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Prime Minister António Costa's Socialist Party (PS) has won Portugal's parliamentary elections with 37 percent of the vote, but fell short of the absolute majority it had hoped for, meaning it will need the support of other parties. Commentators discuss how Costa secured the voters' support and what challenges he faces.

A long-time employee at the police headquarters in Paris killed four colleagues on Thursday before he was shot and killed by a police officer. The murderer had become radicalised since converting to Islam ten years ago, according to investigators. He had been in contact with Salafists but continued to work as an IT specialist in the police's counter-terrorism division. Commentators are dumbfounded.

German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer warned on the weekend that Europe could be facing an even larger wave of migration than in 2015. During visits to Ankara and Athens together with EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos he promised support in dealing with refugees and protecting the countries' borders. Commentators stress the need for new solutions in refugee policy.

The European Court of Justice has placed stricter obligations on online services such as Facebook: under a new ruling the company can be forced by national courts not only to delete illegal comments, but also to actively search for and delete "identical" and - in certain circumstances - "equivalent" content worldwide. Is this the right way to fight hate speech?