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The Iranian general Qasem Soleimani was killed in Baghdad by a US airstrike on the night of January 2. The Iranian regime has threatened to retaliate, in response to which US President Trump has announced further strikes. All of Europe is now assessing the potential political consequences. Not all commentators believe the situation will escalate; some take a positive view of the situation.

The US government prepared and carried out the drone strike against Iranian general Qasem Soleimani without informing its EU and Nato allies. Commentators see Europe torn between loyalty to the Alliance and the desire to demonstrate its own political and diplomatic strength.

Zoran Milanović has prevailed against the incumbent president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović in the second round of the presidential election in Croatia. The candidate for the social democratic SDP won almost 53 percent of the vote against his rival from the conservative HDZ, who secured around 47 percent. What changes will this bring in the EU's newest member state?

The way has been cleared for Austria's first conservative-green government. The Greens' Federal Congress voted on Saturday in favour of the coalition with the conservative ÖVP by a clear majority. Have The Greens made too many compromises to attain their first participation in government?

The conservative ÖVP and The Greens reached an agreement on their government programme in Vienna on Thursday. If The Greens' Federal Congress follows President Van der Bellen in approving the coalition, Austria will have its first conservative-green government. Europe's press debates whether this is a viable model for other countries too.