http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:36:22 +0200 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:36:22 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/17/rights-groups-in-sweden-slam-government-honest-living-proposal-for-migrants http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/17/rights-groups-in-sweden-slam-government-honest-living-proposal-for-migrants Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:36:02 +0200 The Swedish Refugee Law Centre, an organisation that provides legal assistance to asylum seekers, says the proposals will make the process for residence permits unpredictable. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/sweden-foiled-pro-russian-cyberattack-on-thermal-power-plant-in-2025-minister-says http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/15/sweden-foiled-pro-russian-cyberattack-on-thermal-power-plant-in-2025-minister-says Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:25:03 +0200 Civil Defence Minister Carl-Oskar Bohlin said the aim of the operation was to disrupt the functioning of a facility that supplies heating. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/15/finland-and-sweden-set-to-finally-be-linked-by-rail-this-summer-creating-eus-longest-train http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/15/finland-and-sweden-set-to-finally-be-linked-by-rail-this-summer-creating-eus-longest-train Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:14 +0200 When the border rail link opens this summer, it will create what is thought to be the longest train journey that’s possible to take in the EU. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/08/five-teens-to-go-on-trial-in-sweden-over-attempted-murder-of-iranian-dissident http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/08/five-teens-to-go-on-trial-in-sweden-over-attempted-murder-of-iranian-dissident Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:16:56 +0200 Sweden’s security service Sapo says Iran has ramped up its targeting of dissidents since the start of the Iran war, accusing them of conscripting organised crime groups to carry out “acts of violence” on Swedish soil. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/03/swedish-coastguard-boards-tanker-believed-to-have-caused-oil-spill-in-baltic-sea http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/03/swedish-coastguard-boards-tanker-believed-to-have-caused-oil-spill-in-baltic-sea Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:34:13 +0200 According to the ship tracking site Marine traffic, Flora 1 departed the Russian oil port Primorsk headed for Santos in Brazil, flying the flag of Sierra Leone. http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/02/sweden-announces-800-million-investment-in-air-and-drone-defence-systems http://www.euronews.com/2026/04/02/sweden-announces-800-million-investment-in-air-and-drone-defence-systems Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:04:54 +0200 The investment would cover multiple systems, such as radar and anti-aircraft weapons systems as well as electronic warfare platforms. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/01/this-swedish-city-wants-you-to-put-down-the-camera-in-favour-of-brain-boosting-iq-tourism http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/04/01/this-swedish-city-wants-you-to-put-down-the-camera-in-favour-of-brain-boosting-iq-tourism Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:09:38 +0200 Visitors to Uppsala are invited to discover more about the area’s history from the Vikings to more modern day inventions like the Celsius scale. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/30/sweden-charges-man-for-coercing-wife-into-providing-sexual-services-to-over-100-men http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/30/sweden-charges-man-for-coercing-wife-into-providing-sexual-services-to-over-100-men Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:55:24 +0200 In addition to being charged with aggravated pimping, the 62-year-old suspect was also charged with eight rapes. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/26/swedish-prosecutors-seek-prison-for-oil-executives-over-alleged-sudan-war-crimes http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/03/26/swedish-prosecutors-seek-prison-for-oil-executives-over-alleged-sudan-war-crimes Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:15:51 +0100 Prosecutors said the accused men were complicit because Lundin Oil had entered into agreements with Sudan's government to make the military responsible for security. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/03/25/international-waffle-day-how-this-sweet-treat-came-to-be-and-the-various-ways-to-celebrate http://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/03/25/international-waffle-day-how-this-sweet-treat-came-to-be-and-the-various-ways-to-celebrate Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:04:18 +0100 Waffles are consider a sweet delicious delicacy in large parts of Scandinavia, but did you know that this day of worldwide celebration has its roots in religion? Read on dear reader... http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/24/coolcations-why-more-people-are-flocking-to-destinations-in-norway-finland-and-iceland-thi http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/24/coolcations-why-more-people-are-flocking-to-destinations-in-norway-finland-and-iceland-thi Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:13:19 +0100 Destinations that offer a cooler climate during the summer months are expected to continue seeing a boom in 2026, but could it cause overtourism in the Nordics? http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/23/cycling-in-sweden-new-170km-route-from-gothenburg-will-open-in-may http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/03/23/cycling-in-sweden-new-170km-route-from-gothenburg-will-open-in-may Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:00:22 +0100 The Ljungleden trail from Gothenburg to Falköping is designed for both experienced cyclists and more casual riders. http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/no-signs-of-middle-east-refugee-surge-but-eu-better-prepared-than-2015-swedish-minister-sa http://www.euronews.com/2026/03/06/no-signs-of-middle-east-refugee-surge-but-eu-better-prepared-than-2015-swedish-minister-sa Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:10:03 +0100 Sweden's Minister for Migration Johan Forssell tells Europe Today that the EU "cannot have another refugee crisis", after the bloc's home affairs ministers gathered to discuss the spiralling conflict in the Middle East. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/03/03/one-year-after-northvolts-bankruptcy-swedish-green-tech-says-it-isnt-dead-yet http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/03/03/one-year-after-northvolts-bankruptcy-swedish-green-tech-says-it-isnt-dead-yet Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:27 +0100 Europe is betting big on green tech for energy independence. But can the continent afford another Northvolt? http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/27/sweden-the-drone-neutralised-near-the-french-aircraft-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-is-believe http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/27/sweden-the-drone-neutralised-near-the-french-aircraft-carrier-charles-de-gaulle-is-believe Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:18:41 +0100 The Swedish army immediately activated a jamming system and put an end to the incident. At no time was the aircraft carrier in any danger, according to the Swedish Navy. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/23/swedish-foreign-minister-frustrated-by-hungarys-illogical-blocking-of-ukraine-loan http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/23/swedish-foreign-minister-frustrated-by-hungarys-illogical-blocking-of-ukraine-loan Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:30:39 +0100 Sweden's foreign minister told Euronews that the EU must find a way to push through its €90 billion loan for Ukraine and put more pressure on Hungary. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/23/europe-today-eu-foreign-ministers-meet-as-hungary-and-slovakia-block-ukraine-loan http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/23/europe-today-eu-foreign-ministers-meet-as-hungary-and-slovakia-block-ukraine-loan Mon, 23 Feb 2026 08:43:09 +0100 Tune in to Euronews' new flagship morning programme at 8 am Brussels time. In just 20 minutes, we bring you up to speed on the biggest news of the day. http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/02/18/european-bureaucracy-threatens-swedens-ai-boom-say-startups http://www.euronews.com/next/2026/02/18/european-bureaucracy-threatens-swedens-ai-boom-say-startups Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:01:55 +0100 Sweden’s strong startup game risks overregulation, Sweden’s startup scene says. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/02/17/sweden-is-giving-away-private-islands-billionaires-are-banned-from-applying http://www.euronews.com/travel/2026/02/17/sweden-is-giving-away-private-islands-billionaires-are-banned-from-applying Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:49:17 +0100 Visit Sweden has said the initiative is about sharing ‘a very Swedish perspective on freedom and responsibility in nature’. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/05/swedens-brown-bears-were-saved-from-brink-of-extinction-will-annual-hunts-bring-back-their http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/05/swedens-brown-bears-were-saved-from-brink-of-extinction-will-annual-hunts-bring-back-their Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:00:47 +0100 In 2024, Sweden controversially issued licences to kill 20 per cent of its brown bear population in an annual hunt. Now it wants to go further. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/two-swedish-citizens-jailed-in-denmark-for-grenade-attack-near-israeli-embassy http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/two-swedish-citizens-jailed-in-denmark-for-grenade-attack-near-israeli-embassy Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:51:05 +0100 Court in Copenhagen jailed the pair for 14 and 12 years respectively for terrorism and attempted murder over the attack in October 2024. http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/sweden-and-denmark-to-supply-ukraine-with-245m-air-defence-system http://www.euronews.com/2026/02/03/sweden-and-denmark-to-supply-ukraine-with-245m-air-defence-system Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:02:01 +0100 Sweden and Denmark will send €245 million in TRIDON Mk2 air defence systems to Ukraine, boosting protection as Russia escalates strikes on energy sites. http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/28/swedish-funfair-fined-491000-for-2023-rollercoaster-derailment-that-killed-one http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/28/swedish-funfair-fined-491000-for-2023-rollercoaster-derailment-that-killed-one Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:33:41 +0100 Witnesses described a chaotic scene as the front of the train appeared to jump off the tracks before coming to a stop, with one car tilted toward the ground. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/12/31/subterranean-steam-rooms-to-floating-bathhouses-the-nordics-most-extraordinary-saunas http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/12/31/subterranean-steam-rooms-to-floating-bathhouses-the-nordics-most-extraordinary-saunas Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:31:58 +0100 "The Nordics are redefining wellness in ways that feel both ancient and thrillingly modern,” says Off the Map Travel. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/sweden-declares-the-famous-snowy-owl-regionally-extinct-after-a-decade-of-silence http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/30/sweden-declares-the-famous-snowy-owl-regionally-extinct-after-a-decade-of-silence Tue, 30 Dec 2025 09:00:01 +0100 The Snowy Owl has vanished from Sweden, marking the first time in 20 years that the country has officially lost a bird species. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/12/17/would-you-sleep-on-ice-inside-the-winter-hotels-that-melt-away-each-spring http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/12/17/would-you-sleep-on-ice-inside-the-winter-hotels-that-melt-away-each-spring Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:02:45 +0100 Rates typically start from €400 for a night in an ice hotel, where guests often sleep on beds made from frozen river water. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/15/fact-check-is-sweden-as-unsafe-as-trump-says http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/12/15/fact-check-is-sweden-as-unsafe-as-trump-says Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:15:15 +0100 The US president recently said that Sweden "has gone from being a country free of crime to a country that now has a lot of crime". The Cube took a look at its homicide statistics and compared them to those in other European countries and the US to see how true this is. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/11/inside-the-1-million-offer-to-launch-the-first-nobel-prize-in-climate-and-planetary-health http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/11/inside-the-1-million-offer-to-launch-the-first-nobel-prize-in-climate-and-planetary-health Thu, 11 Dec 2025 14:00:14 +0100 Leading voices have joined the call for the Nobel Committee to launch a dedicated climate Prize. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/12/07/i-spent-a-nearly-silent-weekend-in-a-forest-cabin-in-sweden-heres-what-i-learned http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/12/07/i-spent-a-nearly-silent-weekend-in-a-forest-cabin-in-sweden-heres-what-i-learned Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:02:56 +0100 Visit Skåne launched its Stay Quiet campaign as a response to noise pollution. http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/04/poland-invests-23-billion-in-swedish-submarines-to-modernise-navy http://www.euronews.com/2025/12/04/poland-invests-23-billion-in-swedish-submarines-to-modernise-navy Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:35:50 +0100 Poland is strengthening its presence in the Baltic Sea by investing in modern submarines. In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Lieutenant General Jaroslaw Gromadzinski stressed the importance of this decision for the security of the region and Europe. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/11/26/dark-skies-and-empty-itineraries-why-sweden-wants-travellers-to-embrace-boredom http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/11/26/dark-skies-and-empty-itineraries-why-sweden-wants-travellers-to-embrace-boredom Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:01:16 +0100 Whether it’s long walks or nights spent stargazing, Sweden wants travellers to embrace blissful nothingness. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/17/europes-nuclear-comeback-czechia-invests-billions-in-reactors-to-replace-coal-dependence http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/17/europes-nuclear-comeback-czechia-invests-billions-in-reactors-to-replace-coal-dependence Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:17:14 +0100 The country is hoping nuclear power will generate up to 60 per cent of its electricity by 2050. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/14/several-killed-and-injured-after-bus-crashes-into-bus-shelter-in-sweden http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/14/several-killed-and-injured-after-bus-crashes-into-bus-shelter-in-sweden Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:58:24 +0100 Police have cordoned off Valhallavägen, the street near where the crash happened. http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/02/moving-a-town-in-the-arctic-why-residents-of-swedens-kiruna-feel-left-out-in-the-cold http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/02/moving-a-town-in-the-arctic-why-residents-of-swedens-kiruna-feel-left-out-in-the-cold Sun, 02 Nov 2025 09:02:26 +0100 Kiruna’s new city is up to 10°C colder, and residents are noticing. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/10/31/you-might-soon-be-able-to-travel-from-switzerland-to-sweden-on-this-new-sleeper-train http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/10/31/you-might-soon-be-able-to-travel-from-switzerland-to-sweden-on-this-new-sleeper-train Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:02:40 +0100 Tickets for the EuroNight service are expected to go on sale starting 4 November. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/22/ukraine-and-sweden-sign-a-long-term-deal-for-up-to-150-gripen-fighter-jets-for-kyiv http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/22/ukraine-and-sweden-sign-a-long-term-deal-for-up-to-150-gripen-fighter-jets-for-kyiv Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:11:34 +0200 On the eve of the EU summit, Ukraine and Sweden signed a deal Wednesday for up to 150 Gripen E fighter jets for Kyiv over the next decade, with the first deliveries expected in 2026. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/17/jewish-film-festival-cancelled-in-sweden-after-cinemas-refuse-to-host-events http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/17/jewish-film-festival-cancelled-in-sweden-after-cinemas-refuse-to-host-events Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:53:22 +0200 The Swedish government described the situation as alarming and said it has put in place a number of efforts to increase security for Jewish organisations, institutions and events. http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/10/07/one-of-europes-happiest-countries-prescribed-by-doctors-in-new-tourist-campaign http://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/10/07/one-of-europes-happiest-countries-prescribed-by-doctors-in-new-tourist-campaign Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:00:43 +0200 Leave your troubles behind in one of the world’s ‘happiest countries’. It may be just what the doctor orders. http://www.euronews.com/health/2025/10/06/us-and-japanese-scientists-win-nobel-prize-for-immune-tolerance-research http://www.euronews.com/health/2025/10/06/us-and-japanese-scientists-win-nobel-prize-for-immune-tolerance-research Mon, 06 Oct 2025 13:43:25 +0200 Mary E Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine for their discoveries in peripheral immune tolerance, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Monday. http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/05/at-least-three-people-killed-as-storm-amy-batters-europe-with-strong-winds-and-rain http://www.euronews.com/2025/10/05/at-least-three-people-killed-as-storm-amy-batters-europe-with-strong-winds-and-rain Sun, 05 Oct 2025 13:59:37 +0200 Authorities in Ireland reported a man died in Letterkenny, northwest Ireland in what police called a weather-related incident, while in France, at least two people were reportedly killed by the storm, local officials said on Saturday. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/17/sweden-and-finland-move-to-safeguard-bioenergy-production http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/17/sweden-and-finland-move-to-safeguard-bioenergy-production Wed, 17 Sep 2025 18:12:30 +0200 Nordic PMs asked the European Commission to allow flexibilities under EU forest rules. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/15/swedish-prime-minister-rebuffs-orbans-child-assassin-claims-as-outrageous-lies http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/09/15/swedish-prime-minister-rebuffs-orbans-child-assassin-claims-as-outrageous-lies Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:31:50 +0200 A public spat between the Swedish and the Hungarian prime ministers erupted on social media after Viktor Orbán claimed 280 Swedish underage girls were arrested for murder, quoting a German newspaper report. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/09/03/ikea-but-no-abba-outcry-as-sweden-publishes-controversial-cultural-heritage-list http://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/09/03/ikea-but-no-abba-outcry-as-sweden-publishes-controversial-cultural-heritage-list Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:44:51 +0200 Critics argue that the “shared map” of Swedish culture, which snubs anything since 1975, is “exclusionary” and a “nationalist education project”. Here's why. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/27/video-shows-church-being-relocated-in-sweden-not-norway http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/27/video-shows-church-being-relocated-in-sweden-not-norway Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:50:23 +0200 The transportation of the church was highly publicised in Sweden and beyond. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/08/19/historic-kiruna-church-in-sweden-begins-five-kilometre-relocation http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/08/19/historic-kiruna-church-in-sweden-begins-five-kilometre-relocation Tue, 19 Aug 2025 17:35:55 +0200 One of Sweden’s most recognisable landmarks, the wooden Kiruna Church, is being moved five kilometres this week to a new city centre to escape an encroaching mine. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/19/historic-swedish-church-transported-on-trailers-to-avoid-being-swallowed-by-mine http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/19/historic-swedish-church-transported-on-trailers-to-avoid-being-swallowed-by-mine Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:55:34 +0200 A convoy of trailers is transporting the 113-year-old Kiruna Church to a new home to make way for the expansion of a large underground iron ore mine. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/at-least-two-people-wounded-in-shooting-near-mosque-in-southern-sweden-police-say http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/15/at-least-two-people-wounded-in-shooting-near-mosque-in-southern-sweden-police-say Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:57:42 +0200 The perpetrator has yet to be apprehended and it's unclear if they were targeting the mosque or specific individuals. http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/14/norway-sweden-and-finland-climate-change-made-july-heatwave-10-times-more-likely-study-say http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/14/norway-sweden-and-finland-climate-change-made-july-heatwave-10-times-more-likely-study-say Thu, 14 Aug 2025 10:02:11 +0200 The period of persistent heat across the region brought overcrowded and overheated hospitals, wildfires, toxic algal blooms and a surge in drownings. http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/08/12/half-of-trucks-produced-at-scanias-2bn-production-site-in-china-will-be-exported http://www.euronews.com/business/2025/08/12/half-of-trucks-produced-at-scanias-2bn-production-site-in-china-will-be-exported Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:14:41 +0200 Scania’s new Chinese production facility will open in October in a bid to reduce costs in the Asian market and stay ‘close to rivals’. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/11/verifying-claims-sweden-is-deporting-immigrants-for-not-adhering-to-western-values http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/11/verifying-claims-sweden-is-deporting-immigrants-for-not-adhering-to-western-values Mon, 11 Aug 2025 14:57:06 +0200 The Swedish government has made cracking down on migration one of its key goals, however online claims are misleading.