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At their summit meeting at Schloss Elmau in Bavaria, the heads of state and government of the leading Western industrial powers have demonstrated unity via-à-vis Russia. However, it remains to be seen whether further allies can be won and new ideas implemented beyond the sanctions imposed so far. Europe's press is at odds over how much clout the G7 still wields.

The summit marathon continues: after the EU summit in Brussels and the G7 meeting in southern Germany, representatives of the Nato states will meet in Madrid from Tuesday to Thursday with the aim of adopting a strategic concept for the coming decade. Europe's press discusses where the potential dangers lie.

At least 23 people died on Friday when migrants stormed the border fence between Morocco and the Spanish exclave of Melilla. NGOs denounced above all the brutality of the Moroccan border guards in handling the stampede. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez praised the cooperation between the two countries' authorities. Commentators are shocked.

The second UN Ocean Conference begins today in Lisbon. The forum aims to focus attention on the desolate state of the world's oceans and emphasise the role of a sustainable global ocean policy in protecting the climate. In Portugal, one of the EU's most maritime states, the country's ambivalent relationship with the ocean provokes discussion.

After months of urging from Kyiv the big moment has come: Ukraine and Moldova were granted EU candidate status at the bloc's summit on Thursday. Georgia's candidacy was put off until a later date and there was no progress at all in talks with representatives of the Western Balkan states. Europe's press looks at whether Brussels is serious about EU enlargement.