Our reporting on three current topics right now:
arrow The earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria
arrow The economic crisis
arrow The war in Ukraine
Press meeting with Kristersson, Niinestö and Støre
Ulf Kristersson (M) has a press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
They have met to, among other things, talk about the war in Ukraine and Finland’s and Sweden’s applications to join NATO.
But they also talked about their joint work in the Northern Hemisphere – and how it is affected by the NATO application.
– When Sweden and Finland become NATO members, it will be the first time in 500 years that our three countries will have a common defense. It is a historic event, says Kristersson.
Latest news
Soldier tripped – ice floe dislodged
A soldier from K 4 in Arvidsjaur died when an avalanche hit Kebnekaise on Tuesday.
The avalanche occurred in connection with an exercise in which several soldiers participated.
In a notification to the Work Environment Agency, the Swedish Armed Forces write that the man was walking on the ridge of Nordtoppen when a small release of snow took place, writes NSD.
“He then stumbles and a larger flat comes loose and he slides down and then falls and then a larger avalanche joins the fall,” the report says.
Two men suspected of murder
Two people are suspected of the murder of a man in his 20s in central Malmö on Tuesday, writes TT and refers to Skånska Dagbladet.
Both men are reasonably suspected of murder and attempted murder.
Two more people have been arrested. One of them is, on probable grounds, suspected of aggravated robbery and aggravated weapons offences. The fourth person is suspected of aiding and abetting aggravated robbery, the newspaper writes.
– Regarding gender, I don’t want to comment. There are four people. They are of different ages. All four are not the same age, says prosecutor Elena Severin to Skånska Dagbladet.
The C requirement: Raise the daily allowance for Ukrainian refugees
The center party wants to see a higher daily allowance for refugees from Ukraine through an amendment to the mass migration directive. The current daily allowance of SEK 71 is to be increased to SEK 132.
– SEK 71 is shamefully little for such a vulnerable group of people. We must prepare for the fact that the war may be prolonged and we must therefore also make it possible for all Ukrainian refugees to have the opportunity to learn Swedish, says Jonny Cato, migration policy spokesperson for the Center Party.
The center wants everyone who fled Ukraine to have the right to SFI, and they also want the government to follow up on reports that Ukrainian refugees have ended up in insecurity in Sweden, including information about unaccompanied children who have ended up in a sect in Höör.
– We are presenting this today, and will try to push it through various processes, but above all we hope that the government accepts the outstretched hand. There can be no conflict in this, says Jonny Cato.
Two to hospital after fire
Two people have been taken to hospital after a fire in an apartment in Boden.
There is no further information on the damage situation.
The alarm about the fire came in shortly before 1 p.m.
The police are investigating the fire as public negligence.
Woman killed in accident
A woman in her 80s has died after the accident between a car and a truck south of Mullsjö earlier today.
Relatives have been notified.
The police have impounded both vehicles and will investigate the accident further.
Expressen cuts 20 services
Expressen cuts 20 services. This applies to Expressen, GT and Kvällsposten.
This is what editor-in-chief Klas Granström tells us at a large meeting that is broadcast live on YouTube.
He is asked if there is a risk of redundancies.
– We don’t know that yet, the risk always exists, says Klas Granström.
Turkey bans layoffs
After the strong earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Turkey has now decided to ban layoffs in 10 cities, Reuters reports. The reason is that the government wants to protect companies and employees from irreversible financial consequences.
The government has also decided to issue temporary financial support to employers. The idea is that the support should cover the salaries of employees whose working hours have been reduced due to the earthquake.
Experts have previously estimated that the damage caused by the earthquake will cost $100 billion to fix, the newspaper reports.
Read more about the earthquake here.
Details: Turkish elections in June
President Erdogan’s government wants the Turkish election to be held as planned in June, sources told Reuters.
In January, Erdogan announced that the election would be brought forward to May, something that has now changed according to the information.
Streams about the police scandal: Very serious
Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) takes a very serious view of what emerged in the investigation of the police management’s actions regarding the accusations against police chief Mats Löfving.
– Jäv should not appear in Swedish authorities. The citizens must be able to trust that all decisions are made impartially and objectively, says Strömmer to TT.
He continues:
– These types of events are damaging to trust. I see it as an important task for me to follow how to act based on the investigator’s recommendations and information, but also of course to ensure that this does not affect the police’s focus on the core task. Which is to prevent and fight crime.
Read more about the investigation here.
China: Wishing Putin all the best
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi visits Moscow and says he expects new deals between Russia and China, Reuters reports.
In his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Wang said he received greetings from Chinese President Xi Jinping who “wishes Putin all the best,” according to the news agency.
He also reiterates China’s message that the relationship between China and Russia should not be controlled or influenced by other countries.
Nine dead and several injured in raid on the West Bank
Nine Palestinians have been killed in an ongoing Israeli raid in Nablus in the West Bank, Reuters reports, citing the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
97 people are said to be injured.
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Hello,
Why don’t you write anything about Kalla Fakta’s review of UNHCR? I think it is very important that the Swedish people get a share of their pitiful salaries and that they exploit the needy in their advertising campaigns and do not want to report how much goes to the needy in Ukraine. Not everyone watches TV plus I think the media should really cover this.
Sonja
Hi Sonja! We wrote about it earlier this week, here. The flow is updated quickly, so it’s easy to miss, perhaps. 🙂
Which eggs should be infected that we should return?
Aka
Does salmonella survive in hard-boiled eggs? Or in a cake? Sigh. Don’t dare use eggs at all now..
Bun-baking Grandma
According to The Swedish Food Agency kills salmonella within seconds at 65 degrees. So it’s just a matter of cooking/baking!
“U.S. urged to withdraw its and NATO military equipment from Ukraine to de-escalate its ‘intensified confrontation’ with Russia, ministry tells U.S. ambassador to Moscow Tracy Lynne”
Russia you mean?
Yes
Doesn’t quite match what you mean now, Jo?
Russia’s Foreign Ministry calls on the US to withdraw from Ukraine. The call was delivered to the US ambassador in Moscow.
Can’t find anything about the storm Otto. It was windy in Malmö so I thought the windows would smoke.
EMMA BRINKENMARK
Hello Emma! We wrote about Otto last Friday and Saturday when it stormed.
Here you can find those articles.
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