Europe Sweden The Left Party leader has called for a referendum on the country's likely NATO candidacy; the Left Party is against it and believes that military non-alignment is the best basis for an independent foreign policy for peace and disarmament
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