The Swedish government has said yes. Now the EU's notorious internet surveillance law "chat control" will be discussed in the EU. But it is still highly unclear what the law will look like, and perhaps above all how compliance will be monitored.
SwedenThe disagreement in the EU persists regarding the proposal on online abuse material. The question was removed at the last minute from Thursday's ambassador meeting in Brussels.
SwedenThe Government is backing the controversial EU proposal known as "chat control", aimed at preventing abuse against children. The proposal is now receiving broad support among Swedish parties – after the content has been revised. "We now believe that important steps have been taken", writes Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party) to TT.
Sweden"After two long years, I am finally a free man." That's what Johan Floderus says in a statement from the family, a couple of days after the highly publicised prisoner exchange. On arrival, he took the opportunity to propose to his boyfriend.
SwedenSweden has never before carried out an international prisoner exchange. This is the background to the exchange between the life-sentenced Hamid Noury and the captured Swedes Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi.
SwedenSaturday's prisoner exchange between Iran and Sweden echoed internationally. A number of major media outlets reported on the Swedes' homecoming and the criticism the exchange has received.
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