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The entire political department of the Russian business newspaper Kommersant has handed in its resignation after two journalists were sacked. The latter had reported that Russia's Federal Council leader would be demoted to head of the state pension fund. What does the case say about this paper owned by Kremlin-friendly oligarch Alisher Usmanov, and about press freedom in Russia?

Following his inauguration the new Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has unleashed a wave of criticism with his choice of presidential staff. He had already dissolved the parliament and announced a snap election to take place in two months' time. The new president currently lacks the parliamentary majority he would need to push through reforms. What do commentators think of his actions so far?

The issue of immigration will not determine how Europeans vote in the EU Parliament elections this week, according to the latest study by pan-European think tank the European Council on Foreign Relations. Voters are more worried about the economy and the rise of nationalism, the study finds. Europe's media are concerned about other issues too.

Since the publication of the video footage featuring former Vice-Chancellor Strache Austria has been in the grips of a major government crisis. Top government officials are now to replace the ministers of the far-right FPÖ who resigned their posts in government. Will Ibizagate, as the scandal has been dubbed, put a damper on the campaigns of the right-wing populists in other countries in Europe?