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Over the next 12 months, the citizens of the EU are to discuss what kind of Europe they want for the future. At the launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe on Sunday in Strasbourg, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to listen closely to what the people have to say. Commentators point to potential pitfalls.

The regional elections in the UK have brought the Scottish National Party (SNP) under Nicola Sturgeon a clear victory. The party won 64 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament. The result puts the question of Scottish independence, which the SNP is campaigning for, firmly back on the agenda. Europe's press discusses the fault lines between money, power and identity.

Over the course of a year the citizens of the EU are to discuss what kind of Europe they want for the future. At the launch of the "Conference on the Future of Europe" on Sunday in Strasbourg, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron pledged to listen closely to what the people have to say. Commentators list the major issues that call for urgent decisions.

A hunting trip by Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein has caused an uproar in Romania. He apparently shot a brown bear in the Carpathian Mountains in March that should not have been cleared for shooting. Environmentalists are outraged, claiming that Romania's largest living bear was killed. For the Romanian press, however, there is far more to this case.