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Deutschland hat eine Überarbeitung der EU-Gasrichtlinie verhindert, die den Bau der Pipeline Nord Stream 2 hätte stoppen können. Zuletzt hatte sich auch Paris für strengere Regeln ausgesprochen und Berlin damit zu Verhandlungen über einen Kompromiss gedrängt, der nun Auflagen für die Gasleitung enthält. Unter Beobachtern ist umstritten, wer in diesem Streit seine Machtposition ausbauen konnte.

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In Italy hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest the government's economic policy on the weekend under the slogan "A future for work". The demonstrations were organised by several trade unions. Commentators make out several factors that could prove fatal in the medium term for the coalition government consisting of the Five Star Movement and the Lega.

A basic income increases people's sense of well-being but doesn't increase employment. These are the preliminary results of a trial in Finland released last week by researchers. In the trial 2,000 randomly selected individuals received 560 euros tax-free over a period of two years, irrespective of whether they worked or not. What conclusions can be drawn from the experiment?

France has recalled its ambassador to Rome after a meeting between Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and representatives of the French yellow vest movement. The move marks an escalation in the conflict between the two countries which first flared over immigration policy, among other issues. Was this step by Macron justified?