Press review | 02/02/2012

 

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Facebook set to take Wall Street by storm

Facebook set to take Wall Street by storm

 

The world's largest online network Facebook filed documents for its IPO on Wednesday, but a date for the flotation has not yet been fixed. As a publicly listed company the global power Facebook will at last be forced to deal more transparently with user data, some commentators write, while others fear a speculation bubble with unforeseeable consequences.

With articles from the following publications:
La Stampa - Italy, Die Zeit - Germany, Les Echos - France

POLITICS

De Volkskrant - Netherlands

Nato ignores corruption in Afghanistan

Eleftheros Typos - Greece

Merkel scares Greeks

Der Standard - Austria

Latinos decisive for US elections

REFLECTIONS

ECONOMY

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Germany

Deutsche Börse competitive on its own

SOCIETY

Novinar - Bulgaria

Acta comes far too late

Dienas Bizness - Latvia

ACTA makes everyone suspect

LOCAL COLOURS

Lietuvos rytas - Lithuania

Ridiculous monuments in Lithuania