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In Italy hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest the government's economic policy on the weekend under the slogan "A future for work". The demonstrations were organised by several trade unions. Commentators make out several factors that could prove fatal in the medium term for the coalition government consisting of the Five Star Movement and the Lega.

A basic income increases people's sense of well-being but doesn't increase employment. These are the preliminary results of a trial in Finland released last week by researchers. In the trial 2,000 randomly selected individuals received 560 euros tax-free over a period of two years, irrespective of whether they worked or not. What conclusions can be drawn from the experiment?

France has recalled its ambassador to Rome after a meeting between Italian Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio and representatives of the French yellow vest movement. The move marks an escalation in the conflict between the two countries which first flared over immigration policy, among other issues. Was this step by Macron justified?

Around 30 men and women are running for president in Ukraine's elections on 31 March. With comedian Volodimyr Zelenskiy leading the polls, the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko sees his chances of re-election at risk. Observers voice disappointment at the lack of convincing candidates and criticise the current president's election campaign tactics.