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At its second summit the European Political Community (EPC) - founded last year and comprising 47 states - sought to sharpen its profile. The confrontation with Russia and solidarity with Ukraine set the tone. In the wake of the meeting commentators ask what else the EPC can achieve in Europe.

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is slated to leave his post at the end of September. A successor is expected to be chosen at a Nato summit in July and many member states would like to see a woman in the post this time. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been invited to meet US President Joe Biden today, Monday. Commentators put two and two together.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has begun his third term as President of Turkey after winning the run-off vote on 28 May with 52.2 percent against opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (47.8 percent). After the inauguration ceremony in parliament he presented his new cabinet. Europe's press examines the ramifications of this outcome - in particular for Nato.

The EU Commission is reviewing its posted workers directive. In recent years, subcontracting has lengthened EU supply chains, making it harder to detect labour abuses — and those responsible for them.

As Germany's 2045 climate neutrality target looms, the government is launching a multi-billion euro 'Carbon Contracts for Difference' scheme to help bridge the investment gap between clean tech and polluting technologies.

Ahead of the European elections in 2024, the EU must strengthen its electoral instruments against malign interests, says MEP Sandra Kalniete.

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Ahead of the European elections in 2024, the EU must strengthen its electoral instruments against malign interests, says MEP Sandra Kalniete.

Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Large household appliances will have to be transported almost entirely using reuseable packaging by 2030, according to the European Commission’s proposed packaging waste law, a move widely questioned by players in the supply chain.

Senior officials from about two dozen of the world's major intelligence agencies held a secret meeting on the fringes of the Shangri-La Dialogue security meeting in Singapore this weekend, five people told Reuters.