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French President Emmanuel Macron invited Angela Merkel and Jean-Claude Juncker to also attend his meeting on Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping. While in Paris Xi promoted Beijing's New Silk Road project. Some commentators see the meeting as a positive development for Europe. Others focus on what wasn't addressed at the meeting.

The EU is scaling back its Sophia rescue mission in the Mediterranean Sea because Rome has voted against prolonging it in its current scope and the conflict over refugee distribution remains unresolved. The ships will be recalled and the waters off the Libyan coast will be monitored from the air instead. Is this a damning indictment of Europe?

In view of the drastic rise in the number of measles cases, numerous European countries are discussing mandatory vaccination. As the WHO announced in January, cases of measles increased almost fivefold in 2017. Journalists take stock of the demands for compulsory vaccination.

The EU Parliament has given the green light for the copyright reform obliging online platforms to prevent the uploading of copyrighted content. Hundreds of thousands of people across Europe demonstrated against the directive on the weekend because they fear the move will promote censorship and restrict Internet freedom. Some commentators share their concerns while others are delighted with the decision.