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Giorgia Meloni and her post-fascist Fratelli d'Italia have been at the head of Italy's government for a year. Domestically, her government's abolition of the citizen's income and its ultra-conservative family policy have fuelled debate. In foreign policy she has proved more moderate. The press takes stock.

A group of around 30 heavily armed gunmen attacked police officers in northern Kosovo on the weekend. According to the Ministry of the Interior in Pristina, one policeman and three attackers were killed before the gunmen barricaded themselves in a monastery. Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti called the attack an act of terrorism and blamed Serbia. Belgrade rejects the accusations.

A remark by the Polish prime minister taken out of context has caused an international stir. In an interview, Mateusz Morawiecki said: "We are already no longer supplying arms to Ukraine, but are equipping ourselves with the most modern weapons." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted with sharp criticism. Europe's press comments on the altercation in the context of the import bans on agricultural products and the election campaign in Poland.