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EU agrees on new sanctions against Russia
Russia receives a new tough sanctions package the week before Christmas, TT reports.
At 21:00 on Thursday evening, the leaders of the EU agreed at the summit in Brussels.
It is the ninth sanctions package since February. Exactly what it contains is not yet known.
But in the past there has been talk of sanctions against banks, television companies, parties, the intelligence service GRU and several individuals.
There may also be further export bans on, among other things, camera equipment, drones, hard drives, generators and underwater equipment.
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Over-fired villa – several units alerted
SOS has been alerted about a house fire in Lekeberg municipality.
– We received an alarm about a fully engulfed villa. According to the caller, flames shot out through the windows and roof, says Moa Artursson, team leader at SOS.
Six units from the rescue service have been alerted to the scene. The police are also on their way to the villa.
– It’s over-ignited and external extinguishing has begun. We also work to protect adjacent buildings, says Moa Artursson.
There is currently no information on whether anyone was injured in the fire.
– It is not confirmed if anyone is still in the house, says Moa Artursson.
The rental giant is shockingly raising electricity prices by 525 percent
Real estate company Wallenstam raises its electricity prices by 525 percent, reports GP.
The company has approximately 12,000 apartments in Gothenburg, Stockholm and Uppsala.
In an email to the residents, the company now writes that the price will be increased from 40 öre per kilowatt hour to 250 öre excluding VAT after the New Year.
During the autumn, the company warned that the increase could be 650 percent – a price they have now brought down a bit.
“It is thanks to our investment in renewable energy that we can offer the absolute best price for a one-year electricity contract on the electricity market now,” the company writes in an email.
Data: The government may be forced to back down on cheaper petrol
The government may be forced to go back on the promise to sharply lower the reduction obligation, reports DN citing sources.
It is the EU’s new emission requirements that put the government in a dilemma – to keep the reduction obligation as it is now, or pay billions.
During the election campaign, the governing parties promised sharp reductions in the price of petrol and diesel.
But according to the newspaper, the government may now be about to break even that promise.
– The government has probably promised things that you didn’t really understand what they meant, says a source to DN.
– There has not been a debate fully rooted in reality about the reduction obligation, says another source.
In an SMS to Aftonbladet, Andia Hemsjö, Ebba Busch’s (KD) press secretary, replies that the government is working on developing a proposal on the reduction obligation.
“The Government Office is currently working on developing a proposal on how the reduction obligation should be lowered to the EU’s minimum level,” she writes.
Read more about the petrol price here.
Slovakia’s government has fallen
Slovakia’s coalition government has fallen. This after Prime Minister Eduard Heger lost a no-confidence vote in parliament, TT reports.
Of the parliament’s 150 members, 78 voted to depose Heger.
He leads the conservative party Vanligt folk, which is part of a three-party minority government.
The vote of no confidence was brought by the Liberal Party three months after the government lost its majority in parliament.
Social Democratic Party leader Peter Pellegrini sees it positively.
– It is the best possible Christmas present for the Slovak people, says Pellegrini.
The fall of the government means either that President Zuzana Caputová appoints a new prime minister or that the country moves towards new elections.
Billström does not expect quick results
Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) Photo: LOTTE FERNVALL
Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) does not expect quick results when it comes to an approval of the Swedish NATO application.
Now he is on his way to Turkey for a meeting with his Turkish colleague, writes DN.
– Every day that this process is unnecessarily delayed is a day lost. And that is very, very bad. We have a serious security situation in the world, he tells the newspaper.
Billström does not want to go into a date for a possible Turkish ratification. At the same time, it has been stated in the Turkish media that the deadline expires in July 2023, just over a week after the Turkish election.
A date they have to deal with is the NATO meeting in Vilnius on July 11-12, says Billström.
But it is clear that it would be remarkable if it took that long, says Billström to the newspaper.
Man in his 90s robbed
A man in his 90s has been robbed in Stockholm.
The police were alerted to the robbery just after 3pm today. According to the elderly man, a man allegedly followed him when he entered his gate. The man then allegedly robbed the elderly man of a wallet.
In connection with the robbery, the elderly man is said to have fallen over and hit his head. He then allegedly lay inside the gate for half an hour before a neighbor found him and raised the alarm.
The man was taken to hospital by ambulance. No one has been arrested so far.
Covid-19 is increasing – 27 percent more hospitalized patients
Right now, around 1,700 people with corona are hospitalized in the country, reports say Sweden’s Radio Echo.
That’s an increase of 27 percent in one week.
Of those, around 29 people receive iva care.
The spread of infection is also increasing. Last week, the number of confirmed cases increased by 43 percent compared to the week before.
– If you look at how it has been in previous seasons, the spread of infection will probably continue for a few more weeks, says state epidemiologist Anders Lindblom, to the radio.
Bosnia-Herzegovina is granted candidate status
Bosnia-Herzegovina has been granted candidate status for EU membership, AFP reports.
It is the third country to apply for EU membership in the past six months. Ukraine and Moldova have already been granted candidate status.
The Stockholm Stock Exchange crashed
The Stockholm Stock Exchange fell on Thursday and closed with red numbers.
The broad OMXS index closed at minus three percent. The OMXS30, where the most traded companies are located, also fell by 2.8 percent.
Big losers included the medical technology company Getinge, whose share fell 7.2 percent. Kinnevik and H&M also lost heavily.
The leading European stock markets have also gone down.
Thursday’s trading was marked by Wednesday’s interest rate announcement from the Fed, which raised the key interest rate by 50 basis points.
During Thursday, both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England announced that they too will raise by 50 basis points.
Red Cross volunteer killed in Ukraine
A volunteer from the Red Cross has been killed in connection with an attack in the city of Kherson on Thursday.
“Our thoughts are with the staff, volunteers and family. Aid workers and volunteers are never, ever, a target,” writes the Red Cross in Ukraine on Twitter.
According to VG, the woman who was killed herself is from Ukraine and was part of a crisis team that helps civilians in connection with the attacks that hit urban infrastructure.
Chaos in the subway – stops along the green line
Right now there is a stop on the subway’s green line between Hagsätra and Svedmyra.
The cause is a power outage, SL writes on its website.
“Stop between Hagsätra and Svedmyra in both directions for the metro’s green line 19 due to power outages. Otherwise, delays and canceled departures may occur,” writes SL further.
At the moment, there is no forecast for when traffic is expected to be up and running again.
Replacement buses must be called in.
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How do they measure the increase in covid cases when the common man cannot take a test that is registered?
Thaw
Among other things, there has been a general increase in corona in the waste water.
Hello, you wrote yesterday that Donald Trump would release something huge today. Have you heard anything about it yet?
Tobias Ljungberg
Hi Tobias!
We haven’t heard anything new from Donald Trump yet, but we’re anxiously awaiting word from the former president! We will update as soon as we know anything more!
Who will win the robins?
JV
We don’t know that yet! You simply have to keep an eye out and check the program when it is broadcast!
While waiting for the final, there are several articles here that you can read about how things went during this year’s season!
All’s Well!
Hello Hello,
Are there any known errors on the Swedish Companies Registration Office’s website? I can’t log in or search for cases
Helen
Hey! Yes, several authorities’ websites seem to be down right now. We are trying to find out more about it now and will report on it as soon as we know more.
Why are the chimpanzees in Furuvik shot dead instead of being shot with anesthetic darts?
Ann-Sophie
It’s a bit unclear, the park’s information manager has provided different information about it during the day.
You can read more about it here.
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