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New demands on banks to stop cyber attacks

Now, new requirements are being introduced for banks that will make them better at withstanding cyber attacks. They provide services that are of central importance for society to function, and then you don't want any disruptions to occur, says Malin Alpen at the Financial Supervisory Authority (FI).

New demands on banks to stop cyber attacks

New EU Billions to Ukraine

The EU Commission is allocating an additional 140 million euros – approximately 1. 6 billion Swedish kronor – in humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

New EU Billions to Ukraine

EU Base Still Ill - But Soon Back

The European Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen is still ill, but is expected to return to duty "by the end of the week", says her chief spokesperson Paula Pinho. Sharp criticism has been directed at the Commission for not confirming until Friday that the 66-year-old von der Leyen had been hospitalized for the pneumonia she has been afflicted with.

EU Base Still Ill - But Soon Back

Russia: Ukraine attacked the last gas pipeline

Russia accuses Ukraine of having attempted to attack a gas pipeline that runs under the Black Sea to Turkey. It is the only still active pipeline that carries Russian gas to Europe.

Russia: Ukraine attacked the last gas pipeline

EU Ministers to Review Syria Sanctions

The EU's foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on January 27 to discuss possible eased sanctions against Syria, writes the Union's foreign chief Kaja Kallas on X. However, any easing also depends on how the new government in Syria acts.

EU Ministers to Review Syria Sanctions

The Foreign Minister: Lower the Oil Price Ceiling

Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard wants to lower the price ceiling on Russian oil. The lower the price for Russian oil, the faster the peace, she says in her speech at the defense conference in Sälen.

The Foreign Minister: Lower the Oil Price Ceiling

EU participates in meeting in Saudi Arabia about Syria

High-ranking diplomats from countries in the Middle East and Europe gather in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss the situation in Syria. .

EU participates in meeting in Saudi Arabia about Syria

Landslide victory for Croatia's president

The incumbent president Zoran Milanović has secured another term in office through a landslide victory in Sunday's election in Croatia. .

Landslide victory for Croatia's president

Orpo open to EU loans for defense

Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo thinks that the EU should be able to take out joint loans to finance the expansion of defense in the union's eastern parts. .

Orpo open to EU loans for defense

Russia earns billions weekly in the Gulf of Finland

Russia earned 1. 5 billion euros in a week, equivalent to approximately 17.

Russia earns billions weekly in the Gulf of Finland

Erdogan sees a golden opportunity in Syria

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan senses morning air after the Syrian regime's fall. I believe Erdogan sees a golden opportunity now to try to solve what he sees as "the Kurdish problem" in Syria, says Syria expert Aron Lund.

Erdogan sees a golden opportunity in Syria

600 deported to dangerous desert road – criticism of EU

600 Nigerians have been deported from Libya. The group was forced to make a dangerous and traumatic journey through the desert, writes The Guardian.

600 deported to dangerous desert road – criticism of EU

EU: Sanctions against Syria can be gradually eased

The EU can gradually start to ease the sanctions against Syria if "significant progress" is observed in the country, writes the EU's Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas on X. Both the USA and the EU want to improve relations with Syria's new government after the former President Bashar al-Assad was forced out of power in December.

EU: Sanctions against Syria can be gradually eased

The EU has paid the first part of the Ukraine loan

The EU has paid out the first part of a loan based on returns from frozen Russian assets in EU countries. The paid-out amount corresponds to approximately 35 billion kronor.

The EU has paid the first part of the Ukraine loan

Maduro closes border – fear of "conspiracy"

Venezuela is closing the border with neighboring country Colombia ahead of today's inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro. .

Maduro closes border – fear of "conspiracy"

Record-low asylum immigration - "needs to decrease"

The refugee immigration to Sweden is the lowest in 40 years. I believe it needs to continue to decrease, says Migration Minister Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party).

Record-low asylum immigration - "needs to decrease"

EU warns: High risk of flying over Russia

That an Azerbaijani plane crashed in Kazakhstan on Christmas Day shows that it is risky for civilian aircraft to fly over Russia during the Ukraine war, writes the EU's aviation authority Easa. .

EU warns: High risk of flying over Russia

Ukraine: "Western powers" can pressure Russia

All tools – including "units" from the West in place in Ukraine – are being sought to pressure Russia into peace, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyj at the NATO meeting in Germany. The USA is promising new billion support and 30,000 fresh drones have been ordered.

Ukraine: "Western powers" can pressure Russia

Meloni: "Ruled out" that the US takes over areas by force

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni does not believe in an American takeover of Greenland. .

Meloni: "Ruled out" that the US takes over areas by force

After the Raids – Less Cocaine in Antwerp

For the first time in a decade, the amount of seized cocaine in the port of Antwerp is decreasing – and significantly so. In 2024, 44 tons of cocaine were seized in the port, compared to 116 tons in 2023, notes the Belgian customs chief Kristian Vanderwaeren according to the news agency AFP.

After the Raids – Less Cocaine in Antwerp

Armenia's Government Aims for EU Membership

Armenia's government wants the country to take the formal path towards EU membership. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's government will submit a bill on this to parliament, according to Armenian and international media.

Armenia's Government Aims for EU Membership

Foreign Minister takes over in Austria

Conservative Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg takes over as Federal Chancellor of Austria for the time being after the departing party colleague Karl Nehammer. .

Foreign Minister takes over in Austria

Striking back at Trump: No one gets to threaten the border

France is guarding the EU's borders after Donald Trump's new outburst about the USA taking over Greenland. Borders are not moved by force, Germany emphasizes.

Striking back at Trump: No one gets to threaten the border

They Demand Possibility of Price Ceiling on Food in the EU

One should be able to set a ceiling on food prices within the EU, proposes the Social Democrats, who demand a broader examination of the food market within the union. We want to be able to demand lower prices, says EU parliamentarian Adnan Dibrani (S).

They Demand Possibility of Price Ceiling on Food in the EU