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Portugal's parliament will debate five bills on assisted suicide on Thursday. Citizens are to decide in a referendum whether or not the practice should be legalised in the future. The Portuguese media also debate the pros and cons of this sensitive issue.

The EU member states are convening for a special summit on Thursday to hammer out an agreement on the EU budget for the period from 2021-2027. In the wake of tough discussions EU Council President Charles Michel has proposed a compromise: member States should pay 1.074 percent of their gross national income into the EU's coffers. European media see the budget as an investment in Europe's future.

Benjamin Griveaux, Macron's candidate for the Paris mayoral election, withdrew his candidacy on Friday after a lewd video which Griveaux had purportedly sent to his mistress was circulated online. Griveaux has filed a complaint against the Russian protest artist Piotr Pavlensky, who posted the video. The press asks just what the scandal is about.