Europe Sweden The goal of 100% fossil fuel-free energy was adopted by Parliament, giving the right-wing government the green light to go ahead with plans to build new nuclear power plants; 40 years ago the country voted to phase out atomic energy
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