Aid to five countries is being cut in favor of Ukraine. Aid organizations and the opposition are strongly critical of the government's decision. They are abandoning the democracy movements that they have supported for a long time with good results, says Mattias Brunander at Diakonia.
Swedish politicsSVT should boycott the Eurovision Song Contest after the EBU's statement about Israel, says the Left Party's foreign policy spokesperson Håkan Svenneling.
MusicThe Riksdag has hammered out strengthened high-cost protection for dental care for people aged 67 and older. Today is a big day, says SD's group leader Linda Lindberg.
Swedish politicsFormer EU “foreign affairs minister” Federica Mogherini is accused of corruption. The Italian is suspected of having rigged procurement contracts in her new job at a nursery for elite diplomats.
World politicsVattenfall management and Energy Minister Ebba Busch (KD) are being summoned to the Riksdag's Economic Affairs Committee after the announcement of sharply increased electricity network fees. There is a limit somewhere, says the Left Party's Birger Lahti.
BusinessSupport for the Left Party continues to decline while the Christian Democrats reach a new peak, according to an opinion poll by Indikator opinion for Sveriges Radio Ekot.
SwedenThe Left Party is demanding ministerial posts to support an S-led government. The party promises to "fill" people's wallets in a government and push down food prices and interest rates. It must become cheaper to live and to live, says party leader Nooshi Dadgostar.
Swedish politicsElisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been elected as the new leader of the Center Party at the party convention in Karlstad. She wants to negotiate with both S and M, but demands that Ulf Kristersson must "let go of his dependence" on SD. The influence of the Sweden Democrats must be stopped, she says.
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