Now playing Next Europe News Rule of law issues in most EU countries remain unaddressed - Report Poland and Hungary are once more flagged as the "worst offenders" with the new right-wing coalition governments in Italy and Sweden described as "fast learners". 21/02/2023
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Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Swedish children take the plunge in icy lake survival lessons In Sweden, PE teachers are instructing children how to survive in case they fall into a freezing lake 09/02/2023
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Now playing Next world news Finland still hopes to join NATO with Sweden Ankara says Finland's NATO bid is "less problematic" than Sweden's after Turkey accused the government in Stockholm of enabling groups it deems as terror organisations. But Finland's FM says it is important for both countries to join the alliance at the same time. 30/01/2023
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
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Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
