The European

The European, billed as "Europe's first national newspaper", was a weekly newspaper founded by Robert Maxwell, It lasted from May 11, 1990 through 1999..

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Robert Maxwell - May 11 - 1990 - 1999

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Time magazine (May 15, 1990) reported that Maxwell originally envisioned a daily with a circulation of 650,000, but by the launch date plans had been cut down to a more realistic weekly with circulation of 225,000. In reality, the circulation peaked at 180,000, over half of which was British.

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May 15 - 1990

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The Barclay brothers bought the newspaper in 1992, investing an estimated $110 million and in 1996 transforming it into a high-end tabloid format oriented at the business community edited by Andrew Neil.

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Barclay brothers - 1992 - 1996 - Andrew Neil

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In 1996, the London-based European had a staff of 70 in London, 3 in Brussels, 1 in Paris, 1 in Berlin, 1 in Moscow, as well as a network of 100 freelance writers throughout Europe.

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1996 - Freelance writers

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