Sunday 22 May, 2022
Turkey has long accused Nordic countries of harbouring extremist Kurdish groups.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomes the requests.
Olle Thorell is an MP for the ruling Social Democrats party and also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Swedish parliament.
Germany also plans to ramp up its military collaboration with Sweden and Finland as they seek to join NATO.
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson called it “a historic change in our country’s security policy” as she addressed legislators.
The turnaround comes amid soaring political and public support in Sweden for joining the Western military alliance after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
NATO Jens Stoltenberg has said Ukraine can win the war against Russia.
The move is a stunning reversal of Finland’s policy on military non-alignment dating back more than 75 years.
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Sweden is expected to follow suit within days amid fears triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
A decision in favour of joining would in all likelihood pave the way for Sweden to submit a membership bid.
The country has been rocked by a series of violent protests sparked by a far-right politician’s plans to publicly burn the Koran.
Katie McCabe’s first-half goal sealed a crucial point against one of the top teams in the world.
Vera Pauw and Katie McCabe reflect on the progress and pitfalls of women’s football of late.
The mixed reviews of the Swedes’ ‘interesting’ new kit continue, with Vera Pauw and Katie McCabe sharing their opinions.
Louise Quinn on Ireland’s defensive crisis, Sweden’s biggest strength, and how securing a result in Gothenburg is ‘really, really possible’.
Louise Quinn is one of Ireland’s most established and experienced players.
The new kit is filled with stats and details also published to a website titled How to Stop Sweden.
The suspect in yesterday’s attack has been arrested.
The two women, both aged in their 50s, “were employees of the school”, the police said.
The country’s health agency said the jab should be taken four months after the previous dose, at the earliest.
The move puts the nation at odds with most of Europe, but experts say it could become the norm as costly testing yields fewer benefits with Omicron.
The decision could be reassessed if the health situation changes, the authorities said.
Prosecutors said he is being detained for ‘gross negligence in maritime traffic, aggravated drunken seafaring’ and causing another person’s death.
The Swedish Maritime Administration confirmed a second person is missing at sea.
Magdalena Andersson resigned last week after seven hours when her budget failed to pass, but has been re-elected.
Magdalena Andersson was elected prime minister yesterday but reisgned when the Greens quit the coalition.
Her Government’s budget failed to pass and the Greens Party left the coalition government.
Poya Asbaghi’s final game in charge was last night’s 1-0 loss at Tallaght Stadium.
The ex-Waterford player appears to be really taking to life abroad.
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The Girls In Green face Sweden, the second best team in the world, on Thursday.
‘This is happening too much in women’s sport, not only in women’s football but everywhere.’
