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The suicide of a doctor has shocked Austria: Lisa-Maria Kellermayr was a prominent advocate of vaccination during the Covid pandemic, and became a target of anti-vaxxers and coronavirus deniers. But when she received death threats and appealed for help she felt left in the lurch by the police, politicians and the public authorities. Last week she was found dead in her office. Commentators are dismayed and call for resolute measures.

After Kosovo's government postponed plans to stop accepting Serb documents at the border by a month, minority Serbs have dismantled the barricades they had set up in protest at border crossing points in Kosovo, but the situation remains tense. According to Pristina, the plan was merely a reaction to similar measures by Belgrade. Europe's press suspects Moscow is playing a role behind the scenes.

Sweden's Minister for Migration and Integration Anders Ygeman wants to introduce a variant of Denmark's "ghetto plan" in his own country. But he proposes going even further than Sweden and limiting the concentration of "non-Nordic" residents in problem neighbourhoods. Sweden's media view the plan with mixed feelings.

Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives, began her trip to Asia on Sunday. She left open the question of whether she will visit Taiwan - as initially announced - as well as Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and Japan. China's President Xi Jinping has warned against such a visit and ordered military manoeuvres off the island. Europe's press sees various dangers looming.