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The EU has hit Facebook parent company Meta with a record fine of 1.2 billion euros for fowarding user data to the US. The responsible regulator, Ireland's Data Protection Commission, ruled that the practice violates the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). What are the implications of the judgment?

In Romania, tens of thousands of teachers have been on strike since Monday demanding higher wages and more investment in the education system. Entry-level teachers at public schools earn only around 480 euros a month on average. Commentators agree that that's simply not enough.

Incumbent Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his liberal-conservative Nea Dimokratia party have won a clear victory in Greece's parliamentary elections with 40.8 percent of the vote. The left-wing Syriza party trailed far behind with 20.1 percent. Mitsotakis is just a few seats short of being able to form a majority government and has ruled out a coalition. If no government can be formed, new elections will follow in which the strongest party receives a bonus of at least 20 seats.

At their summit in Hiroshima, the representatives of the G7 group declared solidarity with Ukraine, showed critical distance to China and committed to nuclear disarmament for the first time. Japan's prime minister and summit host Fumio Kishida spoke of a "historic summit in the city of peace". Commentators see an important signal of unity.

After two shooting sprees that left a total of 18 people dead, tens of thousands of people have again protested in Belgrade against gun violence, blocking bridges in the city centre and demanding the resignation of high-ranking politicians. The protests are among the largest since the demonstrations that led to the resignation of Slobodan Milošević in 2000. What does this mean for President Vučić and the country?