No, nein, no, say Sweden and a number of like-minded people, as the EU's budget battle has now landed in a first compromise proposal. A cut of 20 percent - not 2 percent - is the counter-offer.
World politicsVictor Nilsson Lindelöf and Gabriel Gudmundsson believe they silenced the critics with the 5-1 victory over Tunisia. The opening-day performance also seems to have put their next World Cup opponent on notice. “Watch out, Netherlands!” writes De Telegraaf about Blågult.
SportsDefender Gabriel Gudmundsson - who has previously been ill - is available to play in Sweden's World Cup opener against Tunisia on Monday night, national team captain Graham Potter announced at a press conference in Monterrey, Mexico.
SportsTurkish border police have seized more than a ton of drugs hidden in a truck at the border with Greece, authorities say.
WorldThe United States plans to withdraw a third of the fighter jets and warships that have been made available for NATO operations in Europe, two European officials told The New York Times.
WorldSweden faces Norway, Greece and Qatar in the group stage of the Men's Handball World Championship in Germany next year.
SportsSweden's defense has struggled during the spring, as team after team has come back and counterattacked. Now we face opponents such as Greece, Romania, or Kazakhstan in the playoffs. "We have a job to do," says the national team captain Tony Gustavsson.
SportsWith five days until the World Cup opener, Gabriel Gudmundsson is unable to train with the national team. He remains at the team hotel with mild symptoms of illness. He is not in critical condition, the national team's press officer, Petra Thorén, told reporters on site ahead of training in Dallas.
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