According to media reports, Volkswagen is planning to reduce its global workforce of 657,000 by around 100,000 jobs over theext few years. In Germany, four plants belonging to Europe's largest car manufacturer could be closed in the restructuring. Other companies are also planning to axe jobs in Germany. Europe's media voice concern about Germany's future as an industrial hub and examine the causes.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced his resignation and called for early presidential and parliamentary elections. His second and final term wouldormally have gone on until the end of May 2027. Vučić has offered to help his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in the elections. Commentators discuss the strategic considerations behind this step by the head of state.

Andy Burnham, Britain's likelyext prime minister, has set out plans for a major overhaul of the British system of government. They include local authorities being given more control over water supply services and other utilities and measures to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and promote social housing. The media look at whether the strategy could work.

Several European countries have recorded in recent days the hottest temperatures for June in decades – and in some cases experienced the hottest since records began. Many regions were on the highest level of heat alert. Jim Skea, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said that we would see more of what we've been seeing over the past few days. The press discusses responsibilities and solutions.