Jonas Sjöstedt and Hanna Gedin, Left Party MEPs, are barred from traveling to Israel - the day before a planned visit to the Palestinian Authority, The Jerusalem Post reports.
SwedenThere is great anger over the upcoming meeting between the European Commission, Sweden and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The European Parliament "regrets" the invitation in a critical statement.
WorldThe European Parliament is once again calling on Turkey to drop all charges against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin.
Swedish politicsCriticized trade agreements and the inability regarding Gaza make the ground shake under Ursula von der Leyen in the EU parliament. The discontent can bring down the entire EU commission.
World politicsTurkey's legal process against Swedish journalist Joakim Medin is to be discussed in the EU Parliament. It may result in an EU demand on Turkey to immediately release him from prison.
Swedish politicsA nine-language Slovenian is the newly elected EU parliament's top polyglot. The Swedes are mostly content with English.
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