Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr and his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson held talks on boosting cooperation on the green transition and European Union (EU) affairs here on Tuesday. The two…
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Sweden’s Ruling Moderates Fume at Stockholm Petrol and Diesel Ban
by Eric Alamedaby Eric AlamedaSweden’s ruling right-wing Moderates have expressed anger at Stockholm’s Green-Social Democrat coalition, which announced a ban on petrol and diesel cars in parts of the city centre from 2025 on…
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Sweden Releases Suspected Russian Spy From Custody
by Calvin Smithby Calvin SmithA Stockholm court on Monday ordered a Russian-Swedish citizen accused of passing Western technology to Russia to be released from custody ahead of its verdict on October 26. Sergei Skvortsov…
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Sweden’s Police Chief Says Escalation in Gang Violence is ‘Extremely Serious’
Sweden’s national police chief says an escalation in gang violence this year — with almost daily shootings and bombings that have claimed dozens of lives, including teenagers and innocent bystanders…
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Sweden to Ban Petrol, Diesel Cars in Stockholm From 2025
by Nate Sharpby Nate SharpStockholm may be the first significant city to enact such a broad ban. Low-emission zones with daily entrance fees for vehicles with older combustion engines have been implemented in other…
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The Swedish government has announced plans to join the European match-fixing treaty known as the Macolin Convention. Swedish minister of financial markets, Niklas Wykman, and the minister for health and…
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Türkiye, Sweetened by F-16s, Approves Sweden NATO Membership
Frankfurt, Brussels (21/7 – 37) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again reversed course, approving Sweden’s bid to join the legacy European military bloc, having been promised a brace…
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Erdogan does not let Sweden and Finland into NATO to please Putin – media
by Calvin Smithby Calvin SmithBoth Finland and Sweden, as well as the vast majority of NATO allies, would like these countries to formally join the alliance at the July 11 NATO summit . Turkey claims both…