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Sweden Tightens Control on Opioids and Hazardous Substances

The government is classifying seven substances within the opioid group and is classifying two additional substances as hazardous goods. The decision comes into effect on May 6.

Sweden Tightens Control on Opioids and Hazardous Substances

Current Laws Sufficient to Tackle Hunting Sabotage, Says Investigator

It is not necessary to have new or stricter laws to counter hunting sabotage, according to the government's investigator of hunting legislation. .

Current Laws Sufficient to Tackle Hunting Sabotage, Says Investigator

Sweden Allocates 500 Million Kronor to Enhance Psychiatric Care

The Government is investing 500 million kronor in specialized psychiatric care. The investment is one of the proposals in the spring amending budget and will, among other things, go towards more hospital beds and enable self-admission.

Sweden Allocates 500 Million Kronor to Enhance Psychiatric Care

Sweden Allocates 71 Million Kronor to Support Helicopter Rescue Services

The Government and the Sweden Democrats propose an allocation of 71 million kronor to the crisis-stricken Swedish Transport Administration. It is important in order for the ability to save human lives not to be weakened, says Infrastructure and Housing Minister Andreas Carlson (KD).

Sweden Allocates 71 Million Kronor to Support Helicopter Rescue Services

Sweden Moves Forward with Controversial Nuclear Power Proposal

The Government's plan to finance new nuclear power has received heavy criticism, among other things for being an optimistic calculation and risking to push aside other electricity production. Now the Government is moving forward with its legislative proposal.

Sweden Moves Forward with Controversial Nuclear Power Proposal

Uppsala Municipality Faces Criticism Over Home Care Safety Failures

The Home Care Scandal, where several elderly women were raped by male staff, has seriously damaged the trust in the municipality, concludes an external investigation. The investigators write that Uppsala Municipality has failed when it comes to safety in elderly care.

Uppsala Municipality Faces Criticism Over Home Care Safety Failures

Turkey-EU Relations Strained as Opposition Leader's Arrest Sparks Tensions

The arrest of the leading opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu puts Turkey's relations with Europe at stake, warns the German top politician Manfred Weber, leader of the largest party group in the EU parliament. .

Turkey-EU Relations Strained as Opposition Leader's Arrest Sparks Tensions

Sweden Boosts National Land Survey Funding After Data Leak Scandal

The Government is allocating 30 million kronor this year to the National Land Survey of Sweden following the scandal where the Director-General was dismissed and the agency was forced to close its archive. .

Sweden Boosts National Land Survey Funding After Data Leak Scandal

Västerås Ends Contract with Attendo Amid Fraud Investigation

After suspicions of gross fraud and systematic cheating, Västerås city has had enough and terminates the agreement with the care company Attendo. Now, 500 people lose their jobs and nearly 1,000 users lose their home care.

Västerås Ends Contract with Attendo Amid Fraud Investigation

Sweden Unveils Updated Food Strategy to Boost Domestic Production

Sweden's national food strategy is to be updated. The purpose is to create a strategy for the entire food chain that will increase production in Sweden, according to Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren.

Sweden Unveils Updated Food Strategy to Boost Domestic Production

Svantesson Urges Shared Responsibility to Tackle Rising Food Prices

Everyone needs to take responsibility for food prices not continuing to skyrocket, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party), after the meeting with representatives from the food industry. But she does not believe that all goods will become cheaper.

Svantesson Urges Shared Responsibility to Tackle Rising Food Prices

Sweden Moves to Ban Fur Farming, Focuses on Mink Breeding

The Government and The Sweden Democrats want to ban fur farming. .

Sweden Moves to Ban Fur Farming, Focuses on Mink Breeding

Dadgostar Urges Legislation to Tackle Soaring Food Prices in Sweden

The Left Party's party leader Nooshi Dadgostar says that the government needs to legislate if the food giants do not start lowering their prices. For example, introduce an excess profit tax so that the incentive to raise prices in this way does not exist, says Dadgostar at a demonstration against the food giants.

Dadgostar Urges Legislation to Tackle Soaring Food Prices in Sweden

Sweden Tackles Rising Food Costs: Government Meets with Industry Leaders

Today, the food giants are summoned to a new meeting with the government. A similar meeting was held two years ago.

Sweden Tackles Rising Food Costs: Government Meets with Industry Leaders

Sweden's Finance Minister Pushes for Lower Food Prices Amid Talks

The Minister of Finance hopes for a stop to price increases and even lower prices on certain goods. She says this ahead of the meeting with the "food giants" who she thinks should acknowledge that poor competition leads to higher prices.

Sweden's Finance Minister Pushes for Lower Food Prices Amid Talks

Poland and the Baltic States want to leave the landmine agreement

Poland and the Baltic countries have announced that they plan to withdraw from the Ottawa treaty, which prohibits the use of landmines, also known as personal and anti-personnel mines. The four EU and NATO countries say in a joint statement that since they signed the agreement, the threat from Russia has increased significantly.

Poland and the Baltic States want to leave the landmine agreement

The Minister: ADHD diagnoses are sold for payment

The Government wants to investigate private actors offering assessments for ADHD diagnoses. There is a structure here that in practice means selling diagnoses for payment, says Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD).

The Minister: ADHD diagnoses are sold for payment

Busch hopes for battery support from the EU

New owners of bankrupt Northvolt must be able to receive EU support, urges Energy and Enterprise Minister Ebba Busch (CD) in Brussels. And simultaneously hopes for a renaissance of German nuclear power.

Busch hopes for battery support from the EU

Despite Criticism – Medication Will Be This Much More Expensive

This summer, it will become significantly more expensive for individuals who regularly take medication. The patient's co-payment for medicines is proposed to be increased - from 2,900 kronor per person and year to 3,800 kronor.

Despite Criticism – Medication Will Be This Much More Expensive

Northvolt appealed to the government for support

The battery manufacturer Northvolt's chairman Tom Johnstone appealed to the government on Sunday for support to rescue the company from bankruptcy, reports Aftonbladet. .

Northvolt appealed to the government for support

Trade ahead of crisis meeting: No Swedish phenomenon

Representatives of the food industry, who are invited to next week's crisis meeting, believe that they are already doing everything they can – and hope for understanding. It is not a Swedish phenomenon, says Karin Brynell, CEO of Svensk Dagligvaruhandel.

Trade ahead of crisis meeting: No Swedish phenomenon

German parties united – billion investment secured

The likely future German government parties have agreed with the Greens in a contentious struggle over multi-billion investments in infrastructure and defense. Germany is back, says CDU leader Friedrich Merz at a press conference.

German parties united – billion investment secured

Crisis Meeting on Food Prices Next Week

When food prices rose two years ago, the government summoned the food giants. Now, a new crisis meeting is being planned for next week.

Crisis Meeting on Food Prices Next Week

Moderate Women: Women Should be Able to Choose Cesarean Sections

The Moderate Party's women's association wants women to have the right to cesarean sections, even if there is no medical reason for it. It must be up to the woman to decide how she wants to give birth, says the association's chairperson Josefin Malmqvist to [Ekot](https://www.

Moderate Women: Women Should be Able to Choose Cesarean Sections