Sweden does not appear to be on track to meet the EU’s 2030 emissions targets. The European Commission is now demanding that Sweden draw up an action plan.
Swedish politicsMoldova may be able to advance faster than Ukraine on its path to EU membership. The European Commission hopes Montenegro could be formally invited as early as this summer.
World politicsThe number of candidates for the next UN secretary-general has risen from six to seven ahead of the election, following the nomination of the United Arab Emirates’ Lana Nusseibeh.
WorldSweden’s Oscar entry, Alex Schulman’s “Archipelago,” is facing stiff competition. A record number of films are vying for nominations in the Best International Feature Film category, TheWrap reports.
TV & filmMuch 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).
Swedish politicsDespite 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.
BusinessA new compromise proposal for the EU’s next long-term budget will be presented on Saturday, according to Ireland’s presidency of the Council of Ministers.
BusinessIt would be harder for everyone to veto decisions, and new members would have less power. That is how the European Commission wants to make it easier to expand the union. But the proposal is already facing significant resistance.
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