Since joining Nato, Finland has continued to reject extradition requests from Turkey. Turkey has submitted six extradition requests to Finland since the country joined Nato in April 2023. Of these, four have been processed and rejected by the Finnish Ministry of Justice. The details were obtained by Yle through aContinue Reading
The combination of seasonally ice-free waters and turmoil along traditional trade routes is diverting vessels into the Arctic. The first non-ice class Panamax containership has now received a permit for the Northern Sea Route. In what constitutes a first for Arctic shipping, a large conventional container ship has received aContinue Reading
Säkerhetspolisen, Säpo, säger att den kurdiska gruppen PKK samlar in pengar i Sverige genom att hota folk. Sverige och flera andra länder tycker att PKK är en terrorgrupp. Fredrik Hallström jobbar på Säpo. Han säger till Ekot att PKK samlar in pengar med hot om våld, och att det specielltContinue Reading
Several parties are pressuring the Swedish government to issue a new time-limited weapons amnesty during 2024 in order to reduce the amount of illegal guns in society. ”I don’t think that this is a catch-all solution that will solve everything, but is one of many measures”, the Green Party justiceContinue Reading
Turkey’s voters head to the polls on Sunday in an election that will not only determine the country’s domestic policies but could also influence Sweden’s NATO membership. After Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland and Sweden abandoned decades of military neutrality and applied a year ago to join the world’s largest militaryContinue Reading
Sweden’s hopes of quickly following Finland into NATO membership have alighted on Turkey’s presidential election in May, in which recent polls show President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s 20-year rule is in danger of ending. “The signals that Sweden has gotten from the opposition have been very good,” Paul Levin, director ofContinue Reading
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he was confident that Finland would become a fully-fledged member of the alliance before mid-May. Finland will likely become an official member of Nato before Turkey’s parliamentary and presidential elections on 14 May, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. “Based on whatContinue Reading
Turkey plans to ratify Finland’s application to join Nato, but independently from Sweden’s bid, ahead of Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections in mid-May, according to Reuters. On Wednesday, Reuters cited two Turkish officials saying that the Turkish parliament is “highly likely to ratify Finland’s Nato bid before it closes inContinue Reading
The head of the Swedish delegation in Brussels told reporters that progress is unlikely before Turkish elections, scheduled for 14 May. The latest round of trilateral talks between Finland, Sweden and Turkey over stalled applications by the two Nordic nations to join the Nato military alliance concluded on Thursday eveningContinue Reading
Turkey may ratify Finland’s bid to join the Nato military alliance by March at the latest, according to a report (siirryt toiseen palveluun) by the Bloomberg news agency. Citing anonymous sources, the agency added that while Finland may have done enough to resolve Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s security concerns,Continue Reading