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The Estonian actress Marika Korolev has been awarded damages by a court after being exposed to hate comments on the Internet. The charges were directed against five commentators who posted insulting remarks about Korolev anonymously in 2015. Journalists in Estonia examine why hate has become so prevalent on the Internet.

Having emerged as the second strongest party the Greens are among the winners of the elections in Bavaria. They gained almost nine percentage points, securing 17.5 percent of the vote - their first double-digit result in Bavaria. They were particularly successful in Munich, where they came first after securing more than 30 percent of the vote. Europe's commentators take a closer look at their success.

The Social Democrats suffered losses in many municipalities in Belgium's local elections. In the Francophone south of the country and in Brussels the Greens in particular made gains, while the nationalists of the N-VA remain strong in Flanders. For commentators from both halves of the country the results are no reason to celebrate.