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In her State of the Union address today, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented proposals for alleviating the consequences of rising electricity prices. They include making energy companies share their excess profits and setting compulsory electricity-saving targets for member states. Commentators discuss whether these demands make sense.

In the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh, around 100 people have been killed in a new spate of attacks. Commentators see this as a consequence of the changed balance of power due to the war in Ukraine and fear further escalation.

Not my king - with these words a woman protested against the British royal family on Monday. Like her, other anti-monarchists have been prevented from protesting by the police and accused of causing a public nuisance. This has triggered a debate about whether such protests should be allowed at this time of national mourning.

Two days after the parliamentary elections in Sweden, the final results are still not known. After 97 percent of the votes have been counted, it looks like the right-wing camp has secured a razor-thin majority of one seat. What is clear is that the second-placed right-wing populist Sweden Democrats have made huge gains. Commentators examine the reasons for this and weigh up the coalition options.