Merkozy saves the day?

INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Fri. 09/12/11. The "last chance" summit in Brussels is the hot topic in a lot of the international press. Many papers welcome the agreement reached, although they regret the "two-speed Europe" that has emerged. Meanwhile, Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi pens a piece in the Wall Street Journal. She blows the whistle on European satellite companies she says are continuing to provide services to Tehran, despite the government's censorship.

IN THE PAPERS

By Florence VILLEMINOT

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Some articles from today’s international press review:

INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE: “Can ‘Merkozy’ save the day?”

THE GUARDIAN: “EU summit: le crunch”

THE INDEPENDENT: “Britain must join the euro”

WALL STREET JOURNAL: “European satellite providers host state programming even as the regime censors foreign media”

THE MOSCOW TIMES: “Short guide on how to deal with the cops”

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