European Union

Three weeks before the referendum in Britain, the EU supporters' lead in the polls is shrinking. According to a recent survey Bremain has dropped from being thirteen to five percentage points ahead of Brexit in the last week. Commentators assess the two campaigns and discuss the potential repercussions of the referendum.

After last week's massive protests the French unions are threatening among other things to strike during the Euro 2016 football championship. The government says it will hold its ground on the labour market reform. Commentators place the French citizens' rebellion in a historic context.

The Belgian unions are protesting against the austerity policy of the centre-right government under Prime Minister Charles Michel. Several thousand demonstrators have staged a protest in Brussels and public sector and transport services have been limited by strikes. How can the deadlock be broken?

The Nato heads of state and government will meet in Warsaw on July 7 and 8. One key item on the agenda is the Alliance's stance on Russia. But member states are far from seeing eye to eye on this point, commentators point out.

Employers can forbid employees from wearing headscarves provided they have a general ban on visible religious or ideological symbols, the advocate general of the European Court of Justice has said in a statement. Should the Court follow her recommendation?

The German parliament plans to pass a resolution on the genocide of the Armenians in 1915 and 1916. As the legal successor of the Ottoman Empire Turkey rejects the accusation of genocide and many German Turks are protesting against the parliamentary initiative and warning of the negative impact on German-Turkish relations. The European press praises the German politicians at least for their courage.