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A new anti-terror law comes into force in Sweden today. Any support, organisation or financing of terrorist groups, which at EU level also includes the PKK, is now punishable. Stockholm hopes this will dispel Ankara's opposition to Sweden joining Nato. Commentators are sceptical.

The large number of tourists poses numerous challenges for Greece's society: high rents, closures of traditional businesses, the disappearance of sensitive biotopes. Tourism plays a key role in the country's economy and the demand seems unlimited. But to what extent can it be allowed to change local structures? A look at the press suggests a tipping point has been reached.

Leaders from 47 countries and the EU will meet today for the second European Political Community (EPC) summit at Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova. On the agenda are "peace and security, energy resilience and climate action, and interconnections in Europe". Commentators discuss the potential of the summit and the EPC as a whole.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, a group of leading AI experts issued stark warnings about the technology, comparing the risks with pandemics and nuclear war. Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT creator OpenAI, was among the signatories. He proposes the establishment of an international authority analogous to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Commentators are mostly dubious.