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The results of the Climate Change Conference in Madrid have disappointed many participants as well as environmentalists and scientists. Key divisive issues were postponed for later discussion while relatively undemanding declarations of intent were adopted. Europe's commentators wonder whether climate protection - like the two-speed Europe - is an area where certain countries need to strike out on their own.

Die Ergebnisse der Weltklimakonferenz in Madrid enttäuschen viele Teilnehmer ebenso wie Umweltschützer und Wissenschaftler. Streitpunkte wurden vertagt und wenig belastbare Absichtserklärungen formuliert. Europas Presse fragt sich angesichts dessen, ob beim Klimaschutz – analog zum Europa der zwei Geschwindigkeiten – ein Teil der Staaten alleine vorangehen muss.

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against right-wing populism in Rome on Saturday. The rally on the Piazza San Giovanni was the biggest event so far of the "Sardine" movement which was founded in protest against the Lega party just a month ago. Italy's press discuss why so many people are attracted to the protest movement and what the long-term political consequences could be.

Boris Johnson's Conservatives obtained an absolute majority in the UK's general election last week, winning 365 of the 600 seats in parliament. In Scotland and Northern Ireland, pro-independence parties won the most votes. Europe's commentators discuss how the vote can change the continent - not just in political terms.