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A heated discussion about failures of the authorities has broken out in Romania after the murder of a 15-year-old girl. The police were unable to pinpoint the location of the abducted girl using the phone with which she made three emergency calls. Prime Minister Dăncilă has called for harsher punishments and talked of introducing chemical castration. Is this the right response?

The attack on the Gay Pride in Białystok has triggered a debate about homophobia in Poland. Right-wing counter-demonstrators had attacked the eight-hundred or so participants at the parade, throwing stones, fireworks and bottles at them. Where does all the aggression come from?

Pressure on Syrian refugees in Turkey is growing: those registered in other regions must leave Istanbul by 20 August. Deportations to the still fiercely contested region of Idlib reportedly began last week. Such measures violate international law, human rights activists criticise. But commentators show understanding for the new policy.

Sweden's conservative opposition Moderate Party has spoken out in favour of allowing altruistic surrogate motherhood, for which the woman who gives birth to a child receives no money. Commentators engage in an ethical debate - and reach very different conclusions.