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A year after her death the French Auschwitz survivor and women's rights activist Simone Veil has been given the rare honour of being buried at the Panthéon in Paris. France's media also honour Veil's commitment to Europe - she was a president of the EU Parliament from 1979 to 1982 - and examine the continuing relevance of her ideas on European policy.

As of July 1 public transport with buses and trains has been free of charge. The policy, which has been in effect in Tallinn since 2013, has now been extended to the rest of the country, with the exception of four rural districts. According to Estonia's minister of economic affairs Kadri Simson free transport will make it easier for people with low and average incomes to remain mobile. Estonia's press isn't convinced.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin want to meet on July 16 in Helsinki. The agenda is thought to include Russian-American relations, the situation in Syria and Ukraine as well as arms control. Journalists take a critical view of this first major presidential summit, asking how far the rapprochement will be taken and whether it could pose a problem for Europe.

After the 28 leaders of the EU member states spent all night debating in Brussels the media posted news of an agreement this morning: in future boat refugees are to be gathered in reception centres in the EU and then distributed among those states that are willing to take them in. At the same time refugee camps are to be set up in North Africa. Is this a breakthrough in the EU's dispute over taking in or locking out refugees?

The Visegrád states, Austria and Italy: a growing number of European states have governments that are pushing for the sovereignty of nation states and isolationism in migration policy. Commentators observe this trend with concern, seek the causes and propose ways to reverse it.