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Wed, 08/01/2018 - 12:03
An attack against discus thrower Daisy Osakue has sparked a debate about racism in Italy. The athlete suffered an eye injury when unknown assailants hurled an egg at her from a car. The UN Refugee Agency reports an increase in xenophobic attacks in the country, and the opposition says Interior Minister Matteo Salvini's refugee policy is partly to blame. Europe's press agrees.
Wed, 08/01/2018 - 12:03
Tehran has not responded so far to Trump's surprise offer for talks between the US and Iran. However, the US president has said he is confident that the Iranian head of state Hassan Rouhani would soon accept the offer. European commentators say a compromise on the Iran deal would be a sensible outcome but that Trump's tactics could get in the way of a solution.
Wed, 08/01/2018 - 12:03
As Greece mourns those who perished in the wildfire tragedy near Athens, politicians and the media discuss the consequences of the mistakes that have come to light. To what extent is the Tsipras government to blame?
Wed, 08/01/2018 - 12:03
Europe is experiencing a period of extreme heat and drought. Devastating forest fires are raging not only in Greece but also in Sweden. Farmers expect huge harvest losses. For scientists this extremely hot summer is a visible consequence of global warming. Journalists call for a debate on the consequences of climate change.
Tue, 07/31/2018 - 11:39
Migration is to be the key topic of the European elections and the "1968 elite" must be voted out of office: these demands were made by Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the Hungarian minority in Romania's annual Tusványos Festival. Commentators see Orbán's words as groundbreaking. For some this is good news, for others it is bad.
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