What does “associate membership” in the EU actually mean? The Commission’s choice of words about Canada is causing irritation among member states, as the EU and Canada hold a summit.
WorldAs looting and arson at town halls add to the turmoil, an already divided France risks becoming even more polarized. The violence could bring the far right to power. “Violence strengthens the ‘party of order’,” political scientist Jérôme Fourquet told the newspaper Le Soir.
WorldS, V, C and the Greens are using their mandate advantage to push the government to pursue red-green climate policies in the EU. “It’s basically every week now that we come together and change the government’s positions,” says Åsa Westlund, S’s climate policy spokesperson.
SwedenFlight prices in Europe will soar by 20 percent next year, a historically high increase, according to Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.
BusinessUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says US President Donald Trump is trying to pressure Ukraine to surrender to Russia’s invasion. “We have dangerous days ahead of us, until the election,” Zelensky said in an interview with Bloomberg, referring to the US midterm elections. Trump responded with another attack on Zelensky.
WorldEuropean leaders are warning that Russia is stepping up its hybrid warfare in Europe. They are backed by Thomas G. DiNanno, an under secretary of state in Donald Trump’s administration. “It’s extremely dangerous,” he says during a visit to Sweden.
SwedenProtests are sweeping Europe - many led by students and teachers. Across several countries, young people are demanding better education and a brighter future.
WorldItaly and Spain have agreed to end the extra controls they imposed on each other. Nevertheless, migration was the subject of a long and heated debate at the EU summit in Brussels.
WorldSpeaker Andreas Norlén will hold a press conference on Monday to discuss the next step in forming a government, he announced in a press release.
SwedenUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is thanking Europe’s “real leaders” for their support amid the latest spat with US President Donald Trump. He also sees a glimmer of hope for the Starlink satellite service. Has it been restored? No, but it is on its way back, Zelensky says at a press conference.
WorldEmissions trading is under fire as high energy and fuel prices across Europe spark conflict at the EU summit in Brussels.
BusinessUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging increased pressure on Russia during a visit to Brussels.
WorldA new long-term budget proposal is to be drawn up within a few weeks, ahead of an extraordinary EU summit in November, EU sources say. This follows significant disagreement among EU leaders over an Irish proposal at a summit in Brussels.
WorldThe US energy deal with Russia and the interruption of satellite information to Ukraine are raising concerns at the EU summit in Brussels.
WorldA Swedish citizen has been arrested by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) after illegally crossing the border, the Russian state news agency Tass reports. “We are trying to investigate this through our embassy in Moscow,” Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says.
SwedenS leader Magdalena Andersson was voted down as prime minister by all parties except the Social Democrats. The next assignment to try to form a government is now to be handed out, but no party leader wants it.
SwedenConcerns are growing about Russian hybrid attacks against the EU and NATO. Member states are considering how best to respond, especially if a truly serious attack occurs.
WorldMuch more needs to happen before Sweden can accept the EU’s next long-term budget. “Sweden is not the EU’s ATM,” says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).
SwedenChina's trade surplus with the rest of the world is growing faster than expected. In September, the country's exports rose 36 percent compared with the same month last year. This brings the trade surplus for the first nine months of the year to $938 billion (approximately SEK 9.3 trillion).
BusinessDespite attempts at compromise, the parties remain deeply divided over the EU’s major budget dispute. Sweden is demanding cuts of another “several hundred” billion euros.
BusinessChina's exports of hybrid cars to the EU will be capped at 350,000 a year under an agreement reached in Beijing last week.
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