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The British House of Commons passed two amendments to the Brexit deal on Tuesday, rejecting a no-deal exit and demanding that May renegotiate the backstop required by the EU for keeping an open border in Ireland. The EU, however, has rejected the idea of renegotiations. Journalists for the most part take a sceptical view of the decisions in London.

The US Justice Department has filed charges against the Chinese technology company Huawei, accusing it of violating sanctions against Iran, money laundering and industrial espionage. In addition it has demanded the extradition of the company's chief financial officer, who is currently in detention in Canada. Commentators explain why the case also has repercussions for Europe.

Speed limit reductions are under discussion in many countries, also in connection with the question of whether they can facilitate compliance with EU climate protection agreements. While Berlin has rejected a general speed limit, France and Spain have already lowered limits on country roads. But that is not the end of the debate by any means.

The daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza has published a recording in which the leader of Poland's ruling PiS party, Jarosław Kaczyński, apparently discusses the failure of plans for a skyscraper in Warsaw which was to be constructed by a company with which he has ties. Is Poland's government unbiased in its economic policy-making?