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Turkey is fighting back against the currency crisis. Finance Minister Berat Albayrak on Monday announced an action plan. The Turkish central bank has promised to take all necessary steps to ensure financial stability. While the lira exchange rate stabilised on Tuesday morning, observers reflect on the potential consequences for Europe.

A US jury has sentenced Bayer subsidiary Monsanto to pay 289 million dollars - or roughly 254 million euros - in damages to Dewayne Johnson, a gardener suffering from cancer. The company had failed to sufficiently inform Johnson of the hazards of using the weedkiller Roundup, which contains glyphosate, the jury found. What consequences will the case have for European agriculture?

Anyone who works for three months in an EU country is entitled to receive child benefit for their children - regardless of where they live. In Germany the number of foreigners receiving child benefit has reached record levels, triggering political protest against "social migration" from Eastern Europe. Are payments for children outside the country unjust?

After a successful citizens' initiative the Danish parliament must now examine a reform of the legislation governing organ donation. Under the new rules all adult citizens would automatically be potential donors - unless they actively reject it. Danish media are critical of the reform.

The dramatic drop of the Turkish lira on the currency markets has continued since Friday, with the exchange rate currently at over eight lira to the euro. Since the start of the year the Turkish currency has lost around 40 percent of its value against the euro and its downwards slide has now been accelerated by new tariffs and sanctions imposed by the US. What will the currency crash mean for Turkey and Europe?