raising retirement age from 65 to 67 years, under the savings plan of €11.5 billion demanded by the EU-ECB-IMF troika.

Retirement age set to rise – I Kathimerini