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Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former president of Angola José Eduardo dos Santos and the richest woman in Africa, is under investigation on charges of nepotism, corruption and money laundering. The entrepreneur's accounts were frozen in December and now further revelations about dubious transactions have come to light in what has been dubbed the Luanda Leaks scandal. European media point to dos Santos' willing partners in Europe as part of the problem.

The European Commission presented initial proposals for a pan-European minimum wage on Tuesday. Denmark, Sweden and Finland have already announced that they will oppose the minimum wage to protect their own models, and Denmark also introduced its own wage regulations for lorry drivers last week. Europe's press discusses the initiative.

In a speech at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, Donald Trump only mentioned climate protection in passing despite the fact that it was supposed to be the main topic of the event. Later on, Greta Thunberg accused top managers of failing to take action to stop climate change. Commentators are annoyed by the fixation on these two prominent opponents and ask how relevant the forum is today.

The Hungarian governing party Fidesz's membership of the EPP has been suspended for about a year now. According to party circles, an evaluation committee has now ruled that it should remain suspended unless Orbán makes concessions. Orbán himself is now threatening to leave the EPP. Hungary's media argue over whether a break with parliamentary group would be a curse or a blessing for the party.

A new regional parliament will be elected in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna on Sunday. The Sardines, a protest movement, was launched last November with the aim of mobilising voters for this election to prevent a victory for the far-right Lega party. In pro and contra articles, the Italian newspaper La Stampa debates whether the Sardines can help the struggling Partito Democratico to win the election.