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Turkey's military offensive in northern Syria raises the question of what should be done with the many IS fighters imprisoned in the area. Many could now escape because of lacking surveillance at temporary prisons. Because many of the jihadists are Europeans, Turkish media say Europe should deal with the problem. In the IS terrorists' countries of origin some take a different view.

As an Auschwitz survivor Liliana Segre, an Italian senator for life, is an important witness of those times. After being the target of hundreds of threats and anti-Semitic insults on social media she has been assigned police guards for protection. Italy's media see this as an indictment of Italian society and draw parallels with the past.

France's government plans to realign its migration policy. The envisaged measures include immigration quotas for skilled workers and tougher policies for asylum seekers regarding deportation and access to health care. Most commentators take a dim view of the measures, although some praise it.

Iran has officially resumed enriching uranium. The leaders of the Islamic Republic on Wednesday called the measure a "fourth step" on Iran's announced policy of renouncing obligations pursuant to the nuclear agreement of 2015 after the US's withdrawal from the deal. European papers voice concern over Iran's confrontation course.

Romanians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. Incumbent Klaus Iohannis of the liberal-conservative PNL is the favourite, with the latest polls putting him ahead of ex-prime minister Viorica Dăncilă of the social democratic PSD, who was toppled in October. Romanian papers bemoan the lack of a real debate about political alternatives in the campaign.

Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Chile, Ecuador... In recent weeks citizens in many countries and regions of the world have taken to the streets to protest. Commentators in European papers look at connections between the protests and identify a common catalyst.