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The Danish government is presenting a new security package today that among other measures foresees a massive increase in the number of CCTV cameras in public spaces. The country's press is firmly against increased surveillance.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is meeting his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar today, Thursday, to discuss the possibilities for Brexit with a deal. But in view of the British parliament and Johnson's opposition to a backstop and Ireland and the EU's determination to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland, the chances of the two leaders reaching an agreement are not rated as high. The press is at odds over who is to blame.

First it was hundreds, then thousands and finally tens of thousands of GDR citizens who took to the streets in 1989. This culminated on 9 October in a demonstration in Leipzig of at least 70,000 people. Contrary to what was feared, the security forces did not intervene. Europe's press commemorates the peaceful revolution, which a month later culminated in the fall of the Berlin Wall, and takes a critical look at the world today.

Parliamentary elections will take place in Poland at the weekend. All indications are that the governing PiS will once again emerge as the strongest party. The European press discusses why the national conservatives are so popular and whether the opposition might have a chance after all.