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Turkish President Erdoğan had blocked Sweden's Nato accession for months, but now he has signed the corresponding protocol and submitted it to the Turkish parliament for ratification. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wants Sweden to officially join the defence alliance at the meeting of Nato foreign ministers taking place at the end of November. Commentators discuss the background and still see obstacles ahead.

Just under a month after the parliamentary elections Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová has appointed a new government - the fourth under Prime Minister Robert Fico. Fico plans to attend the EU summit in Brussels this Thursday and set out the key points of his foreign policy. How should Slovaks and their European partners respond to the fact that this controversial figure is once again in power?

Following the radical Islamic Hamas organisation's attack on Israel, the EU is struggling to find a united stance. At a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg it became clear that the demand for a humanitarian ceasefire for Gaza is particularly controversial. Countries like Spain and Ireland are in favour, while Germany and Austria have voiced doubts. The commentaries reflect the divided views in the decision-making process.

After the attack by the radical Islamic Hamas on Israel and the Israeli military's response in the Gaza Strip, tensions are also running high in Europe. There have been numerous expressions of sympathy with Hamas and antisemitic slogans at pro-Palestinian demonstrations, and in Berlin a synagogue was attacked. Europe's press voices concern.