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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has resigned after his government spent several days debating the issue of family reunification for refugees. The radically different outlooks of the four parties in his coalition government on immigration were 'unbridgeable', he said, leaving open the question of whether he will run again in the snap election expected to be held in the autumn.

In the run-up to the Nato summit on Tuesday and Wednesday in Vilnius, the big question is how the alliance can and should strengthen its security guarantees vis-à-vis Kyiv. Ukraine is calling on Nato to commit to making it a member once the war ends. Europe's press sees many question marks.

In Greece, a video of a waiter on the island of Rhodes wading out into the sea to serve guests on a floating platform has triggered a heated debate. The independent labour inspectorate now plans to investigate. A case of degrading work conditions or a well-paid job?

Facebook's parent company Meta launched the Threads news service on Wednesday. With this move Meta is going head-to-head with Twitter, which has been in turmoil since Elon Musk took over and has faced criticism for problematic content and a lack of moderation. Threads is not yet available in the EU due to unresolved privacy issues. Some commentators are euphoric while others are unsparing in their criticism.