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A controversy over a helmet decorated with pictures of twenty athletes killed in the war in Ukraine is raging: Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych wanted to commemorate his colleagues with this gesture, and has now been disqualified from the Winter Olympics for violating its Charter. European commentators question whether this was a wise decision by the IOC.

Setting the right course for Europe's economic recovery is the goal of today's informal EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Belgium. The governments in Berlin and Rome have presented a joint policy paper on the topic, but in an interview French President Emmanuel Macron voiced very different ideas. Europe's press discusses what the EU needs now.