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Euronews Witness

Guns, gangs and soup kitchens: Exploring Sweden's issues of inequality

A dispute over the construction of a bridge connecting one of Stockholm's poorest neighbourhoods with a wealthy suburb sheds light on Sweden's deepening issue of inequality.

26/01/2023

Sweden

Finland hints at stalling joint-NATO with Sweden after row with Turkey

The hold-up follows Ankara announcing it would not back Sweden's NATO bid following an anti-Turkey protest in Stockholm. Finland, it seems, is reassessing its options but still insist joining with Sweden is the number one option.

25/01/2023

World News

Finish president says aim is still for two countries to join together

Following Turkish outrage at a pro-Kurd demonstration in Sweden, Finland said it might consider decoupling its NATO application from its Nordic neighbour.

24/01/2023

Finland

Finland wants to join NATO with Sweden but could go solo

The comments from Finland's foreign minister came after Turkey refused to green-light Stockholm's bid due to a Quran-burning protest in the Swedish capital.

24/01/2023

Turkey

Turkey set to block Sweden's NATO bid after Quran burning

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told Sweden not to expect his backing for its bid to join NATO after Swedish police allowed a Quran to be burned by a protestor outside the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.

23/01/2023

Sweden

Protest in Istanbul after Swedish politician sets fire to the Quran

Turkish citizens furious over the burning of the Quran by a right-wing politician in Sweden are holding a rally in Istanbul on Saturday.

21/01/2023

Sweden

'Quran burning' protest scuppers Turkey-Sweden NATO talks

"To allow this [protest] action despite all our warnings is to encourage hate crimes and Islamophobia", said Turkey's presidential spokesman.

21/01/2023

Sweden

Two brothers in Sweden jailed on charges of spying for Russia

In Sweden, two brothers have been sent to prison after being found guilty of spying for Russia over a period of ten years. Both have consistently denied the charges.

21/01/2023

Europe News

Swedish mining company to use green hydrogen to lower CO2 emissions

Hydrogen is used to reduce iron ore while it is in a solid state.

20/01/2023

Climate

The European countries using the most (and least) renewable energy

Eurostat's 2021 results show a small drop after the pandemic, but wind and solar power are now on a major growth spurt.

20/01/2023

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Watch: Banksy replicas on display at exhibition in Sweden

An exhibition about Banksy but not by Banksy - 160 replicas of the world-famous street artists' work on display in Sweden

19/01/2023

Turkey

'Hand over your terrorists': Turkey pressures Nordic NATO hopefuls

Sweden and Finland must deport 130 "terrorists" to Turkey before Ankara will approve their NATO bids, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Monday.

16/01/2023

Europe News

Sweden relocating sinking Arctic mining town building by building

Kiruna has mined iron ore for 125 years.

16/01/2023

Economy

'We want to compete on quality, not subsidies' with the US, warns VDL

The European Commission President said new sources of common funding should be created to compete against American green subsidies.

13/01/2023

World News

Sweden promises to uphold fundamental European values as it takes over EU Presidency

Sweden has taken over the rotating presidency of the EU Council, for the third time since joining the bloc. The first major meeting will take place on Friday.

13/01/2023

Green News

Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth elements discovered in Sweden

A Swedish mining company has discovered the largest deposit of rare earth elements, crucial to building electric vehicles. Swedish state-owned LKAB says the deposit can supply a "substantial part of Europe's needs", reducing its dependence on China.

13/01/2023

Sweden

Turkey rages at incendiary video by Kurdish group in Sweden

The clip showed Turkey's president being hanged and called him a "dictator".

12/01/2023

Europe News

Expectations for migration deal low as Stockholm starts EU presidency

Sweden's government is propped up by the far-right and anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats.

12/01/2023

Culture news

German 'supermodel' Tatjana Patitz dies of breast cancer aged 56

Patitz graced magazine covers in the 1980's and 90's and was part of an elite handful of “original” supermodels along with Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford.

12/01/2023

Sweden

Sweden can’t meet some of Turkey’s demands for its NATO bid

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says Turkey is making demands that Sweden cannot accept. Ankara’s stipulations were to lift its veto on Stockholm’s bid to join NATO.

08/01/2023