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The pipelines that for years shipped Russian gas to Europe were damaged by huge explosions in September 2022

RTVE had called on the European Broadcasting Union to debate Israel’s participation, in a letter sent last April

Italian technocrat Mario Draghi warned Europe's economic challenges have 'grown more acute' over the past year

Hungary and Slovakia continue to import Russian crude through a Soviet-era pipeline under an EU sanctions exemption

The final stage of the La Vuelta cycling race was cut short in Spain on Sunday due to protests against the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also called for Israel to be excluded from international sporting events and some countries are protesting Israel's participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, which they threaten to boycott. Europe's press discusses how to deal with Israeli athletes and artists.

After the incursion of Russian drones in Polish airspace last Wednesday, further incidents on Nato's external border are heightening tensions between Moscow and the Western military alliance. The Polish army has shot down a drone over Warsaw and another drone entered Romania's airspace on Saturday. Russia has denied responsibility for the incidents. European commentators are nevertheless alarmed.