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Austria's anti-corruption prosecutors had raids carried out at the chancellery, the finance ministry and the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) headquarters on Wednesday. Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz and several of his close entourage are under investigation on suspicion of embezzlement, bribery and corruptibility. Journalists say this affair has a whole new dimension and ask whether it will cost Kurz his office.

Things are not looking good for tech giant Facebook. Several of the company's services were offline for hours on Monday evening due to a massive outage. Instagram and WhatsApp were also affected. Then on Tuesday, former Facebook employee Frances Haugen made serious accusations against the company before the US Congress. Europe's media focus on regulation of social networks.

Spain's left-wing governing coalition consisting of the Socialist Party (PSOE) and its junior partner Unidas Podemos has presented a bill aimed at regulating the housing market. The legislation foresees a rent cap for urban areas and landlords who own more than ten residential properties. Local authorities would be free to decide whether to implement it. Several conservative municipalities, including Madrid, have already announced that they will not apply the law.

Over the past 70 years roughly 330,000 children have been victims of sexual abuse within the French Catholic Church, according to a report compiled by an independent commission of inquiry over two and a half years. Europe's media discuss what changes are needed after the shocking revelations.