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In an interview with the magazine Valeurs Actuelles, which is seen as a far-right publication, French President Emmanuel Macron said he preferred legal migrants from Guinea or Ivory Coast to "clandestine networks of Bulgarians and Ukrainians". Kiev and Sofia have reacted with fury and summoned the French ambassadors. Bulgarian media are also incensed.

The US House of Representatives last week passed a resolution describing the mass killings of Armenians carried out in the Ottoman Empire between 1915 and 1917 as genocide. Turkey, which denies this, is incensed. A look at Europe's commentary columns reveals widely diverging views on Washington's decision.

Lebanon, Iraq, Hong Kong, Chile, Ecuador... In many countries and regions of the world citizens are taking to the streets. Europe's press is reacting with hope and concern to this wave of protests, which also raises the question of how the politicians should respond.

After long hesitation, Denmark has given its approval for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that will run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. This means that the remaining 147-kilometre section of the pipeline can be built, with plans for it to be ready by the end of the year. Commentators voice disappointment over the decision.

Many people in Europe's Catholic regions commemorate the dead on All Saints' Day. Graves are decorated with lights and flowers on November 1 and in many places this date is a public holiday. Commentators also turn their attention to death and describe how attitudes towards it differ.