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With a wave of arrests against leading politicians of the pro-Kurdish HDP on Thursday night, President Erdoğan continued his crackdown against his critics. Kurdish communities demonstrated in Turkey and across Europe on the weekend. The opposition can't stop President Erdoğan, some commentators write. Others hope that economic developments will put a spoke in his wheel.

In Bulgaria the Socialist candidate Rumen Radev has won the first round of the presidential election, securing 25 percent of the vote. Tsetska Tsacheva, the candidate of ruling party Gerb lagged behind with roughly 22 percent. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov had said prior to the vote that he and his cabinet would resign if the opposition candidate won, but he has now announced that he will wait for the result of the runoff vote. The press comments on Borisov's back-pedalling.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned the parliamentarians not to oppose the British people's vote for Brexit. Last week the High Court in London ruled that Britain's exit from the EU could not be triggered without parliament's approval. Some commentators believe parliament shouldn't have a say on Brexit. Others are delighted that the MPs will now have to adopt a clear stance.

The largest and oldest Latvian perfume and biocosmetics producer Dzintars is on the verge of bankruptcy. The company's staff have launched a campaign on Facebook calling on Latvians to buy their products - with success. But can such short-term consumer commitment save the more than a century-old company?

The editor-in-chief and other staff at Turkey's most important opposition paper Cumhuriyet were arrested early Monday morning. The prosecution has accused them of supporting the Kurdish PKK and the movement of Turkish preacher Fetullah Gülen. Commentators find the accusations absurd and call for a harsh response from the EU.