Europe Sweden A nearly century-old regulation, originally applied to agricultural vehicles, allows teenagers aged 15 and over to drive without a proper licence, provided the vehicle has been modified to have a maximum speed of 30 km/h
Europe Sweden Meat consumers who care about the environment should choose Swedish meat, said Agriculture Minister Peter Kullgren, while Swedish experts believe the problem with meat lies elsewhere
Europe Sweden Immigration Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard has announced that the country will review ways to increase voluntary return migration; opposition believes this is yet another demonstration of the extreme right's influence on the government
Europe Sweden Stockholm police rejected, for the second time in a row, a request to burn a Koran outside the Iraqi embassy in Stockholm, as the protest could lead to an increased terrorist threat in Sweden
Europe Sweden Terrorist threats against Sweden have increased, the Swedish Security Service warned in a press release, citing the Koran burning outside the Turkish embassy in February as one of the main reasons
Europe Sweden An awareness campaign to discourage immigrants from coming to Sweden will be launched, with targeted communications to foreign newsrooms and press agencies, as well as foreign embassies in the country
Europe Sweden After the leader of the far-right Stram Kurs party, Rasmus Paludan, burned the Koran right in front of the Turkish embassy, strong dissent came from Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu
Europe Sweden Prime Minister Kristersson has warned his compatriots against falling prey to Moscow's propaganda, after Russian media spread false reports that his country was planning to allow NATO to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory in peacetime
Europe Sweden The Swedish ambassador to the EU has stated that there will be no pact on migration during Sweden's six-month presidency of the EU Council
Europe Sweden Sweden will become a member of NATO by the end of 2023, together with Finland, according to what NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels in an interview
Europe Sweden The country will suspend testing of hydropower plants to avoid strains on the national power grid and blackouts, allowing for a review of what the power grid can withstand and the possibility of storing energy through hydropower
Europe Sweden Self-driving trucks have started to hit the roads in the country, with other companies besides Swedish truck manufacturer Scania looking to launch new self-driving trucks
Europe Sweden Home-price decline accelerated in October falling by 3%, the most severe housing slump in thirty years; data from Valueguard shows declines are largest for detached houses due to rising power costs