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Investigators in 16 countries have arrested more than 800 people in a major sting against organised crime. Law enforcement agencies from across the globe worked together in Operation Trojan Shield, also known as Operational Task Force Greenlight or Operation Ironside. The suspects had been sold purportedly tap-proof phones which were in fact using an FBI network. We need more such operations, Europe's press demands.

The Swiss will vote on a CO2 law this Sunday which foresees financial incentives for green initiatives and investments, while airline tickets, heating oil and fuel would become more expensive. But whereas 60 percent of those polled were in favour of the bill at the end of April, the approval rate has now dropped to 54 percent. And this is not the only cause for concern among observers.

Since mid-May, Portugal has been the only major European destination that Britons were allowed to visit, and even hosted the Champions League final. But now the UK has put the country on its amber list and imposed quarantine for all returnees starting Tuesday - due to concerns about the doubling of the incidence rate to 66 and the new variant Delta+K417N. Lisbon has accused London of health fundamentalism.

State Premier Reiner Haseloff's Christian Democrats (CDU) won a clear victory in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, securing 37.1 percent of the vote. The right-wing populist AfD remained the second strongest force with 20.8 percent. Europe's press takes different views of the results, also as regards the ramifications for Germany's upcoming general election.