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Germany and Italy plan to work more closely together. During German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Rome on Friday, he and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signed agreements on closer cooperation in the areas of security, migration and defence, and announced joint initiatives in economic policy. Commentators speculate on where this could lead.

Following the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte, details have emerged regarding the potential terms of a new Greenland agreement. According to media reports, it would include additional military bases under US sovereignty, a bigger security policy role for European states and the planned US missile defence system 'Golden Dome'.

The founding document for the Board of Peace initiated by US President Donald Trump has been signed on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. According to the charter, the Board's mission is to resolve conflicts in parallel to the United Nations. Hungary and Bulgaria are the only EU member states to have joined the controversial organisation so far. The media weigh in.

The upper house of the British Parliament has voted to introduce a social media ban for children and teens under the age of 16, following Australia's example. The vote was initiated by Conservative member of the House of Lords John Nash, who stressed that "the future of children must come first", and will increase the pressure on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to enact a social media ban. The British press takes stock.