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Germany is due to take over the EU Council presidency on 1 July. Commentators voice hopes that Angela Merkel will be able to restore stability and balance in the midst of the coronavirus crisis but also express concern about future relations with the US.

After several months of negotiations Lufthansa shareholders approved a government rescue package of nine billion euros on Thursday. Like almost all other airlines, the German company has been hard hit by coronavirus crisis. For commentators, the decision is reason enough to reconsider not just the future of former state-owned airlines in their countries, but that of the sector in general.

Seventy-five years ago today, on 26 June 1945, 3000 delegates from 50 countries signed the Charter of the United Nations in San Francisco. Commentators take stock of the UN's success and examine the role of international cooperation in today's politics.

Even if Europe as a whole is moving in the direction of opening borders and easing travel restrictions, individual countries are taking different approaches. Columnists in northern Europe voice their frustration with the sluggish pace at which their countries are reopening their borders.