Sweden to contribute on ground, at sea and in the air to NATO defence, government said
Sweden will contribute forces to NATO on land, at sea, and in the air next year, the Swedish government announced at a press conference on Monday (7 October).
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March 11, 2024 Sweden makes it ‘home’ as flag hoisted at NATO headquarters
Two years after Sweden applied to join NATO, its flag was raised at the military alliance’s headquarters on Monday (11 March), with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson saying “We have come home”.
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EUROPE
February 26, 2024 Sweden ready to enter NATO, clears last Hungarian hurdle
Hungary gave its green light on Monday (26 February) for Sweden to join NATO, thereby removing the final hurdle and paving the way for Sweden to become the military alliance’s 32nd full member.
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EUROPE
February 23, 2024 Sweden and Hungary sign fighter jet deal ahead of NATO vote
Hungary and Sweden enhanced their military cooperation on Friday (23 February), just days before the Hungarian parliament is expected to vote on the Nordic country’s NATO bid on Monday.
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HEALTH
January 29, 2024 Sweden’s healthcare crisis deepens amid huge deficits
Forthcoming cuts to psychiatric care at Sweden’s largest hospital could lead to more deaths, 29 doctors from the hospital have warned, in the latest example of the country’s deepening health crisis.
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GEOPOLITICS
January 6, 2024 Erdogan-Blinken discuss Gaza and Sweden
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the Gaza conflict and European security priorities, including Sweden’s NATO integration, during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday.
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HEALTH
December 29, 2023 Sweden uses drones to fight cardiac arrest
Flying drones with defibrillators to help cardiac arrest patients is faster than ambulances in two out of three cases, a new Swedish study published in The Lancet Digital Health found.
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GEOPOLITICS
December 26, 2023 Turkish parliamentary committee OKs Sweden’s NATO accession
The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee gave its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Tuesday, drawing the previously nonaligned Nordic country closer to membership in the Western military alliance.
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GREEKS ABROAD
December 19, 2023 Sweden, France strengthen cooperation on nuclear
France could soon build several nuclear reactors in Sweden, according to a letter of intent signed by the two countries’ energy ministers on the sidelines of the EU’s Energy Council on Tuesday (19 December).
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CYPRUS
December 7, 2023 Cyprus to digitise Cypriot antiquities located in Sweden
The digitisation of more than 20,000 Cypriot antiquities located in Sweden is expected to be carried out by the Digital Heritage Research Lab of the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), which is a UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage.
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