Sweden could get new climate law
A report from a cross-party committee calls for a law forcing future governments to set out plans for reaching Sweden’s long-term climate
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Politics (Sweden)
Sweden to share more intel with Finland, NATO
Sweden will have more joint military exercises and share more intelligence with both Finland and the military alliance NATO, Defence
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Sweden can learn from NATO: politician
Sweden is considering joining StratCom, a NATO cyber defence think-tank created to fight propaganda and disinformation on social media and more traditional news outlets.
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Sweden focuses on jobs and climate in budget
Sweden’s government presented its 2016 budget proposal Monday morning, with a focus on job creation, education and climate issues, Swedish Radio
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UN rights expert to assess Sami’s situation
A UN human rights expert arrived in northern Sweden on Tuesday for a three-day conference on the human rights situation of the
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Sami demand rights as indigenous people
Sweden’s indigenous Sami people no longer want to be considered a national minority. Instead the Sami Parliament calls for the
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Sweden’s plan to boost rural housing fails
The Swedish government’s investment in a guaranteed line of credit to build new houses in rural areas has been a
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Sweden: Government to form council of researchers for sustainable development
During last week’s Almedalen political week, the red-green government decided to form a council consisting of science researchers to
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Sweden’s Greens torn on Vattenfall’s coal mines
Green Party members from all over the country gather in Örebro for the party’s first ever congress as a member
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Sweden’s foreign minister blames Russia for cold shoulder
After Russia’s ambassador in Stockholm called the attitude of the Swedish government “chilly”, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström fired back
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Sweden awaits Russian blacklist explanation
Swedish MEPs and MPs are among more than 80 EU citizens who Russia has blacklisted from visiting the country, reports Swedish
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Arctic Challenge Exercise begins over North Sweden
The Arctic Challenge Exercise, one of the biggest military plane exercises of the year, began Monday in the north of
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Russian bombers flew towards Sweden
Swedish Jas Gripen fighter jets were deployed to intercept two Russian bombers heading towards Sweden on Thursday, the Swedish military has confirmed. The
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New security landscape in the Arctic
The ice melting in the Arctic has devastating effects on polar bears and wildlife in general, but it also opens up
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Growing support for NATO-membership in Sweden
A new study from Gothenburg University’s SOM Institute shows that more and more Swedes want Sweden to join NATO. ”I think
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