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Thousands of people have rallied French cities to show solidarity after the killing of a teacher in the outskirts of Paris. President Macron has condemned the "vicious Islamist terrorist attack". Samuel Paty was murdered on Friday; he had used Mohammed caricatures to discuss freedom of speech in class. Observers emphasize the importance of secular education - and ask how it can be defended.

After the summit meeting in Brussels British PM Boris Johnson on Friday once again threatened to go through with a hard Brexit. Further talks are pointless if the EU doesn't fundamentally change its stance, he said. In the meantime EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier will once again meet with his British counterpart David Frost on Monday in London. Journalists still believe there could be a last-minute deal.

In order to stem the rapidly growing number of coronavirus infections in Slovakia, Prime Minister Igor Matovič wants the entire population aged ten years and above to be tested with a rapid antigen test. If his plan is opposed he'll resign, he threatened. Common sense or authoritarian tactics?

Following a public outcry the Dutch royal family has returned from a holiday in Greece after just one day. While the Netherlands is in partial lockdown and restaurants and other facilities have had to close for at least four weeks, King Willem-Alexander and his family had flown in a government plane to the Peloponnese region, where they own a villa.

The European Parliament has launched a journalism prize named after Daphne Caruana Galizia to mark the third anniversary of her murder. The prize will honour outstanding journalists whose work reflects the values and principles of the EU. Commentators discuss whether anything has changed for the better in the three years since the investigative journalist was killed.