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A Hargita, Kovászna, Brassó, Neamţ és Bákó megyei folyók esetében egész nap narancssárga figyelmeztetés van érvényben. Bákó megyében már jelentős károkat okozott a lezúdult vízmennyiség. Több településen áramszünet van, egy község több mint 100 gazdaságát elöntötte az árvíz, két személyt kellett mostanáig kimenekíteni otthonából. A meteorológusok előrejelzése szerint ma is jelentős mennyiségű esőre kell számítani. Délután 3 óráig narancssárga riadó van a Keleti-Kárpátok keleti részén, a Kárpát-kanyarban, illetve Kovászna, Brassó és Szeben megye hegyvidékein. Emellett a régiók többségében sárga figyelmeztetést bocsátottak ki ma este 9 óráig.

 

The Greek authorities have begun clearing the refugee camp at Idomeni. Since the closure of the Balkan route at the end of February up to 15,000 refugees have lived there. Commentators once again turn their attention to the camp, which has become a symbol of Europe's refugee crisis.

The Euro Group has agreed to unlock a further bailout loan to Greece, just a few days after the Greek parliament passed additional austerity measures. The country will also receive debt relief in addition to the 10.3 billion euro package. Is this the eagerly awaited end of the Greek debt drama?

The EU Commission's ultimatum to Poland expired on Monday. Although Warsaw has not responded to the EU's concerns about its reform of the Constitutional Tribunal, Brussels has refrained from issuing an official reprimand. Instead a prolongation of discussions has been agreed on. Should Brussels take a tougher stance vis-à-vis Warsaw?

Green Party candidate Alexander Van der Bellen has won Austria's presidential election, beating Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party by a narrow margin of roughly 31,000 votes. The country has shown that its political landscape is more colourful than many believe, some commentators write with relief. Others view Hofer's strong showing as an alarm signal for all Europe.

Demonstrators have been blocking refineries and petrol depots in France for days in protest at the controversial labour market reform. The Socialist government hopes to liberalise French labour laws with the legislation. Who can bring real change to the country at this stage?

In the refugee crisis the collaboration between the EU and Turkey has increasingly come under the public spotlight. Journalists and academics discuss how much the two sides need each other and who stands to gain or lose from closer cooperation.