Commuters stand in line at a voting tent at Utrecht Central Station, to vote on a non-binding referendum on an EU cooperation deal with Ukraine, on April 6 2016 | Robin van Lonkhuijsen/AFP via Getty Images Euro-press review Dutch consider getting rid of referendums French embark on labor reforms, Turkish asylum seekers in Germany and more in Europe’s papers.

The Netherlands

According to De Telegraaf, the four parties currently in talks to form a Dutch coalition government are considering abolishing referendums, which in the Netherlands are non-binding. Discussions to form a government started in March and include leaders of the center-right Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), the liberal D66, the Christian Democrats (CDA) and the conservative Christian Union. Several attempts to form a government after the country's March 15 election have failed due to policy differences.

De Volkskrant reported on the aftermath of the terror threat in Rotterdam, which led to the cancelation of a concert earlier this month. A 22-year-old suspect arrested by police remains in detention over alleged terrorism links. According to his lawyer, F. wanted to fight terrorism, not promote it.

Germany

Die Welt's front page featured a report on a number of high-ranking Turkish police officers and others who have claimed asylum in Germany a year after a failed military coup in Turkey. The paper noted a rise in the overall number of Turkish asylum seekers in Germany, with 6,700 Turkish citizens requesting refuge since August 2016.

FAZ reported on a wide-scale evacuation in Frankfurt planned for this weekend after a 1.8-ton bomb from World War II was discovered on a construction site. Some 70,000 people will have to leave their homes and two hospitals will be emptied before the bomb is detonated Sunday.

TAZ’s front page displayed a picture of the damage caused by extreme weather conditions in Texas, with the paper asking to what extent climate change was responsible.

United Kingdom

“I’m no quitter,” British Prime Minister Theresa May declared Wednesday, adding she wants to lead the Conservative Party into the next general election. Most of the U.K. press devoted front page real estate to those comments, made during May's visit to Japan.

The Scotsman's front page focussed on possible successors to Kezia Dugdale, who resigned as Scottish Labour leader Tuesday night. The bookmakers' favorite to take over the job is Richard Leonard, overtaking early top pick Anas Sarwar, the paper reported.

France

The French government plans to transform its solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) into a tax on real estate, Le Monde reported. This is expected to benefit France’s richest in particular. Le Figaro's front page focussed on the power of Islam in schools in Marseilles’ neighborhoods. Bernard Ravet, a former official from the ministry of education, told the paper: “Fanaticism knocks on the door of dozens of establishments ... and imposes itself in schools, playgrounds, canteens and swimming pools." The other story on the paper's front page is on reforms to France's labor law, which the government will unveil Thursday.