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Potential Successors for The Liberals' Party Leadership

Who takes over when Johan Pehrson throws in the towel as party leader? Will it be a veteran, a young promise or a minister?.

Potential Successors for The Liberals' Party Leadership

Double Herring Fishing in the Baltic Sea: "A Death Sentence"

The criticism is severe when the herring and sprat quota is doubled in the central Baltic Sea next year. The sea is on the verge of collapsing, warns former Environment Minister Isabella Lövin (Green Party).

Double Herring Fishing in the Baltic Sea: "A Death Sentence"

Karin Karlsbro becomes EU responsible for support to Ukraine

The Liberals' Member of the European Parliament Karin Karlsbro (L) is to lead the EU negotiations on multi-billion support to Ukraine from frozen Russian assets. The assignment as standing rapporteur (the European Parliament's chief negotiator) for Ukraine in the International Trade Committee (INTA) means that Karlsbro will be responsible for all matters related to economic issues with Ukraine during the mandate period 2024-2029, writes The Liberals in a press release.

Karin Karlsbro becomes EU responsible for support to Ukraine

Five years more for Ursula von der Leyen

The EU Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen can continue her job for five more years. The EU Parliament supports her – with a margin of 41 votes.

Five years more for Ursula von der Leyen

She speaks the most languages in the EU Parliament

A nine-language Slovenian is the newly elected EU parliament's top polyglot. The Swedes are mostly content with English.

She speaks the most languages in the EU Parliament

The Final Count: Dick Erixon Off to Brussels

Now the EU election is finally counted. And it's clear that the SD candidate Maria Rosander fell at the finishing line and Dick Erixon takes a seat in parliament.

The Final Count: Dick Erixon Off to Brussels

Half counted – Karlsbro in narrow lead

The cross-voting battle within the Liberals to snatch the party's only seat in the European Championship parliament continues. Even within the SD, a candidate can cross-vote their way past.

Half counted – Karlsbro in narrow lead

Cross-battle in the Liberals – Corazza Bildt is chasing

A cross-voting battle is underway within the Liberals to secure the party's only mandate in the European Parliament. The top name on the list, sitting MEP Karin Karlsbro, has gathered around 3,000 personal votes when approximately 800 out of 6,589 districts had been counted by lunchtime on Tuesday.

Cross-battle in the Liberals – Corazza Bildt is chasing

Relief at L: "We were written off but they were wrong"

Anxious liberals can finally relax. The party clears the hurdle to the EU election and gets – with almost all districts counted – 4.

Relief at L: "We were written off but they were wrong"

EU Election's Hottest Issues

In Sweden, parties promise to save the white snout, keep Brussels away from Swedish forestry or ban short flights. But these will be the really hot issues for the new EU parliament.

EU Election's Hottest Issues

"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"