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The former mayor of London and former UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson has confirmed that he wants to run for the office of prime minister after Theresa May's expected resignation. Europe's media receive the news with mixed feelings.

Speaking at an election event, Hungary's Parliamentary President László Kövér, a founding member of Fidesz, compared the adoption of children by same-sex couples to paedophilia. Morally-speaking, he said, there was no difference because in both cases the child is an object, stimulant and instrument of self-realisation. Hungary's press has exploded in outrage.

The European Court of Justice has ruled that in future employers must track the working hours of their employees in detail. The Luxembourg judges' decision stems from a lawsuit brought by a Spanish trade union against Deutsche Bank. A number of commentators celebrate this as good news for workers. Others are worried it will scare off investors in the EU.