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Growth in the Eurozone has slowed markedly in recent months. Experts attribute this to the trade dispute and Brexit. Business journalists say it's up to Germany to make sure there is no recession.

A flood of jokes, photo-shopped images and memes is circulating online in Russia after a major manufacturer started selling egg cartons with nine instead of the usual ten eggs. A rise in VAT and stagnating real incomes are apparently fuelling discontent among the country's citizens. Russian commentators take the egg hype seriously.

Following the historic defeat of her Brexit plan in the House of Commons, British Prime Minister Theresa May will face a vote of no confidence on Wednesday evening. Even if the Tories and the DUP back her this time, no one knows where the Brexit process is heading right now. Commentators outline ways out of the impasse.

The US ambassador in Berlin, Richard Grenell, has written a letter to German companies threatening them with sanctions if they don't give up their participation in the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. Was this an embarrassing faux pas, an act of desperation, or a letter that could mark a turning point?

After the fatal knife attack on Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz, tens of thousands of people have gathered for vigils in Poland's cities in protest at hatred. A man rushed on stage during a charity gala on Sunday and stabbed Adamowicz several times. The atmosphere of aggression and division in Poland made the attack possible, journalists agree.