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A debate has reignited in Switzerland over the use of the name "Mohrenköpfe", which means "Moors' heads" in English, for popular chocolate-coated marshmallow sweets. A well-known Swiss manufacturer has insisted on keeping the name for its product despite the controversy. Now the country's largest supermarket chain, Migros, has removed the product from its shelves. Commentators say the manufacturer and its defenders should rethink their position.

Some countries are only slowly coming out of lockdown, while in others things already appear to have gone back to normal, apart from the fact that everyone is wearing masks. For many people this is creating uncertainty about how to behave. Commentators discuss how to implement the new normality in everyday life.

After years of negotiation Greece and Italy have signed an agreement demarcating an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) between the two countries in the Mediterranean. The current agreement is also seen as a reaction to a similar cooperation agreement between Turkey and Libya. Athens will also cooperate with Egypt and Albania in the future. Commentators explain why this is the right approach.

After 34 years, Sweden's Prosecution Authority has named a suspect in the assasination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme: Stig Engström, a politically right-wing hobby marksman whose name came up repeatedly in the investigation. He committed suicide in 2000. The investigation will now be closed. Commentators recall Palme and discuss the ramifications of the investigation's results.