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Zwischen Ungarn und der Ukraine schwelt ein Konflikt: Nachdem im ungarischen Konsulat der Stadt Berehowe eine Einbürgerungsfeier für ungarischstämmige Ukrainer stattfand, hat die Ukraine einen ungarischen Diplomaten ausgewiesen. Bereits seit der Einführung von Ukrainisch als verpflichtende Unterrichtssprache 2017 hatten sich die Beziehungen verschlechtert. Was steckt hinter dem Streit?

The Swedish Gender Equality Agency has provided around 50,000 euros for a campaign aimed at raising awareness of the subject of menstruation at the workplace. The campaign is to include presentations at companies and calls for sanitary pads and tampons to be made available at places of work. Some commentators say it's high time the subject was discussed, others question the need for such a campaign.

The centre-right coalition in Latvia has lost its majority after general elections. The pro-Russia opposition party Saskaņa (Harmony) won the most votes and three parties won seats in parliament for the first time. In view of this fragmentation the formation of a new government is likely to be difficult. Journalists examine what this means for the Baltic state.

In April of this year the Netherlands expelled four Russians who were allegedly involved in an attempt to hack the computer network of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Hague, the Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday. It suspects that the Russian intelligence agency GRU was behind the attack. How should Europe react to Russian cyber-attacks?

The EU Parliament has declared war on CO2 emissions in transportation with new limits. From 2030 the CO2 emissions limit for new cars is to be on average 40 percent lower than for 2021. Negotiations with the EU Commission and the member states are next on the agenda. Is the Parliament jeopardising the future of Europe's automotive industry with its decision?