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Several hundred thousand people demonstrated against the Polish government in Warsaw on Sunday. The mass protest was triggered by a new law on the establishment of a commission to investigate Russian influence in the country. Critics fear the ruling PiS intends to abuse the law to exclude opposition politicians from office without a court order. Poland will elect a new parliament in autumn.

At its second summit the European Political Community (EPC) - founded last year and comprising 47 states - sought to sharpen its profile. The confrontation with Russia and solidarity with Ukraine set the tone. In the wake of the meeting commentators ask what else the EPC can achieve in Europe.

Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is slated to leave his post at the end of September. A successor is expected to be chosen at a Nato summit in July and many member states would like to see a woman in the post this time. Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has been invited to meet US President Joe Biden today, Monday. Commentators put two and two together.

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has begun his third term as President of Turkey after winning the run-off vote on 28 May with 52.2 percent against opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (47.8 percent). After the inauguration ceremony in parliament he presented his new cabinet. Europe's press examines the ramifications of this outcome - in particular for Nato.