Swedish Minister of Defence Peter Hultqvist supports a proposal from the Baltic countries for an EU-led training mission in Ukraine. “Now all eyes are fixed on Poland and on what is happening at the border, which may mean that Ukraine will be somewhat in the shadows. The issue of UkraineContinue Reading
Sweden’s banking authority has closed an investigation into alleged European Union regulations infringement at Swedbank, with no comment issued. Swedbank’s Estonia branch was earlier linked to a large-scale money laundering scandal involving the now-defunct Tallinn branch of Danske. The Swedish financial supervisory body, Finansinspektionen (FI), had investigated suspected breaches ofContinue Reading
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has said the studies included in the consultation on Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB’s (SKB’s) application to build a final repository for used nuclear fuel at Forsmark present no reasons for it to change its previous assessments of the project. The regulator was responding to theContinue Reading
Israel and Sweden have a chance to strengthen relations between the countries, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and his counterpart from Stockholm Ann Linde said in Jerusalem on Monday, during the first visit to Israel by a Swedish foreign minister in a decade.“Sweden is a friend of Israel,” Linde said.The SwedishContinue Reading
Att säkerställa befolkningens trygghet och säkerhet – det är en statlig kärnuppgift. Inom landets gränser innebär detta ett fungerande polisväsende som kan skydda medborgare, deras liv och deras egendom. Parallellt med detta har staten uppdraget att skydda landets gränser mot angripare och yttre hot, vilket är ett militärt uppdrag. DenContinue Reading
Löfven said he would present his government declaration, outlining the policies it would pursue, in September, but cited his four key priorities as: work, safety, the climate and welfare. “This is a challenging and very important time for Sweden. We have a new political situation in our country,” he saidContinue Reading
Slott, lyxvillor, sportstugor och medelhavsdrömmar – tillsammans är de värda flera hundra miljoner kronor. Vi har kartlagt kungafamiljens privata fastighetsinnehav! Kungafamiljen äger och disponerar alltifrån pampiga slott och anrika villor till anspråkslösa stugor och lägenheter, både i Sverige och utomlands. Flera av dem är unika och därmed mycket svårvärderade, menContinue Reading
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
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
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