1- The Stock Exchange closes a month of declines in the red: achievements on the banks
The initial push from Wall Street is not enough to support European stock markets, which return to negative territory with losses of more than half a percentage point – Strong sales on government bonds (the 2,16-year BTP rises to 10%) – In Milan Unipol shines after the restructuring of its banking sector – Industrialists are also doing well (apart from FCA), bankers suffer. Read the full article.
2- Unipol launches bad bank and takes to the Stock Exchange
The insurance-banking group has announced the reorganization of its banking sector (Unipol Banca) with the creation of a bad bank into which 3 billion bad loans will flow. CEO Carlo Cimbri: "The impact of the announced operations will be nil for the group". Business plan targets confirmed. Read the full article.
3- Germany: historic yes to gay marriage
But Chancellor Angela Merkel voted against: "For me, marriage is fundamentally a union between a man and a woman." Read the full article.
4- Le Pen under investigation for EU assistants
The accusation is of embezzlement – According to the Prosecutor's Office, Le Pen would have used the funds disbursed by the EU Parliament to pay party employees who in reality performed other tasks in France unrelated to the activities in Strasbourg and Brussels. Read the full article.
5- France: goodbye to Simone Veil
He was a key figure in the history of the Fifth Republic. A survivor of concentration camps, she owes important struggles for women's rights. Read the full article.
