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Sweden applies to be declared free of African swine fever
Sweden says it has put African swine fever behind it, one year after the appearance of the disease in the country. The Swedish Board of Agriculture, or Jordbruksverket, announced on Friday that an intensive control programme had been successful. A formal application has now been submitted to the European Commission so that Sweden can be officially declared free of the…
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NGOs and drive for development, accountability in governance
Since 2014, every Feb. 24 has been commemorated as World NGOs Day to highlight and celebrate the role non-governmental organisations play globally as non-state actors in fostering accountability and good governance. The commemoration started as a regional recognition in April 2010, when 12 countries of the Baltic Sea NGO Forum adopted the day in Lithuania. The member countries of the…
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New Russian war crimes probe launched as Sweden promises Ukraine aid
A war crimes probe has been launched after five civilians were killed in a Russian drone attack in the northern Ukrainian region of Sumy, Kiev prosecutors announced on Tuesday. The probe was launched just days before the second anniversary of the start of the conflict. A house in the village of Nova Sloboda was completely destroyed, the prosecutors said, after…
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Sweden to send Ukraine combat boats, other equipment worth $684m
Copenhagen, Feb. 20, 2024 (dpa/NAN) Just days before the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Sweden has promised Kiev new military aid worth 7.1 billion Swedish kroner (684 million U.S. dollars). Defense Minister Pål Jonson said at a press conference in Stockholm on Tuesday that this is part of the 15th and largest aid package to date. Sweden,…
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Sweden mulling action against China over ‘security law’ in Hong Kong
Sweden said on Monday it supported Franco-German efforts for a robust response to China’s new security law on Hong Kong, joining Denmark and the Netherlands in pushing the European Union to consider countermeasures on Beijing. Like much of the West, the European Union has denounced the decision by China’s parliament to pass national security legislation for the former British colony…
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SAS Airlines resumes flights to Europe
Scandinavian carrier SAS said on Friday it was to resume flights to 20 more destinations in Europe, amid the easing of coronavirus measures. From its hub in the Danish capital Copenhagen the airline plans after mid-June to resume flights to 16 destinations in Belgium, Croatia, the Faroe Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania and Spain. Flights would also later in…
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