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In the end the pressure was just too much: after initially refusing to resign from office amid ongoing corruption investigations, Sebastian Kurz finally resigned on Saturday. The 35-year-old proposed his party colleague and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg as his interim successor, but he intends to remain ÖVP leader. Commentators don't believe much will change anyway.

The Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw has ruled that parts of EU law are not compatible with the Polish constitution. Specifically, the ruling focuses on provisions that the EU Commission uses to justify its right to a say in matters pertaining to the rule of law. Poland's government has said it will continue to respect EU law, but that clear a division between national and European competences is necessary.

An international team of reporters has filmed migrants trying to cross the Bosnian-Croatian border into the EU and being physically pushed back with beatings by men using Croatian police equipment. Such pushbacks are illegal, and the EU has announced an investigation. Europe's media - spearheaded by Croatia - are incensed.

Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is coming under growing pressure after it emerged on Wednesday that he and several close confidants are under investigation for corruption. The Greens have said they will only continue their coalition with Kurz's party the ÖVP with a different person as head of government, but Kurz is refusing to step down. He is now facing a vote of no confidence - and the country its third elections in four years.