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The global economic elite is currently in Davos for its annual meeting. But key figures like Trump, May and Macron are not among the roughly 3,000 persons attending this year. For commentators this is just one of several reasons why they see the World Economic Forum falling short of expectations.

The "10YearChallenge" action on social media has taken a unique turn in Turkey: hundreds of women have posted photos with the hashtag Özgürleştik ("We have become emancipated") showing how they have stopped wearing a headscarf in the last decade. The new challenge has rekindled an old debate.

Greece is still on tenterhooks over the agreed solution to its name dispute with Macedonia. After Prime Minister Tsipras won a confidence vote last week, tens of thousands took to the street on Sunday to demonstrate against the agreement between Athens and its neighbour to the north. The deal is to be put to vote in parliament on Thursday. The Greek press blames various camps for the polarisation.

The global economic elite is currently in Davos for its annual meeting. Among the roughly 3,000 participants, key players such as Trump, May and Macron are conspicuous by their absence. Reason enough for some commentators to suggest that the forum can't bring any solutions to the problems at hand. Others see it is a place where further major crises can be avoided.

After the failure of the Brexit deal in the British parliament, Theresa May presented her Plan B for leaving the European Union on Monday. The plan foresees her going back to Brussels to renegotiate the backstop solution for Ireland stipulated in the exit deal, but the EU is not open to new talks on this issue. Commentators show little understanding for May's obstinacy.