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NM - EDITO - Les deux questions politiquement essentielles que sont “Qui doit diriger l’UE?”, et “Comment ce pouvoir doit-il être organisé?” n’ont jamais été posées aux 500 millions de citoyens européens. Les classes politiques nationales, les eurocrates et les lobbies essayent de faire avaliser de force par les Européens leur propre réponse à ces deux questions sans avoir jamais organisé le moindre débat démocratique. En politique, cela s’appelle un “coup d’état“… NM - EDITO

THE PRAGUE POST - For a country nearly 20 years removed from Soviet domination, the Czech Republic doesn’t always act like a sovereign and independent state — at least when it comes to its relationship with my country, Big Brother across the Atlantic. Indeed, at times it seems that Czechs have only exchanged one set of overseers for another. THE PRAGUE POST

LE MONDE - Pour les politiques, la problématique du pouvoir d’achat reste une des principales préoccupations. “Instaurer de nouvelles taxes aura des répercussions sur les ménages des Français. Ce n’est pas le moment”, a estimé le député du Nouveau Centre François Sauvadet. L’autre inquiétude, c’est l’indépendance du service public vis-à-vis du pouvoir. “On a rarement vu un plan aussi déterminé de mise sous contrôle de la télévision - LE MONDE

SOFIA ECHO - In the same week in which Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev placed the first pre-emptive strikes against a possibly negative report from the European Commission over the lack of progress in Bulgaria’s fight against organised crime and alleged abuse of European Union funding, other parts of the Government appear to be finding innovative and creative uses for EU funds. >>> SOFIA ECHO

SPIEGEL - Humiliation for Mr. Dollar: Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve Bank, faces a general investigation by the International Monetary Fund. Just one more example of the Fed losing its power. SPIEGEL

LE FIGARO - Pour son premier anniversaire au 10 Downing Street, Gordon Brown a peu de raisons de se réjouir. Le dernier sondage publié mercredi par le quotidien Guardian est encore une fois accablant : le Parti travailliste ne recueille que 25 % des intentions de vote, alors que le Parti conservateur de David Cameron a accru son avance de 6 points depuis le mois dernier, avec 45 %. LE FIGARO

GUARDIAN - From then on the disastrous public debate about the election plans was under way. The election that never was - finally scrapped on a humiliating Saturday in early October - still haunts the prime minister. It has decisively shaped the media prism through which he is seen, led to a falling out within the Brown camp itself, and forced a reorganisation within No 10. GUARDIAN

EU OBSERVER - Although France has been preparing its EU presidency for months and has made no secret of its ambitious plans for its chairmanship of the bloc, no more than one French person in three believes Paris will be able to boost Europe after Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon treaty - EU OBSERVER

LE SOIR - Après avoir réglementé les tarifs des communications passées à l’étranger (roaming), la Commission européenne a posé les premiers pas d’une nouvelle offensive contre les opérateurs de téléphonie mobile. Il s’agit cette fois de faire baisser le coût de la terminaison des appels - LE SOIR

NINE O’CLOCK.RO - The Danube is Europe’s large river, uniting a continent with its waters but also with its legendary beauties and tourism potential. Basically put, the Danube was the first to consecrate Europe’s unity. That is why most of the historical treaties of alliance, of cooperation, the war declarations or the peace conferences in Europe have referred to the Danube’s status as to an essential goal. NINE O’CLOCK.RO

SPIEGEL - Rising prices for fuel and food and a lousy economic forecast are spreading pessimism in Europe. Germany has long been known for it traditional skepticism, but doubts about the economy and fears of inflation have spread across Europe, according to a new poll. SPIEGEL

LE FIGARO - La haute juridiction américaine a cassé jeudi une loi bannissant les armes de poing et a reconnu le droit des citoyens d’en faire usage «dans un cadre légal». LE FIGARO