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The EU Commission is once again suing Poland before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) over its controversial judicial law. The bloc argues that the independence of judges is being undermined.

Following the withdrawal of his party Fidesz from the EPP group, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for new allies in the European Parliament. He is scheduled to meet today with the leader of Italy's Lega party Matteo Salvini and Poland's head of government Mateusz Morawiecki (PiS) to discuss the possibility of forming an alliance. Europe's press sees little chance of the right-wing parties joining forces for the time being.

After testing positive for Covid, Kajsa Ollongren was forced to hastily leave the coalition talks she was leading in the Netherlands. Reporters zoomed in on notes she was carrying under her arm that said that the combative MP Pieter Omtzigt needed to be posted to a position "elsewhere". Omtzigt played a key role in uncovering the benefits scandal that led to the previous government's resignation.

An Italian navy frigate captain has been caught in the act of handing secret documents to a Russian military official, as a result of which Italy has expelled two Russian diplomats. Italian newspapers discuss whether the affair will mark a turning point in relations between Rome and Moscow, which have so far been relatively relaxed by European standards.

April 1st is traditionally a day for hoax articles in newspapers, jokes and playing tricks. But the coronavirus and conspiracy theories have taken the lightness out of this entertaining custom, comments a voice from a country that knows a thing or two about having a good laugh.

Although the Norwegian Football Federation has postponed its decision on whether to boycott the 2022 World Cup, the debate about human rights violations in host country Qatar has gained new momentum: during qualifying matches, not only the Norwegians but also the German, Danish and Dutch teams wore T-shirts featuring protest slogans. Commentators discuss the motives behind such actions.