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New data is likely to increase pressure on the European Central Bank to rapidly cut interest rates.

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A majority of the German Bundestag on Wednesday approved a non-binding motion put forward by the CDU/CSU faction to tighten the country's migration policy, which includes the introduction of permanent border controls. The vote was hotly contested as it passed with the votes of the AfD, which is classified by the Office for the Protection of the Constitution as a suspected right-wing extremist organisation. Europe's press weighs in.

The crisis that has been smouldering for decades in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is now coming to a head: the M23 rebel group, supported by neighbouring Rwanda, has overtaken the regional capital Goma. UN peacekeepers have been caught in the crossfire, aid programmes have been suspended and 400,000 people have fled their homes, according to the UN. Riots have also been reported in the capital Kinshasa. What can Europe do?

The Council of Europe's Venice Commission has indirectly issued a warning to Romania following the annulment of its 2024 presidential election. Although the Commission says it does not consider itself responsible for examining this specific case, it recommends that elections only be annulled on the basis of clear, transparent and publicly accessible evidence, and that affected parties be given the opportunity to present their own points of view.

The sale of the 100-hectare former Rákosrendező freight yard by the Hungarian state to the Emirati Eagle Hills Group has led to a conflict between the opposition-led capital and the national government. Also because a company belonging to the municipal authorities has a purchase option on the site - and the city council now wants to exercise it. The national press is also at odds over the megaproject.

The EU's lending arm is facing pressure from governments to bankroll more military projects.

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