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The British government is taking action against a controversial reform bill in Scotland aimed at simplifying how trans people apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate. Westminster says the legislation violates equality rules that are supposed to apply throughout the UK. Europe's press sees other reasons for the dispute.

Launched in November 2022, the AI-based chatbot ChatGPT can find an answer to almost every question and is able to formulate them in a natural, conversational way. Whether and in which genres the texts generated can match those produced by humans is a matter of debate. Europe's press focuses on how the technology could impact schools and professional writing.

Following the resignation of Christine Lambrecht, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has appointed Boris Pistorius as the country's new defence minister. The press discusses whether Pistorius, former interior minister of the state of Lower Saxony, will be able to get the ailing Bundeswehr in shape and what his stance will be on battle tank deliveries to Ukraine.

The EU Commission wants to make it easier for member states to pay subsidies to companies that invest in green technologies. Brussels' new plan, called the Net-Zero Industry Act, is a response to US President Joe Biden's massive subsidy package aimed at fighting inflation and promoting clean energy in the economy - the Inflation Reduction Act.

Sweden and Finland are still waiting for Turkey to approve their accession to Nato. An incident last Friday has put the dispute back in the spotlight: during a demonstration outside the city hall in Stockholm, activists hung a puppet of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The Swedish government has apologised.