Tag: Sweden
Europe in the face of soaring energy prices
Soaring energy prices come as the severity of the climate crisis requires giving up most of the current fossil fuels. Beyond the policy conducted at European level, it is up…
Sweden deploys military to Gotland island in face of Russian threat
It’s a scent of the Cold War that is currently floating over the Baltic Sea. To respond to a massive and unusual presence of Russian ships off its coast, Sweden…
Sweden will give up to 600 euros to households to cope with rising energy prices
The Swedes will receive help to pay their heating and their electricity bill. The government has indeed decided to offset part of the price increase with a subsidy, which may…
Sweden creates an agency to fight disinformation
Fake news, conveyed by authoritarian regimes, is increasingly worrying European countries, especially as elections approach. In Sweden, the government has decided to act by creating a specialized agency, responsible for…
After the United States, NATO takes over in discussions with Russia
After the Russian-American diplomatic tête-à-tête in Geneva, a meeting between NATO and Russia is to be held on Wednesday January 13 in Brussels. Russia is putting more pressure than ever…
A first in the history of medicine: Drone with defibrillator saves the life of man who had a heart attack
Drone delivery has become the service of today, not the future. Nowadays, it is possible to transport any object from point A to point B via drone. However, an incident…
the Swedes test the sanitary pass under the skin
A Swedish company is testing the implantation of subcutaneous chips that integrate data from the health pass. This device is untraceable and harmless to health, argues the young shoot from…
a woman on trial for encouraging the recruitment of her son by IS
This is a first in Sweden: a woman will be tried for having allowed and encouraged the recruitment of her son by the terrorist group Islamic State (IS). The latter…
The fight of disadvantaged neighborhoods
Sensitive, popular, priority… they are sometimes called quite simply “neighborhoods”, peripheral urban areas where inequalities are evident. An example with the Covid and this study by Public Health France: In…
Air quality: a good indicator of environmental policies
Despite slight improvements, the air in European countries is still very polluted. This pollution caused 417,000 premature deaths in 2018, according to the European Environment Agency, and the pollutants released…