Tag: Swedish

Dutch artist expelled from Eurovision likely to face charges, say Swedish police

The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest, who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the grand finale, is likely to be charged with making illegal threats, Swedish police said. Joost Klein had failed to perform at two dress rehearsals on Friday and the organiser, the European Broadcasting Union, said that police were […]

Greta Thunberg, climate activists block Swedish parliament entrances

STORY: “We are a group of young people who are blocking entrances to the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, to protest against the ongoing destruction of our life-supporting systems and of people already being killed as a result of the climate crisis,” Thunberg said. Thunberg became the face of young climate activists as her weekly protests, […]

Climate activists including Greta Thunberg block entrance to Swedish parliament

A group of climate activists has blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, calling for sweeping reforms to tackle climate disasters. About 40 activists including Greta Thunberg held signs reading “Climate Justice Now” as they sat in front of at least two entrances to the 349-seat Riksdagen, including the main doorway. Swedish media said legislators […]

Swedish PM travels to US as NATO accession nears

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom will travel to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, the government said in a brief statement. Sweden is expected to hand over its final NATO accession documents to U.S. representatives in the coming days, the final step required to complete the country’s two-year process […]

Swedish soldiers look forward to NATO cooperation

STORY: Sweden on Monday (February 26) cleared the final hurdle to join NATO after Hungary’s parliament approved its accession. Stockholm abandoned its non-alignment policy for greater safety within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The accession of Sweden, which has not been at war since 1814, and Finland, is […]

Swedish Prime Minister declines Macron’s proposal to send troops to Ukraine

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has commented on the statement of French President Macron, who did not rule out sending ground troops to Ukraine, emphasising that this issue is currently not relevant for his country. Source: European Pravda with reference to Swedish public service television company SVT Quote from Kristersson: “If a country wants to […]