Amid rising tensions in Kosovo, Nato is boosting its KFOR peacekeeping force which has been stationed there since 1999. Violence flared in the country after local elections held a month ago which were boycotted by a majority of the ethnic Serbs in the north, resulting in Kosovo Albanians being elected as mayors on very few votes. Without external help the tensions in the region will never calm down, commentators fear.
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.
In the margins of the European Political Community meeting held in Moldova, President Charles Michel hosted a meeting with Meeting with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.
President Michel addressed the press before the start of the second European Political Community meeting held in Moldova
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