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EU needs to keep increasing pressure on Russia - von der Leyen

The European Union needs to keep increasing pressure on Russia and supporting Ukraine, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

Reuters

Sweden: Erdoğan effigy 'act of sabotage' against NATO bid

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has denounced a protest by Kurds in central Stockholm where an effigy of Turkey’s president was hung from a lamppost as an act of sabotage against Sweden’s bid to join NATO

The Independent UK

Sweden inaugurates new satellite launch site

Jukkasjaervi (Sweden) (AFP) - Just days after a failed UK satellite launch, Sweden inaugurated Friday its new launching site as the race heats up to be first country to send satellites into orbit from the European continent.

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Turkish prosecutors to probe Erdogan effigy incident in Sweden -state media

Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday Ankara expected firm action from Sweden after an incident in Stockholm in which an effigy of President Tayyip Erdogan was strung up, adding further diplomatic strain to Sweden's bid to join NATO.

Reuters

Swedish government wants to build more nuke power plants

Sweden’s center-right coalition government says it will present legislation which will enable the construction of new nuclear power stations

The Independent UK

Sweden makes regulatory push to allow new nuclear reactors

Sweden is preparing legislation to allow the construction of more nuclear power stations to boost electricity production in the Nordic country and bolster energy security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Sweden, Turkey not expected to back down in NATO accession tug of war

Sweden said on Sunday that Turkey is asking for too much in exchange for allowing it to join NATO, as Ankara effectively demands the impossible – that Stockholm override a decision by its own Supreme Court. But analysts say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to retract this condition,…

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Sweden aims to reactivate civil conscription to shore up defences

Gov’t says scheme to focus on boosting capabilities of municipal emergency services to respond in a state of emergency.

Al Jazeera

NATO chief: Sweden has done what's needed to join alliance

NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg says it's time for Sweden to join the military alliance because it has done what's necessary to secure Turkey's approval for membership

The Independent UK

Sweden signals all Turkish demands for NATO entry cannot be met

In the latest sign that Sweden’s entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization isn’t imminent, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Turkey is asking for too much of the Nordic country in exchange for ratifying its membership.

Tribune News Service

Racism has become part of everyday life for minorities in Sweden

It didn’t take long for Chinedu to feel unwelcome in Sweden.

Tribune News Service

Sweden Says Türkiye Asking Too Much over NATO Application

Sweden is confident that Türkiye will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday. "Türkiye both confirms that we have done what we said we would do, but they also…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sweden says Turkey asking too much over NATO application

Sweden is confident that Turkey will approve its application to join the NATO military alliance, but will not meet all the conditions Ankara has set for its support, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday.

Reuters

Stockholm takes up EU presidency in the shadow of Sweden's shift to the right

Sweden took over the EU's rotating presidency for six months on 1 January 2023. The authorities have promised to uphold fundamental European values. But this may prove difficult with the far-right, anti-European, anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats party a crucial part of the conservative government.

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AFP

Turkey fumes at Sweden in NATO membership dispute

Istanbul (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday lashed out at Sweden's refusal to extradite a top reporter that Ankara has demanded in exchange for its ratification of Stockholm's NATO membership bid.

France 24

'We humiliated ourselves': Sweden’s bid to join NATO meets continued resistance from Turkey

May 18, 2022, was a big day for Sweden. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and more than 200 years of non-military alignment, the Nordic country finally broke with tradition and applied for NATO membership along with Finland. But what was supposed to be an easy accession has proven to be…

The Independent UK

Sweden and Finland can ‘count on’ Hungary in Nato bid

Hungary said it would ratify the Nordic countries’ accession before the end of the year

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan Announces New Meeting on Sweden's NATO Bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said another meeting on Sweden's NATO membership bid would be held later this month after hosting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Ankara on Tuesday. Kristersson was hoping to persuade Türkiye to drop its opposition to Sweden joining the US-led military alliance, with Ankara accusing…

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Al Jazeera

Turkey demands Sweden take concrete steps prior to NATO approval

Ankara is demanding that Sweden and Finland extradite Kurdish rebels before lifting a veto on their membership bid.

AFP

Erdogan announces new meeting on Sweden's NATO bid

Ankara (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said another meeting on Sweden's NATO membership bid would be held later this month after hosting Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Ankara on Tuesday.

Reuters

Turkey's Erdogan wants Swedish action on anti-terrorism for NATO bid approval

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara conveyed its expectation to see concrete steps from Sweden to fulfil anti-terrorism obligations under a deal clearing bids by the Nordic country and neighbouring Finland to join NATO.

Reuters

Swedish PM says Sweden will live up to security commitments made to Turkey

Sweden will live up to security commitments it made to Turkey before becoming invitees to NATO, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Tuesday following a meeting with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss hurdles to Stockholm's bid to join the alliance.

France 24

Sweden's leader goes on charm offensive to win Turkish support for NATO membership bid

Sweden still has “many steps to take” to win Turkey's approval for its NATO membership bid, a top Turkish official said Tuesday as Sweden's new prime minister visited Ankara in hopes of eliminating the hurdle to his country joining the military alliance.

The Independent UK

Sweden's leader courts Turkey's support for NATO membership

A top Turkish official says Sweden has “many steps to take” before winning Turkey's approval for its NATO membership bid

Reuters

Swedish PM vows firmer stance in search for Turkey's approval for NATO bid

Sweden's new prime minister vowed on Tuesday a firmer stance on fighting crime and terrorism during a visit to Turkey where he will seek the approval of President Tayyip Erdogan for his country's bid to join NATO.

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