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First several candidates for the new EU Commission failed to meet with the EU Parliament's approval, and now more trouble lies ahead: Brussels has launched infringement proceedings against London after it failed to name a candidate for Ursula von der Leyen's team. Commentators are increasingly worried by the problems the new Commission is having getting started.

The first witnesses testified in the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump on Wednesday. Their testimony supports the accusation that Trump pressured Ukraine to launch an investigation against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son. Commentators ask what chances the proceedings have of success in view of the details that have come to light.

Young people are using the 'okboomer' hashtag on social networks to criticise the baby boomer generation. Born in the post-war period which saw a massive increase in birth rates, the baby boomers don't have a clue about life today and therefore they don't have the right to tell the young how to behave, millennials argue. Are they right?

US entrepreneur Elon Musk has announced plans to open a Tesla "gigafactory" near Berlin in 2021. The plant will produce an e-sports car model, batteries and engines. Media discuss what the decision means for Germany as an economic location, as well as for other European states.