Sweden has promised an additional over $10 million in humanitarian aid for northeast Syria (Rojava). The pledge came from Sweden’s foreign minister when she met a visiting Kurdish delegation this week. Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde received in Stockholm on Thursday the Rojava delegation including Bedran Chiya Ali,Continue Reading
Den årligen återkommande större marinövningen Baltic Operations, idag väl mer känd under det kortare och mer använda Baltops, genomförs i år för femtionde gången. Deltagande styrkor kommer från inte mindre än 16 Natoländer: Belgien, Danmark, Estland, Frankrike, Italien, Kanada, Lettland, Litauen, Nederländerna, Norge, Polen, Spanien, Storbritannien, Turkiet, Tyskland och USA.Continue Reading
Ytterligare ett dödsfall med den sällsynta biverkningen med koagulationsrubbningar efter Astra Zenecas vaccin har rapporterats in till Läkemedelsverket. Sverige har nu haft fyra misstänkta fall, varav två dödsfall. – Det rör sig om en kvinna på knappt 70 år, tidigare väsentligt frisk som vaccinerades med Astra Zenecas vaccin mot covid-19.Continue Reading
Sweden on Wednesday extended a series of restrictions introduced to limit the spread of the coronavirus amid a rise in new cases. “Stay the course, the situation is serious. Once again, I would like to ask for a real effort,” Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said. He urged inhabitants to limit their social contacts andContinue Reading
Sweden’s novel approach to tackling the coronavirus pandemic has drawn both praise and fierce criticism, not just inside the Scandinavian country, but across the Western world. The country has so far resisted going into lockdown, unlike the rest of Europe, even during the peak of its second wave over Christmas.Continue Reading
Finland’s Finance Ministry says higher immigration explains Sweden’s and Norway’s lead. A report issued by the Ministry of Finance in Helsinki on Monday has questioned whether Finland can be considered a Nordic nation any longer, in light of the growing economic gap between the country and its closest countries ofContinue Reading
Miljöpartiet har valt en ny ledare. Hon heter Märta Stenevi. Hon blir partiets nya kvinnliga språkrör. Miljöpartiet har inte en partiledare. De har två språkrör. En man och en kvinna. Det manliga språkröret heter Per Bolund. Han är också minister i regeringen. Det kvinnliga språkröret hette Isabella Lövin, men nuContinue Reading
In Hungary, not everything works out. While Sweden has chosen a path that is to obey the LGBTQ lobby, Hungary says no and takes responsibility. A change in the law in Hungary makes it impossible for homosexuals to adopt children. In order to be able to implement the amendment, theContinue Reading
Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde criticizes the initiative of the bourgeois opposition and the Swedish Democrats last month on the so-called NATO option. According to Linde, who spoke at the Folk och Försvar’s traditional security conference, security policy must be long-term and possible policy changes should be decided by aContinue Reading
The government of Sweden has revealed plans to boost military spending by up to 40% over the next four years amid rising tensions in Europe. Defense minister Peter Hultqvist announced an increase in the defense budget of 27 billion Swedish kronor ($3 billion) from 2021 to 2025. If approved byContinue Reading