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The so-called nitrogen crisis is propelling the Netherlands to take further action. After the introduction of a speed limit on motorways and restrictions for the livestock industry following the recommendations of a special committee, the airline industry is now being told to cut its emissions. This would hinder the expansion of Schiphol airport, however. The Dutch press is divided.

Representatives of the conflicting parties, the US, Russia and Turkey are to meet on Sunday to discuss a solution to the Libya crisis after the signing of a ceasefire agreement prepared by Moscow and Ankara failed on Monday. Commentators examine the chances of the meeting in Berlin being a success.

Robert Abela, a 42-year-old lawyer and politician, will succeed Joseph Muscat as Malta's prime minister. He was elected as leader of the ruling Labour Party on Monday and then appointed head of government. Muscat resigned in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, in which confidantes of his have been implicated. Maltese media call for a new start at all levels.

The British have been waiting with bated breath for the Queen Elizabeth's reaction to Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's announcement that they intend to step back from their royal obligations and become financially independent. On Monday the Queen announced that her family will support the couple in their desire to create a new life for themselves. Commentators speculate about the future of the royals.

The district court in the Swiss municipality of Renens, near Lausanne, has acquitted twelve climate activists charged with trespassing. In November 2018 they stormed a Credit Suisse branch and played tennis there in an action targeting star tennis player Roger Federer, who does ads for the bank, whitewashing its involvement in environmentally harmful businesses. Is the ruling just?