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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

Leave the country and get 350,000 - that's how the benefit should work

The criticism has poured in against the government's sharply increased grants to get people to move back to their countries of origin. But how will the proposal work and why is repatriation so important when immigration to Sweden is at its lowest in almost 30 years? TT has asked the Minister for Migration.

Leave the country and get 350,000 - that's how the benefit should work

Ursula von der Leyen ill with pneumonia

The President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has cancelled all trips and official appearances until mid-January since she was struck by "a severe pneumonia". .

Ursula von der Leyen ill with pneumonia

Poland blocks Hungary's envoy at EU opening

Poland announces that Hungary's EU envoy is not welcome at the gala held when Poland takes over the presidency of the union. The reason is that Hungary has granted asylum to the former Polish MP Marcin Romanowski.

Poland blocks Hungary's envoy at EU opening

Almost 50,000 migrants to the Canary Islands in 2024

More and more migrants are taking the so-called Atlantic route to the Spanish Canary Islands. Last year, a record number of 46,843 migrants arrived at the archipelago, according to official figures.

Almost 50,000 migrants to the Canary Islands in 2024

Kristersson demands caution for civilians in Gaza

It is currently not possible to determine whether Israel's attacks on hospitals in Gaza are within the framework of proportional self-defense, according to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party). But we maintain our demands for both humanitarian access and the need for extreme caution where there are many civilians, says Kristersson to TT.

Kristersson demands caution for civilians in Gaza

French-German pressure on Syria's new leader

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot and his German counterpart Annalena Baerbock are visiting Syria's capital Damascus. The goal was a meeting with the country's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the overthrow of dictator Bashar al-Assad's regime in December.

French-German pressure on Syria's new leader

Hungary Loses a Billion Euros in EU Support

Hungary is missing out on a billion euros in EU support because the country has not met the EU's requirements to combat corruption. This is the first time an EU country has experienced this.

Hungary Loses a Billion Euros in EU Support

Russian gas stop extinguishes Christmas lights in Moldova

In the small country of Moldova, the stop of Russian fossil gas through Ukraine has already had consequences over the New Year's weekend. On New Year's Day, the festive lighting on the capital's public buildings was turned off.

Russian gas stop extinguishes Christmas lights in Moldova

The stop of Russian gas through Ukraine divides the EU

At 06:00 on New Year's Day, Russian energy giant Gazprom shut off the flow of fossil gas to Europe through Ukraine. The EU claims to be prepared for the stop, but the division is great among the union's countries.

The stop of Russian gas through Ukraine divides the EU

The Schengen Area Has Got Two New Countries

After 13 years of waiting, Romania and Bulgaria are now full members of the EU's Schengen Zone. .

The Schengen Area Has Got Two New Countries