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The people of Europe will elect the European Parliament for the ninth time in May 2019, just two months after Britain is due to leave the Union. Observers predict strong results for right-wing populist and anti-EU forces and look at ways to prevent this.

More than 60 heads of state and government including Trump, Putin, Merkel and Macron commemorated the end of World War I in Paris on the weekend. The French president warned of the threat posed by the rise of nationalism. One hundred years after the signing of the armistice in the Forest of Compiègne, Europe's commentators ask if the date really is cause for celebration.

More than 250,000 people took part in a march marking the 100th anniversary of Polish independence on Sunday. In addition to representatives of the ruling party PiS, far-right groups from all over Europe also attended. Warsaw's mayor had made an unsuccessful attempt to ban the march. How close are the ties between the PiS and extremist nationalists?

Since the start of the year Britain has had a ministry for loneliness. Now it has presented its first measures: doctors will be able to prescribe social activities for patients and postal workers are to keep an eye out for people who may be affected. Is one the loneliest number? And if so, why?

The conservative European People's Party passed a resolution on the weekend in which it reaffirms its commitment to protecting EU values and preserving democracy. However, at the behest of the Hungarian ruling party Fidesz the term 'liberal democracy' was dropped from the text. Certain Hungarian media see the result as a half-hearted declaration while others see it as a hopeful sign.