Europe Sweden The government decided to reduce the monthly salary required to obtain the EU Blue Card by almost €866,17
Europe Sweden Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis broke his own world record with a 6,25 cm jump, winning at the same time his second consecutive Olympic title
Europe Sweden Jessika Roswall has been appointed as Sweden's next European Commissioner, making her the first member of the Swedish Moderate Party, and thus the first centre-right European Commissioner, to be appointed
Europe Sweden The country officially joined the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), which will start operations and investigations in Sweden 20 days after the appointment of the Swedish European Public Prosecutor, scheduled for autumn
Europe Sweden An innovative law allows grandparents to receive paid parental leave to care for their grandchildren during the child's first year of life
Europe Sweden The bilateral military agreement with the United States was approved by a majority in the Swedish Parliament, despite concerns from the ecologist and far-left opposition about the transfer of nuclear weapons to Swedish soil
Europe Sweden The US State Department has designated the Nordic Resistance Movement, Sweden's largest neo-Nazi group, and three of its leaders as Specially Designated Global Terrorists
Europe Sweden The Swedish government has declared its intention to allow breweries, distilleries and wine producers to sell alcoholic beverages directly to customers visiting their businesses, easing the country's strict alcohol monopoly
Europe Sweden Social Democrats have called on the European Union to introduce an identity verification requirement on social media to prevent the creation of fake accounts following recent revelations of alleged far-right troll farms
Europe Sweden Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson said he would be open to allowing US nuclear weapons on Swedish soil in wartime; parliament is expected to vote in June on the government's bill on a military cooperation agreement with the US
Europe Sweden Swedish researchers are preparing a nationwide clinical trial to customise off-label cancer drugs for patients who have run out of treatment options to lead to a broad adoption of precision medicine in cancer care throughout the country
Europe Sweden A 2030 net zero emissions target for the shipping industry has been set by Swedish bank SEB, in line with its commitment to the Net Zero Banking Alliance
Europe Sweden Apotek Hjärtat, a large Swedish pharmacy chain, has decided to ban the sale of anti-aging products to anyone under the age of 15 in an attempt to go against a dangerous trend involving an increasing number of children