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After the fatal attack on a Christmas market in Strasbourg in which two people were killed and several more wounded, investigators continue to search for the chief suspect, a 29-year-old who had previously been identified as a threat to public safety. The investigators suspect it was a terrorist attack driven by Islamist motives. What repercussions will it have for the already divided country?

French politicians have called on the yellow vests to end their protests following the attack in Strasbourg. However, the protesters seem to be sticking to their guns and plan to demonstrate again this coming Saturday. A look at Europe's press indicates that their anger won't evaporate so quickly because it is a symptom of profound social disparities in Europe.

A new law in Hungary will allow employers to raise the amount of overtime they can demand from their employees to 400 hours per year and give them up to three years to pay for it. The opposition is calling the new regulation a slave law and tried to prevent the parliamentary vote on it. Trade unions are demonstrating against the legislation in Budapest. Commentators also fail to see anything good about it.

In Zagreb a four-metre-tall statue of Croatia's first president Franjo Tuđman has been unveiled. The monument has triggered a fierce debate in the country - Tuđmanhas been accused of committing war crimes during the Bosnian War and other misdeeds. The press seizes the opportunity to discuss Tuđman's political legacy and Croatia's culture of remembrance.

Macron's concessions to the yellow vest protesters are set to cost eight to ten billion euros per year, according to the French government, and will apparently be financed by new debt. The topic is explosive because France now runs the risk of exceeding the deficit limit set by the EU. Commentators discuss the impact of Macron's concessions to the yellow vests on European politics.