– The French Constitutional Court gave the green light for the controversial “millionaire tax” increase to 75 percent. President François Hollande got himself thus the rage of executives and football on the neck, threatening to strike. Ultimately, the Court drew a line through the bill, because 66 percent tax is the statutory maximum for individuals.

– From Austria: The traditional New Year’s Concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra will focus this year on the anniversary of the First World War.