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Despite resigning last Monday, Sébastien Lecornu has now been appointed French prime minister for a second time. After presenting a new cabinet in which several key portfolios remain in the hands of the previous incumbents, he now faces the task of presenting a draft budget by Wednesday. Commentators doubt whether this means France is heading for calmer times.

The Gaza ceasefire deal is to be signed on Monday afternoon in the Egyptian city of Sharm el-Sheikh, with US President Donald Trump in attendance. The remaining living Israeli hostages who have been held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since the massacre on 7 October 2023 were all released this morning. Commentators examine the chances of a lasting peace.

The decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a long-time opposition activist in Venezuela who has been in hiding for over a year for safety reasons, has put the conflict between the Maduro regime and the opposition back into the spotlight. The media discuss whether she deserves the prestigious award.

Transnistria, the unrecognised breakaway region of Moldova, has once again been left with barely any gas or electricity. Russia is having major difficulties paying for natural gas deliveries from Moldova to Transnistria now that payments previously processed via Dubai and Hungary have come to a standstill as a result of sanctions. Will the energy crisis force the pro-Russian separatist region to reach an agreement with Chişinău after 34 years of de facto independence?

Hungary’s new territorial development reform shows how Functional Urban Areas and targeted funding can help safeguard Europe’s Right to Stay. 

Il arrivera un moment où le dollar n’aura plus de garant suffisant pour assurer sa crédibilité. C’est le crépuscule du dollar.

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