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The right to vote is currently under discussion in several European countries: in Austria, voting rights in October's presidential elections for residents without citizenship are on the table. In France, the National Assembly is discussing a proposal to give non-EU citizens the right to vote in local elections. Meanwhile, in Estonia there is a push to restrict voting rights.

Greece's tourism industry is booming: income from tourism is set to reach record highs this year. Since the beginning of August almost one million holidaymakers per week have been arriving in Greece by plane, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced. But the high demand is also pushing up the cost of living, particularly in the most popular regions. Commentators are concerned.

The suspected assassination of Darya Dugina, daughter of the Russian ideologue Aleksandr Dugin, is the big topic in Europe today. Dugina's car exploded just outside Moscow on 20 August. Now the main questions are whether Dugina or her father, a prominent ultra-nationalist, anti-Western ally of Putin, was the real target as well as who was behind the attack.

Talks moderated by the EU's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell have failed to bring a solution in the conflict between Serbia and Kosovo. Kosovo's head of government Albin Kurti and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić came no closer to agreeing on either entry regulations or mutual recognition. Commentators attempt to make sense of the situation.