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Spain's ex-monarch Juan Carlos I has apparently left the country and plans to live elsewhere in the future, as he states in a letter to his son and current monarch King Felipe VI published by the royal family on Monday. Despite his departure, Juan Carlos, who is under investigation for accepting bribes from Saudi Arabia, remains at the disposition of the Spanish judiciary, according to his lawyer. What are the repercussions of his departure?

According to the calendar, autumn begins in a month's time. Based on current knowledge, experts fear a surge in the number of cases because cool, humid conditions such as those in slaughterhouses promote the spread of the coronavirus. Commentators urge Europe to prepare both mentally and with concrete measures.

Passengers on public transport without masks, demonstrations where protesters don't follow the distancing rules, partying at bars - after months of sticking to the rules of the pandemic it seems that more and more people are no longer willing or able to accept these restrictions on their everyday life. Commentators consider how to deal with this and discuss what we mean by freedom.

Almost two years after the Ponte Morandi motorway bridge collapsed, killing 43 people and injuring hundreds more, Genoa is to inaugurate a new bridge designed by the city's star architect Renzo Piano today. Commentators join in the applause for the rapid completion of the bridge, but also take a cautionary look at the tragedy.