Turkey’s Erdoğan Submits Sweden’s NATO Bid to Parliament for Ratification
Erdoğan's office verified that he had signed Sweden's NATO accession protocol and sent it to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for ratification. ...
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Stockholm to Ban All Gasoline- and Diesel-powered Cars from City Center
By the end of 2024, Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, will ban all cars that run exclusively on gasoline or diesel fuel in certain central parts of the city. The announced reason for...
Turkey’s Erdoğan Puts Sweden’s NATO Status on Hold
After convening with Sweden and NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 10, before the two-day NATO summit in Vilnius, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to back Sweden’s attempt to...
Hungary to Support Sweden’s NATO Entry if Turkey Does
During a press conference on July 4, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced that Budapest would support a Swedish NATO membership should Türkiye indicate its openness to doing so. “If there...
Sweden to Conduct Largest Military Drills Since Cold War
The drills, labeled Aurora 23, will last three weeks and involve around 26,000 personnel from 14 countries, including the United States. ...
Swedish Parliament Pushes Ahead for NATO Membership
On March 22, Sweden’s parliament voted in support of going ahead with NATO membership plans, an outcome that would hinge on the ultimate decisions of NATO members Hungary and Turkey. Swedish...
NATO Membership: Turkey Gives Green Light to Finland, Vetoes Sweden
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday that Turkey’s parliament will begin ratifying Finland’s accession to NATO, removing the largest remaining roadblock to enlarging the defense bloc as conflict continues...
Turkey’s Erdoğan May Consider Finland’s NATO Bid, Excluding Sweden
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan indicated on January 29 that Ankara may permit Finland to join NATO before Sweden, amid frosty relations with Stockholm. “We may deliver Finland a different message...
Finland Indicates It May Consider NATO Entry Without Sweden
Although the two countries currently plan to join together, Turkey refuses to approve Sweden's admission due to its leniency regarding Kurds in the country. ...
Should We Commit to Fight Russia — for Finland?
The prime ministers of Sweden and Finland, Magdalena Andersson and Sanna Marin, both signaled Wednesday that they will likely be applying for membership in NATO. The “prospect” is most “welcome,” says...
Sweden Declares COVID-19 Pandemic Over; Scraps Most Remaining Restrictions
Sweden joins many other European countries in loosening or dropping mandatory measures in favor of voluntary approaches. ...
Nordic Countries Suspend Moderna COVID Jab for Younger People
This week, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland have suspended administering Moderna's COVID “Spikevax” vaccine over an increased risk of side effects such as inflammation of the heart muscle in younger recipients. ...
ZERO COVID Deaths: Sweden’s Anti-lockdown Strategy Has Worked
As of Wednesday, Sweden’s seven-day rolling average for China virus deaths was zero. ...
Once-peaceful Sweden Is Now the Gun-violence Capital of Europe
Sweden has long been known as a land of the midnight sun. But now it may be more like High Noon, with a new study showing that an increase in deadly...