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Matteo Salvini has remained firm after two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean left 170 dead last week. Italy's Interior Minister stressed once again that his country will not open its ports to rescue ships carrying migrants, and blamed aid organisations for the tragedy. NGO ships are only encouraging the traffickers, he said. Commentators have harsh words for the minister.

After her Brexit deal was rejected by parliament Theresa May plans to present the House of Commons with a Plan B for Brexit this Monday afternoon. Observers suspect it will be less a concrete concept than a roadmap to finding a consensus. A look at the press shows how fiercely the battle over Brexit is being fought.

The potential solution to the name dispute with Macedonia continues to keep Greece in suspense. After Prime Minister Tsipras won a confidence vote last week, tens of thousands of nationalists demonstrated against the agreement between Athens and its northern neighbour. The deal is due to be put to parliament this week. Observers comment with concern on the volatile situation.

Theresa May must present the House of Commons with a Plan B for Brexit on Monday. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said he won't open talks with her about a new deal unless she rules out a no-deal scenario, but May has refused to do so. In the eyes of Europe's media neither of the two leaders is doing a good job.

A new Gillette advertisement calling on men to give up the aggressive, dominant, and sexually abusive behaviour that was often considered "typically masculine" in the past has stirred up emotions. The company is being praised but also criticised for its campaign on social networks. What makes the ad so controversial?