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Germany remains in shock after a right-wing extremist assailant shot dead nine people in two shisha bars in the German city of Hanau last week before killing his mother and himself. The political climate in the country is shifting, and politicians, the media and society are also to blame, Europe's media believe.

The national-conservative Sweden Democrats sought to bring the top management of Sweden's national broadcaster Sveriges Radio before Parliament to answer accusations that its coverage is not neutral. The move was rejected by the majority of the Riksdag. Sweden's media see press freedom at risk.

A man attacked two shisha bars in the German city of Hanau on Tuesday night, shooting dead nine people. The victims all came from immigrant backgrounds. The suspected perpetrator reportedly also killed himself and his mother. After evaluating a letter of confession Germany's Public Prosecutor General Peter Frank has evoked profoundly racist motives. Europe's press is alarmed.

The President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has accused Putin of using high energy prices to pressure his country to unite with Russia. Observers have long suspected that Putin has a plan to run for president of a newly created state in 2024. Can Lukashenko resist?