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Germany’s anti-trust authority has launched an investigation into Amazon’s relationship with third-party traders selling on its site, its head was quoted as saying on Sunday (16 August).

The opportunity is here: to accelerate towards carbon neutrality and mark this moment as a historical turning point. The solutions are ready and proven. Now, it all comes down to the scale and speed of implementation.

The EU leaders are discussing the situation in Belarus and the mass protests rocking the country at an emergency summit today. Shortly before the video conference began, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned against foreign intervention in Belarus. What can the EU do to defuse the tensions in the country?

The EU leaders will discuss the situation in Belarus in a video conference on Wednesday to send a signal of solidarity with the protests in the country. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on Twitter that she was looking forward to a 'strategic discussion'. How far is the EU willing to go to help Belarus, and what can it achieve?

In Russia, the politicians and the public are at odds as to how to react to the developments in Belarus - also because Lukashenko has always been a close ally. While many express solidarity with the Belarusians, others fear alienation like in Ukraine. Commentators discuss the pros and cons of active intervention by Russia in Belarus.

After more than a month of protests Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov made a televised speech on Friday in which he said his government would be willing to resign if the parliament decides to elect a grand national assembly to consider and adopt a new constitution. Yesterday his Gerb party presented a draft constitution that among other things provides for judicial reforms. Can this proposal calm the situation?