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
Europe Sweden A recent study by Institute of Environmental Medicine shows a disturbing trend in common mental illnesses among social workers, who had up to a 30% increase in cases of depression and anxiety compared to the general working population
Europe Sweden The country recorded the lowest birth rate in nearly 300 years - fertility records began in 1749 - with a rate of 1,45 children per woman on average
Europe Sweden According to scientists, current logging practices are bringing old-growth forests to the brink of extinction as vast areas of old-growth forests are being cut down and replaced by fir and pine plantations, resulting in a devastating loss of biodiversity
Europe Sweden With Sweden's entry into NATO after Hungary's ratification, the more than two centuries of neutrality of the country, which fought its last war in 1814, comes to an end
Europe Sweden Approximately 62.000 people are active or have connections to criminal networks in Sweden, according to recent Police estimate
Europe Sweden Consumer price inflation in Sweden rose to 5,4% for the first time in almost a year in January, after falling to a 22-month low in December, according to data from Statistics Sweden
Europe Sweden Over a thousand Swedish artists have signed an open letter calling for Israel's exclusion from the next Eurovision Song Contest; the 2024 edition will be held in Sweden