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EU: Ukraine ready to initiate membership talks

Ukraine and Moldova have fulfilled the EU's requirements to initiate negotiations on membership in the union, confirms an EU Commission spokesperson. Thus, talks on membership can formally begin – when member states are in agreement.
EU: Ukraine ready to initiate membership talks

Wilders' "only" second in the EU election

Environmentalists and social democrats are shocked when the Netherlands is the first out in the EU election. The red-greens seem to get a mandate more than the Islamophobic Geert Wilders, according to a voting booth survey in Dutch TV.
Wilders' "only" second in the EU election

Kristersson: Broad agreement on the climate

The S-leader accuses Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) of wanting to cooperate with parties that want to tear up the climate pact. However, according to Kristersson, it is not current.
Kristersson: Broad agreement on the climate

Georgia's government: Should not become a new Ukraine

Georgia will not become a new Ukraine, says the country's prime minister. The disputed government is introducing more draconian laws in a Russian style, despite strong popular resistance.
Georgia's government: Should not become a new Ukraine

Magdalena Andersson: Stop the endless scrolling

The Social Democrats want to put more pressure on the tech giants when it comes to how children and young people use social media, among other things, they want to tighten the rules for how algorithms work. .
Magdalena Andersson: Stop the endless scrolling

Concern for public health if the monopoly disappears

Gardening sale of alcohol will not have any significant effects on Swedes' drinking habits, according to experts. But if it leads to Systembolaget losing its monopoly, it will have effects.
Concern for public health if the monopoly disappears

Absolutely most important to protect Systembolaget

SD and C are pleased that the sale of alcohol on farms becomes allowed, even if they had hoped for fewer restrictions. For S is one thing decisive, according to group leader Lena Hallengren.
Absolutely most important to protect Systembolaget

Network warns: EU is cutting back on culture

Antidemocratic forces use culture as a weapon while public cultural funding decreases. Ahead of the EU election, the network Culture Action Europe asserts that cultural investments are decisive for Europe's democracy and future.
Network warns: EU is cutting back on culture

Listen to us – the East's demands in the EU

The war in Ukraine is making Europe's old Eastern Bloc wish for a stronger position in the EU. Listen to us! is the demand before the EU election and the allocation of future top jobs in Brussels.
Listen to us – the East's demands in the EU

All focus on mobilizing voters in the final stretch

It's a sprint to the finish in the election campaign, and now it's up to the parties to get people to the polling stations. It's not hard, it's left to right even at the EU level, says V-party leader Nooshi Dadgostar when she's out knocking on doors.
All focus on mobilizing voters in the final stretch

Expert: Not enough to save the herring

Tightened rules for bottom trawling in the Baltic Sea are a step forward – but not large enough to protect the fish, experts believe. .
Expert: Not enough to save the herring

Georgia wants to ban "HBTQI propaganda"

Georgia's ruling party proposes new legislation that would ban what they call "HBTQI propaganda" – another law drawing parallels to repressive Russian laws. The proposal comes shortly after the controversial "agent law" took effect, following extensive domestic protests.
Georgia wants to ban "HBTQI propaganda"

New trawl boundary in the Baltic Sea to save the herring

The government wants to move the trawling boundary along the entire Baltic Sea coast and ban bottom trawling in protected marine areas. It should have been done a long time ago, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).
New trawl boundary in the Baltic Sea to save the herring

"Mom 'Netflix tax': the cost will be passed on to the viewers"

Will Netflix and Disney be forced to finance Swedish film and TV? Where S and MP see a new way to strengthen the muscles for domestic production, M thinks that in that case it will be the viewers who will have to foot the bill. .
"Mom 'Netflix tax': the cost will be passed on to the viewers"

Twice as high a risk of being hit by an electric car

Many have probably had to get used to when an electric car suddenly pops up without warning. That electric cars are quiet can be pleasant – but a new study reveals alarming accident statistics.
Twice as high a risk of being hit by an electric car

Busch opens up to cooperation with the far-right in the EU

Kristdemokraternas party leader Ebba Busch opens up to cooperate with outer-right in EU, writes [Aftonbladet. ](https://www.
Busch opens up to cooperation with the far-right in the EU

China warns of EU tariffs on electric cars

China Warns Against Retaliatory Measures Over EU Plans to Impose Tariffs on Chinese Electric Cars. Beijing Wants to Resolve Trade Disputes Through Dialogue Instead of Tariffs to Avoid Trade Wars, According to Commerce Minister Wang Wentao.
China warns of EU tariffs on electric cars

That's why the cork is stuck on your milk carton

It spills and it unscrews when the plastic caps no longer can be screwed off from soda bottles and milk packages. The new rules cause some frustration – here is the reason why they have been introduced.
That's why the cork is stuck on your milk carton

S wants a pause in the EU's trade with Israel

Sweden needs to become a stronger voice for what S-leder Magdalena Andersson calls the only way to peace in the Middle East. At the same time, she is giving a scolding to the Sweden Democrats.
S wants a pause in the EU's trade with Israel

The Food Giants in the EU Have Too Much Power

The EU's meat giants have too much power. A meat price commission is needed to stop the skyrocketing meat prices, Social Democrats believe.
The Food Giants in the EU Have Too Much Power

KD-top wants asylum center outside the EU

KD will see a new migration pact with asylum centers outside the union. The current system for seeking asylum in an EU country is morally wrong, according to top candidate Alice Teodorescu Måwe.
KD-top wants asylum center outside the EU

New medicine against ALS approved in EU

A new medicine against a certain form of ALS has now been approved by the EU Commission, reports [P4 Göteborg](https://sverigesradio. se/artikel/ny-als-medicin-godkand-i-eu-mitt-liv-det-handlar-om).
New medicine against ALS approved in EU
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