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The governing coalition in Estonia is facing its first test: the far-right coalition partner Ekre is refusing to endorse a second term for Prosecutor General Lavly Perling. Party leader Mart Helme has accused her of having a conflict of interest because her husband works for the country's Internal Security Service. But is there more to the story?

Several people have been wounded and a number of buildings damaged in a series of bomb attacks in the Swedish cities of Malmö and Linköping. The culprits have yet to be identified but they are presumed to be members of criminal gangs. Sweden's press has concrete ideas as to how the state and society should deal with the surge in gang crime.

Finland has announced plans to reduce its emissions to zero by 2035, however its government has yet to name specific measures. The UK, by contrast, has unveiled a list of measures ranging from expanding renewable energies and reforestation to dietary changes with which its aims to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050. What else needs to be done?

Following the surprise release of investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, which was celebrated as a success for Russian civil society, security forces in Moscow cracked down on demonstrators protesting against police repression on Wednesday. Hundreds of people were detained. The press asks how this affects interpretations of the Golunov affair.

The right-wing populist Lega has called on the Italian government to issue so-called mini-BOTs to pay its debts. The scheme would involve issuing short-term government bonds with maturities of up to twelve months and denominations of up to 500 euros. Observers fear the step could lead to a parallel currency that may pave the way for Italy's leaving the Eurozone.