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Due to the violent protests against the French pension reform, King Charles III is not travelling to Paris as originally planned. President Macron explained the joint decision to postpone the visit as "common sense". Charles's trip to Berlin today, Wednesday, will be his first state visit as king. Commentators see the visit as highly symbolic.

In the wake of violent mass protests, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has for now put a halt to the controversial judicial reform. He wants to avoid civil war through dialogue, Netanyahu explained on Monday, saying that the second and third readings of the bill would be postponed. Commentators wonder whether this will be enough to calm the situation.

After eight months of repeated postponements, the Hungarian parliament ratified Finland's bid for Nato accession on Monday by 182 votes to 6. It did not take a decision on Sweden's accession, however. Turkey's ratification for the two Nordic accession candidates is also still pending. Commentators assess the current state of play.

Nicola Sturgeon's successor as leader of the Scottish National Party has been elected. Sturgeon, who recently resigned as first minister and was the first woman to lead the country, will be succeeded by Humza Yousaf, the first Muslim Scottish leader. Yousaf comes from an immigrant family from Pakistan. The former health minister is considered social liberal in his views and is a close confidant of his predecessor. The European press discusses what to expect from the new leader.