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Following the victory of Karol Nawrocki, who is backed by the right-wing conservative PiS party, in Poland's presidential runoff election, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that he will seek a vote of confidence in the Sejm. Rafał Trzaskowski, the candidate of the liberal-conservative government camp, was narrowly defeated by Nawrocki on Sunday, having secured 49.1 percent against Nawrocki's 50.9 percent. Commentators stress the European dimension of the result.

In its 'Operation Spider's Web', Ukraine attacked five military airfields in Russia with drones launched from trucks on Sunday. According to its own reports a total of 41 aircraft were destroyed. Video footage has so far shown twelve long-range bombers in the Murmansk and Irkutsk regions that had either been completely destroyed or damaged. The media discuss the impact of the attack.

According to European Commission statistics, tobacco and nicotine consumption is the biggest preventable health risk and the leading cause of premature deaths. Member states are being called upon to expand smoke-free zones and ban new products that appeal to young consumers. Europe's media take a closer look at national strategies.

The Romanian Constitutional Court has ordered a relaxation of regulations on financial transparency for public officials. Politicians and civil servants are currently required to publish details of their assets - both their own and those of direct relatives. Under the new ruling the legal provisions must be amended to stipulate that the data must be submitted to the ANI inspection body, but not made public, and information about relatives' assets will no longer required.