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In the view of the Dutch government the immigration law which has been in effect since 2013 and places greater emphasis on personal responsibility has failed. Only 33 percent of the country's potential new citizens were able to demonstrate the required language skills and overcome the bureaucratic hurdles per year, compared to 80 percent per year under the old rules. Now local governments are to play a more important role in the naturalisation process once more. What is the press's take here?

The Mexicans have elected Andrés Manuel López Obrador as their new president. The left-wing politician won 53 percent of the vote and has promised to end the drug war and fight corruption and poverty. Journalists believe López Obrador may have what it takes to tackle Mexico's problems - and hold his own against the country's powerful neighbour.

The 28 EU heads of state and government want to strengthen the border control agency Frontex and establish processing centres for boat refugees in EU member states that are willing to have such centres. Some journalists are delighted that Europe is finally countering threats to the continent's civilisation. Others criticise what they see as a rotten compromise.

In the conflict over the reception or rejection of asylum seekers on Germany's borders, Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) offered to resign from all offices on Sunday evening. Now, however, he says he wants to discuss matters with Chancellor Merkel (CDU) before taking further steps. Merkel had called for European arrangements on repatriation, and received the support of 14 countries at the EU summit. Commentators furrow their brows over the row in Berlin.

Journalists working for the Austrian public broadcaster ORF are to refrain from posting comments on social media "that can be interpreted as approval, rejection or evaluation of statements or as expressing sympathy, antipathy, criticism or 'polemics' towards political institutions or their representatives". Draft social media guidelines to this effect were leaked last week. Journalists are incensed.