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Donald Trump is upping the pressure on the US Federal Reserve, which is supposed to be independent of government influence. The president has now announced the immediate dismissal of Lisa Cook from the Board of Governors. The move is legally controversial and unprecedented in the history of the central bank. Europe's press takes a closer look.

In the dispute over massive budget cuts, French Prime Minister François Bayrou is seeking a confidence vote. The National Assembly will vote on the issue on 8 September, he announced after conferring with President Emmanuel Macron. If the vote fails, it will be the end of Bayrou's minority government. The press sounds the alarm.