Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson said today that Sweden will provide Ukraine with military aid worth around 47 million euros to help it defend itself against a Russian invasion. Anderson told reporters after her meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba that her government would offer Ukraine an additional package of economic aid — both […]
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The Prime Minister of Sweden clarifies: In all publications we apply Swedish and international law
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson said today that any increase in publications due to the outcome of the agreement with Turkey to remove her objection to the country’s membership in NATO will depend on the information received from the Turkish authorities. “It depends on the information we receive from Turkey in this area,” the Swedish […]
Turkish veto lifted – Finland, Sweden agree to join NATO, Stoltenberg announces
LAST UPDATE 23:40 An agreement on the accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO was announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference in Madrid. “I am pleased to announce that we now have an agreement that paves the way for Finland and Sweden to join NATO,” Stoltenberg told reporters at a […]
NATO: Turkey’s veto threat on Sweden-Finland accession casts heavy shadow at Madrid summit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is meeting today with Swedish Prime Minister Eva Magdalena Anderson and Finnish President Sauli Niinistστε in Madrid to discuss the two Scandinavian countries’ demands to join NATO. Mr Erdogan, who has blocked any progress on the issue, has accused Stockholm and Helsinki of supporting “terrorist organizations” and has shown no […]
M. Anderson: Possible Sweden-Finland-Turkey agreement ‘before Summit’
The dialogue between Sweden, Finland and Turkey can be successfully completed in the near future “ideally before the Summit”, said Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson in joint statements with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. “This will allow the immediate start of the accession process of Sweden and Finland. And that would be good not only […]
Sweden: The government ‘marginally’ survived the motion of censure
The Swedish government today avoided a major political crisis following the abstention of an independent Kurdish lawmaker, who opposes concessions to Turkey to remove Sweden’s membership in NATO, in a vote on a motion of censure had been filed against Justice Minister Morgan Johansson. The motion of censure against the Minister of Interior and Justice […]
Sweden: PM threatens to step down if motion of censure against Justice passes
Sweden’s prime minister has threatened to step down if the opposition votes against the justice minister in a motion of censure against him. The Moderates, the Liberals and the Christian Democrats said earlier in the day that they would support the Swedish Democrats’ motion of censure against Justice and Home Affairs Minister Morgan Johansson. The […]
Sweden has officially announced that it will apply to join NATO
LAST UPDATE: 17.29 Sweden’s minority government today formally decided to apply for NATO membership, following a similar move by neighboring Finland, a move that will redraw the geopolitical map of northern Europe. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson, speaking of a “new era” for the Scandinavian country. “The government has decided to […]
Sweden: Anderson to seek broad support for NATO membership tomorrow
LAST UPDATE: 20:30 “Tomorrow I will ensure that there is broad parliamentary support in Parliament for Sweden’s application and then we will take a government decision,” Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson told a news conference in Stockholm. A joint NATO bid with Finland is best for Sweden and its security, the prime minister added. Sweden’s […]
Boris Johnson – Magdalena Anderson: Relations with Putin can never be normalized
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Swedish counterpart Magdalena Anderson have said that relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin can never be normalized after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Johnson met with the Swedish Prime Minister to discuss issues such as security in Europe. “Leaders have agreed that the aftershocks of Putin’s heinous invasion of […]