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The Danish government has announced plans to build around 22,000 low-cost housing units by 2035. With this measure the minority Social Democrats want to ensure that housing remains affordable for everyone even in expensive cities like Copenhagen. The country's media criticise the plans for various reasons.

Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Poland over the weekend to protest the Polish Constitutional Tribunal's ruling last week. The court ruled that EU law is partially incompatible with the Polish constitution, and many now fear that Poland could leave the EU. Europe's press discusses the scope of the protests and the future of the European Union.

Twelve EU states are calling for more "physical barriers" at the EU's external borders, pointing among other developments to the situation at the border with Belarus. The debate also comes against the backdrop of accusations of illegal pushbacks against Zagreb and Athens. The signatories are not even among the countries where a large number of asylum applications are made, commentators note with incredulity.

The fourth wave of the coronavirus is causing the number of deaths and severe cases to rise once more in many parts of Europe - in particular among the unvaccinated. The press discusses how restriction-weary citizens and their politicians should react.

A new phase in the negotiations on post-Brexit arrangements for the internal Irish border begins on Tuesday. The UK's Brexit minister David Frost is to present a new proposal. Counterproposals from Brussels are expected on Wednesday. The UK is threatening to trigger Article 16, which would lead to the suspension of parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.