Eurotopics.net

Italy's government has passed a series of laws that partially repeal the previous government's labour market reform. For example, measures easing protection against dismissal have been rescinded and the relocation of production abroad is subject to fines. Italy's press lambastes this first major legislative package put forward by the Lega Nord-Cinque Stella coalition.

Tesla boss Elon Musk announced in a tweet that he was considering taking his company off the stock market. As a result Tesla's share price rose rapidly and the US Security and Exchange Commission began making inquiries about whether the message was based on fact and why it was made via Twitter. Europe's commentary columns are also puzzling over the tweet.

A Spanish Nato fighter jet has accidentally fired a missile over Estonia. The Estonian armed forces reported that the Eurofighter unintentionally fired the projectile containing up to ten kilogrammes of explosives near the city of Otepää in southern Estonia. It is currently being searched for. Estonia's media find the incident unnerving.

For many children the first day of school is a big adventure, while for some it's a source of fear. All over Europe children will be starting school in the next days and weeks. Journalists in various countries describe how stressful the school years can be for children and parents, and who needs most support during this time.

The UK's ex-foreign secretary Boris Johnson is coming under increasing pressure from within his party after his contentious remarks about women wearing burqas (he described them as resembling "letter boxes" and "bank robbers"). Several leading Tory politicians, including Prime Minister Theresa May, have demanded that he apologise. Johnson refuses to do so. Is he right to stick to his guns?

The question of who was to blame for the war between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia is still controversial today. The region had long been seeking autonomy, and Moscow didn't like Georgia's attempts to form closer ties with the EU and Nato. Since the five days of fighting the conflict has been frozen. Both the West and Russia should have learned more from the war, journalists say.