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    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
      Tesla Inc
      Tesla strikes in Sweden are ‘insane’, says Musk

      Industrial action at carmaker over collective bargaining sparks wave of sympathy strikes that could spill into other countries

      A member of the IF Metall union stands outside Tesla’s service centre
    • Sunday, 19 November, 2023
      The Big Read
      The violent gang crisis shaking Sweden

      A wealthy nation famed for its progressive values is now wrestling with one of the highest levels of fatal shootings in Europe

    • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
      Turkish politics
      Turkish parliament postpones vote on Sweden’s Nato accession

      Foreign affairs committee requests fresh review before agreeing to Stockholm’s bid

      Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Turkish politics
      Erdoğan submits Sweden’s Nato bid to Turkey’s parliament

      President unblocks Scandinavian country’s path to membership of military alliance

      Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    • Thursday, 19 October, 2023
      EU immigration
      Brussels shootings raise pressure on EU to tighten immigration rules

      Tunisian gunman Abdesalem Lassaoued had been declined asylum in four European countries but never sent back

      Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson lays a tribute to the victims of a shooting in Brussels by a man turned down for asylum
    • Monday, 2 October, 2023
      Alecta
      Probe into US bank losses prompts Swedish pension fund chair to quit

      Alecta has come under scrutiny over large stakes in lenders including SVB and a struggling property company

      Ingrid Bonde
    • Sunday, 1 October, 2023
      Nato
      Turkey calls on Sweden to take more ‘concrete measures’ before joining Nato

      Ankara seeks further action against extremists as parliament reconvenes to consider accession request

      Cevdet Yılmaz
    • Friday, 29 September, 2023
      Sweden turns to military to help police combat gang crime

      Spate of killings blamed on drugs trade leads prime minister to consider calling on armed forces

      Ulf Kristersson, Swedish prime minister
    • Wednesday, 27 September, 2023
      FT live news
      News updates from September 27: Soldier Travis King ‘in US custody’, Argentina’s poverty rate hits 40%
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Sweden to boost defence spending next year by almost 30%

      Stockholm rapidly increases budget to meet Nato’s 2% of GDP target

      Sweden’s defence minister Pål Jonson, pictured in June
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      Denmark
      Denmark seeks to jail people who burn the Koran for up to 2 years

      Proposal likely to be deeply controversial in country with long tradition of protecting free speech

      Far-right politician Rasmus Paludan holds up a Koran as he speaks in front of a mosque in Copenhagen on January 27 2023
    • Thursday, 10 August, 2023
      Elisabeth Braw
      How tolerance makes nations vulnerable

      The disinformation surrounding Koran burnings in Sweden bear out philosopher Karl Popper’s warnings

      A woman protester wearing sunglasses and a hijab holds a Koran
    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      HTSI
      Ett Hem, Stockholm’s most sought-after hotel, just got even better

      A first look inside the apartments, designed by Ilse Crawford, at Sweden’s favourite second home

      The living space in Residence Suite C at Ett Hem
    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
      News in-depthScandinavia
      Koran burning unleashes fierce debate over freedom of speech

      Denmark and Sweden struggle to balance long-held adherence to progressive politics with demands of national security

      Salwan Momika, protected by police, protests outside a mosque in Stockholm in June
    • Sunday, 30 July, 2023
      Scandinavia
      Denmark and Sweden explore ways to stem diplomatic crisis over Koran burning

      Prime ministers confer before Muslim foreign ministers hold emergency meeting to discuss response

      Yemenis hold up copies of the Koran during a protest against the burning of the holy book in Sweden and Denmark
    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      Sweden braces for backlash after Koran protests

      Prime minister warns of increased risk as police decide whether to allow demonstrations to go ahead

    • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
      Iraq
      Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over Stockholm protest

      Move follows storming of Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad in show of rage over anticipated burning of a Koran

      A protester holds a copy of the Koran
    • Thursday, 20 July, 2023
      LexEuropean banks
      Swedish property: banks are playing it cool as property risks heat up Premium content

      The country’s lenders are relaxed despite rising debt costs bursting a real estate bubble

      Johan Torgeby, chief executive of SEB
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      Inflation stays high in Sweden despite Beyoncé effect proving transitory

      Price pressures remain stubborn, even though sharp surge in costs for restaurants and hotels abate

      Beyoncé performing on stage
    • Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
      Nato
      Sweden poised to strengthen Nato’s northern defences

      Membership of alliance marks historic shift for non-aligned country, precipitated by Russia’s war against Ukraine

      Swedish soldiers pose for a photo as troops from Poland, the US, France and Sweden take part in a military exercise in Poland
    • Tuesday, 11 July, 2023
      Europe Express
      Erdogan’s move to reheat EU accession is a challenge to Brussels Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: How the issue of migration can make or break European governments

      Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson shake hands next to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg
    • Monday, 10 July, 2023
      Nato
      Erdoğan agrees to support Sweden’s Nato bid

      Stoltenberg says Turkey’s president will put accession to his parliament following meetings at military alliance summit

      Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson, right, as Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      EU economy
      Swedish excesses

      No, Swedes haven’t blown through their surplus savings yet, whatever DB says

    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Nato
      Turkish and Swedish leaders to meet next week in Nato membership push

      Ankara says Stockholm has taken positive steps but is still concerned about recent public protests in Scandinavian capital

      Jens Stoltenberg
    • Thursday, 29 June, 2023
      Global Economy
      About those pandemic savings…

      Pray for Swedes

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