Greece's conservative Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed the speaker of the Greek parliament, Konstantinos Tasoulas, for the office of president. The parliament in Athens will vote on a new head of state on 25 January since Katerina Sakellaropoulou's term in office is coming to an end. Greek commentators discuss Tasoulas's political orientation.
In his inaugural address on Monday, Donald Trump promised a "golden age" and promised that "America's decline" was over. He then signed 78 decrees rescinding measures taken by the Biden administration. The US will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organisation. What changes will the re-elected US president bring, and how should Europe react?
Video app Tiktok is once again available to its users in the US after a brief interlude in which it shut down there. It went online following US President Trump's announced executive order to postpone a ban on the app. The US has a new law that categorises the service, which belongs to the Chinese company Bytedance, as a security risk and provides for its sale. Commentators reflect on the wider context.
Rıza Akpolat, mayor of the Beşiktaş district in the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul and member of the main opposition party CHP, has been arrested on charges that include bribery. President Erdoğan's government has repeatedly taken tough action against opposition politicians. Turkish media see this as another case of a politically motivated move.
Donald Trump will be inaugurated as President of the United States for the second time today. Due to freezing temperatures, the swearing-in ceremony is to take place inside at the Capitol Rotunda instead of outside, as is usually the case. Commentators see a turning point and discuss the prospects for the US and the rest of the world.
The student protests in Serbia continue unabated. In reaction to dismal poll ratings, President Aleksandar Vučić has now suggested that the opposition request a non-binding referendum on his presidency - despite the fact that the country's constitution does not provide for this. The media see the move as an act of desperation.
Next week, US President Joe Biden will hand over the office of president of the United States to Donald Trump. In his final address to the nation, he warned that "an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy." Commentators take stock of his four years in office.
In Bulgaria, the conservative Gerb party led by former prime minister Boyko Borisov has agreed on a governing coalition with the socialist BSP, the right-wing populist ITN and the party of the Turkish minority DPS. Gerb MP Rossen Zhelyazkov is to become prime minister. Will this put an end to the protracted political crisis that has led to seven successive elections?
After a controversial election which the opposition claims was rigged, Portugal, the former colonial power, sent its foreign minister rather than its president to the swearing-in ceremony of the new president of Mozambique, Daniel Chapo. Protests against Chapo's election have been ongoing for months and more than 300 people have died in clashes with security forces, according to reports by civil society organisations.
The eight Nato states bordering the Baltic Sea have agreed on a joint strategy to counter acts of sabotage at a summit in Helsinki. As part of their Operation Baltic Sentry, warships and drones will be deployed to monitor shipping traffic. There have been several incidents of damage to Baltic pipelines and data and power cables in recent months. Ships belonging to Russia's shadow fleet are the prime suspects.
There are growing signs that an agreement in the Gaza war is imminent. A draft agreement provides for the exchange of 33 Israeli hostages for around 1,000 Palestinian prisoners and a 42-day ceasefire, with Israel's army withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip. During this time further releases and a long-term ceasefire would be negotiated.