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The new Catalan regional government under the Socialist Salvador Illa has been sworn in. By promising "fiscal sovereignty" and to strengthen the Catalan language, Illa and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez managed to secure the support of the moderate separatist party ERC. The central government's amnesty law had already done much to ease the tensions. The national press heaves a sigh of relief, mixed with concern.

A court case against two female doctors has sparked a debate about the healthcare system in Romania. According to the indictment, a seriously ill 54-year-old man was deliberately killed in a Bucharest intensive care unit by underdosing a drug in order to free up beds for patients with better chances of survival. Twenty patients in the intensive-care unit died within a three-day period. Excerpts from quotes in the national press.

US entrepreneur Elon Musk, multi-billionaire and boss of the social network X, is one of the most influential people in the world. He backs former President Donald Trump's election campaign, provokes with his political statements and interprets freedom of speech very broadly on X. European commentators take a closer look at the immense power he wields.

A wildfire broke out north of Athens on Sunday and quickly spread to the Greek capital's suburbs for the first time due to strong winds. Several villages had to be evacuated and the government activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The question of how the authorities are responding to the situation is already being hotly debated in the country's media.