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
Stoltenberg: Turkey decides
Turkey decides whether Sweden can become a member of NATO, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference, TT reports.
– My position is that both Sweden and Finland are ready for membership, but in the end it is a Turkish decision, says Stoltenberg.
He continues:
– Turkey has two documents, one for Sweden and one for Finland, he says and states that it is up to Turkey if it only wants to ratify one.
He also calls on Turkey to approve both countries at the same time, reports Reuters.
Stoltenberg also states that he will travel to Turkey on Thursday.
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NATO: Increased support to Moldova
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announces that NATO will increase its support to Moldova, reports Reuters.
The alliance must also increase its support to Bosnia and Georgia.
The Ecocrime Authority is appealing the acquittal against Bonnesen
The acquittal in the district court against Swedbank’s former CEO Birgitte Bonnesen is now being appealed by prosecutors Thomas Langrot and Ted Murelius, TT reports.
“After carefully reviewing the district court’s judgment, we can state that we do not share the district court’s assessments and conclusions. writes Thomas Langrot, chief prosecutor at the Financial Markets Chamber of the Ecocrime Authority in a press release.
Read more about the accusations against Bonnesen here.
Kristersson: 80 million to Turkey
Sweden is allocating an additional SEK 80 million to Turkey and Syria after the earthquake disaster, the Prime Minister stated on Twitter.
The money will go to food packages, care, ambulances and tents, according to the message on Twitter.
“We will do everything in our power to help those affected in the next phase,” writes the prime minister on Twitter.
Just over a week after the disaster occurred, more than 35,000 people have been confirmed dead.
Details: Kristersson in Kyiv
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is in Kiev to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, sources tell TT.
A joint press conference is expected to be held in the city shortly.
It is Kristersson’s first visit to Ukraine as prime minister.
His representative at the post, Magdalena Andersson (S), visited the country this summer.
School is closed after threats and explosions
A school in Sjöbo municipality will remain closed after homemade bombs were fired at the school, reports Ystads Allehanda.
– The school cannot guarantee the students’ safety, and therefore we had to pull the emergency brake, she tells the newspaper.
The school is closed Thursday and Friday.
Plenum in Strasbourg is evacuated
At noon today, a vote was to be held in the Plenum in Strasbourg.
Shortly before, a group of activists started shouting in the stands.
When guards tried to pull their flags from their hands, they grabbed arm hooks, and then some climbed over the railing.
The moderate MEP Tobias Tobé was on his way to the podium.
– You were worried that they could fall down, and then it would have been a very long fall. It felt like a high risk that they could have fallen.
The plenum was evacuated, and now all parliamentarians are standing outside waiting for word.
It is unclear when the vote can be recorded.
Nicola Sturgeon resigns
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon resigns. Sturgeon announced her resignation at a press conference in Edinburgh, TT reports.
– In my head and in my heart I know that the time is now. That it is right for me, for my party and for the country – and that is why I announce today my intention to step down as Prime Minister and leader of my party, 52-year-old Sturgeon said at the press conference.
Nicola Sturgeon has been head of government, first minister, since 2014.
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Lufthansa’s IT system down – worldwide
Tyska Bild states that German airline giant Lufthansa’s IT system is down worldwide.
According to the newspaper, no Lufthansa planes can take off.
Read more here.
Man killed in car accident – drove into truck
A man has died in an accident between a truck and a car on national highway 49 in Skara.
– The man was driving the passenger car which, for an unknown reason, crashed into the truck. A driver was sleeping in the truck, but he managed, says Thomas Fuxborg, press spokesperson at the police.
The man’s next of kin have been notified.
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