Corporate Dispatch End of Day Roundup

 

 

 

 

 

 

On a day of extraordinary political theater in Israel, as the Knesset at noon Wednesday began debating a bill to dissolve itself a mere month after it was sworn in. Read More

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Italian Deputy Premier Luigi Di Maio said Wednesday that he was calling for a vote on his leadership of the 5-Star Movement (M5S). – Read More

 

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects it could take until August before the Boeing Co 737 MAX returns to service. – Read More

 

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John Bercow, the speaker of Britain’s House of Commons, plans to stay on despite previous expectations he was about to leave. – Read More

 

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Boris Johnson is to be summonsed to court to face accusations of misconduct in a public office, over claims he made that the UK sent the EU £350m a week.- Read More

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European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos warned that Italy needs to obey European Union budget rules or face higher borrowing costs. –  Read More

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Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their respects to the Formula One legend Niki Lauda during his funeral today in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. – Read More

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Italian television group Mediaset announced it acquired 9.6 percent of German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1. – Read More

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Three London homes worth more than £80m have been frozen by the High Court in the second-ever use of anti-corruption orders to stop foreigners laundering cash in the UK. The National Crime Agency has demanded that the subject of the probe explains the source of their wealth. – Read More

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Europe’s future leaders were the main subject of the talks held during an informal dinner organised as part of the EU summit in Brussels following the weekends electoral results.During Tuesday’s informal dinner, however, no names were mentioned, according to Tusk. “We did not discuss names tonight, only the process.” – Read More

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The United States and Egypt called for calm as Khalifa Haftar pressed on with his offensive on Tripoli.- Read More

 

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The Toronto Star reports that officials of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party are looking at Bank of England Governor Mark Carney as a possible successor to its current leader Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelensky has returned the Ukrainian citizenship to exiled former Georgia president Mikheil Saakashvili and is returning to Ukraine. – Read More

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The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, announced he is to withdraw from official events and retire from public life from June 2. – Read More

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MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, has promised to give half her fortune to charity. – Read More

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Britain’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is set to back a second referendum on Brexit and it could be announced within days. – Read More

 

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The Italian Senate’s public works and environment committees this week approved a measure for the mandatory installation of video surveillance cameras at nursery schools and care homes for the elderly and the disabled. – Read more

 

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A top Egyptian militant suspect identified as Hisham al-Ashmawy was transferred to Egypt from eastern Libya in a military aircraft, Egyptian state television said on Wednesday. –  Read more.

 

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The former Belgian king Albert II has provided a DNA sample following allegations as to whether he is the father of sculptor Delphine Boel. The former Belgian king bowed to pressure in order to avoid daily fines of €5000. – Read More