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With its Mobility Package 1 the EU wants to regulate the transport sector and put an end to wage and social dumping. However, transport companies and politicians from Eastern Europe are protesting the package because they fear it will put them at a disadvantage in Europe's single market and eliminate their competitive advantage. How justified are their concerns?

Several cases of sexual abuse of children by refugees or asylum seekers in Finland have led to heated disputes in Finland about migration and criminal law. The parliament decided on Tuesday to raise the maximum punishment for the sexual abuse of children from four to six years. For Finnish media that is not about to put an end to the debate.

The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, Paweł Adamowicz, died on Monday afternoon, a day after being stabbed by a man who rushed on stage during a charity gala. While Polish nationalist media warn against rash judgements other commentators see the attack as a result of the aggressive political climate in the country.

Showdown in the House of Commons: the MPs will vote this evening on the Brexit agreement reached between the EU and the British government. With defeat looming, Prime Minister May has warned that if the parliament doesn't pass the deal the result will be either a stop to Brexit or a messy no-deal scenario. Commentators try to make sense of the chaos in Britain.

The plans for US troops to withdraw from Syria have led to major tensions between Washington and Ankara. US President Donald Trump threatened the Turks with "economic devastation" if they attacked the Kurdish troops in northern Syria after the US withdrawal. Commentators discuss how fragile the relations between the two Nato partners have become.