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In Latvia, a new website called manavakcina.lv. was launched on the weekend where anyone who wants to can register for vaccination against Covid-19. As of Tuesday, 62,000 people had registered. Vaccinations have got off to a very slow start in the country, with only around 18,000 of its nearly two million inhabitants having been received the jab so far. The country's press doesn't believe the new website will improve the situation.

EU Foreign Affairs Representative Josep Borrell travelled to Moscow last week to engage in dialogue on controversial issues such as Navalny's imprisonment. But even as his joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was in progress, Russia expelled three EU diplomats. Europe's press is shocked by this affront to which the EU apparently lacks a fitting response.

The support of Matteo Salvini's right-wing populist, Eurosceptic party Lega for Italy's new government has surprised many observers, not only in Italy. On closer inspection, however, commentators find a number of reasons for this change of stance.

The audio-only social networking app Clubhouse is currently booming in various countries. Users can listen in on conversations like live podcasts or actively participate in discussions - but only by invitation and only on Apple phones. Commentators discuss the reasons for the hype and examine the app's potential and limitations.

In many countries of Europe shops and schools have been closed for weeks in a bid to reduce the number of coronavirus infections. But people are growing very weary of all the measures. At the same time, new virus variants and the slow rate of vaccination have dampened hopes of a speedy improvement of the situation. Europe's press asks what can be done to improve the mood.