Eurotopics.net

A new law in Hungary will allow employers to raise the amount of overtime they can demand from their employees to 400 hours per year and give them up to three years to pay for it. The opposition is calling the new regulation a slave law and tried to prevent the parliamentary vote on it. Trade unions are demonstrating against the legislation in Budapest. Commentators also fail to see anything good about it.

In Zagreb a four-metre-tall statue of Croatia's first president Franjo Tuđman has been unveiled. The monument has triggered a fierce debate in the country - Tuđmanhas been accused of committing war crimes during the Bosnian War and other misdeeds. The press seizes the opportunity to discuss Tuđman's political legacy and Croatia's culture of remembrance.

Macron's concessions to the yellow vest protesters are set to cost eight to ten billion euros per year, according to the French government, and will apparently be financed by new debt. The topic is explosive because France now runs the risk of exceeding the deficit limit set by the EU. Commentators discuss the impact of Macron's concessions to the yellow vests on European politics.

The UN migration pact has been passed in Marrakesh with the votes of roughly 150 countries. The vote was preceded by intense debate in many places, and Belgium's government collapsed as a result. The document establishes international rules on how migration is to be dealt with, but is not legally binding. Even now that it has been signed the pact remains controversial among Europe's commentators.

British Prime Minister Theresa May wants to present the Brexit agreement to the British Parliament by January 21. She hopes to secure concessions from the EU beforehand, but has so far failed to make progress at meetings with leaders in The Hague, Berlin and Brussels. May is also facing a vote of no confidence in the British parliament. How can a deal be reached?