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One of Sweden’s leading political influencers, Henrik Jönsson, is now turning his attention to Brussels. With over 150,000 followers on YouTube, Jönsson is launching a new series called “The Fall of Europe?” aimed at an English-speaking audience, in collaboration with the free-market think tank Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI).

One of Sweden’s leading political influencers, Henrik Jönsson, is now turning his attention to Brussels. With over 150,000 followers on YouTube, Jönsson is launching a new series called “The Fall of Europe?” aimed at an English-speaking audience, in collaboration with the free-market think tank Environment and Public Health Institute (EPHI).

26 December is the 20th anniversary of the tsunami in South-East Asia that took many lives and affected us all. At the initiative of the King and Queen, a national memorial service will be held in Uppsala Cathedral and it will be broadcast live on Swedish Television.

Paris (DNA) - As many candidates for the French National Assembly scramble to thwart a right-wing election victory, global governance researchers have released a new report detailing how the core issues plaguing France have been decades in the making.

There is no other search entry that gives an equal amount of hits when searching the SVT archives as "Israel/Palestine". No other specific topic has been given a comparable amount of resources to be followed and reported on. Swedish director Göran Hugo Olsson have gotten unique access to a treasure and the 4th of October his new feature documentary Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 will premiere in Swedish cinemas.

The world's 12 most populous countries saw declines in a global index measuring democratic accountability. This democratic backsliding could turn into a slippery slope leading to more deterioration, researchers warn.

CHITTAGONG, BANGLADESH - Media OutReach Newswire - 2 May 2024 - Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark's first female Prime Minister and a decade-long leader of the Social Democrat Party of her country, has joined the Asian University for Women (AUW) in Bangladesh as a Patron. Prime Minister Thorning Schmidt also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children International and continues to serve on a variety of important Board and Advisory roles, including as Co-Chair of Facebook's Oversight Board that addresses complex issues relating to freedom of expression.

Ground was broken for a new STIHL plant in Oradea, Romania, on March 27, 2024. The new site will be home to a new battery production facility and marks a significant milestone in the growth strategy of the German family business. The international manufacturing network, which features production operations spread across seven countries on four continents, is expanding to include another key location in Europe.

Good afternoon, Please, see enclosed invitation to a public conversation commemorating the 50th anniversary of the coup in Chile 1973 on September 11. Following the military coup, the Swedish Ambassador Harald Edelstam conducted several major actions using his diplomatic immunity to save the lives of more than one thousand people. Among others, speakers are Mr. Stefan Löfven, former Prime Minister of Sweden, Dr. Carlos Castresana-Fernandez, author of the Pinochet case, Mrs. Gladys Leichtle, witness telling her and her husband’s story being rescued by Ambassador Harald Edelstam, and Ms. Caroline Edelstam, Ambassador Harald Edelstam’s granddaughter. For further details of the program, please see attached invitation. Discussions will be moderated by Dr. Brian Palmer, a scholar of civic courage at Uppsala University. Registration for participation at Stockholm University to linda.lingstedt@edelstamprize.org The seminar will also be broadcast live:https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/webinar

Party Leader Magdalena Andersson is participating in the Munich Security conference this weekend, February 18 and February 19. At the conference, she will talk to leaders from across the globe on the pressing security issues facing us in 2023. She will also receive the MSC Ewald von Kleist award, together with three co-recipients, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, for Sweden’s and Finland’s decision to apply for NATO membership.

The Knauf Group is supporting the Romanian government’s energy-saving and renovation offensive by substantially expanding its local plant capacity. The Knauf Insulation Group unit is building another insulation plant next to its current site in Tarnaveni, north of Sibiu. Together with the expansion of its existing production facility, which has been in operation since 2008, the dual site will thus multiply its annual output. Knauf is investing close to EUR 135 million in total at the Tarnaveni site. At the same time, a new factory for plasterboard technology is being built in the town of Huedin, Transylvania, at a cost of around EUR 76 million. In total, Knauf is directly creating around 200 new jobs through the local investments, many of which are for highly qualified personnel. Both plants are being built in the region around Cluj, where they will be strategically located to supply Romania and the surrounding countries with modern building systems. As the world’s market leader for mo

Tisdag den 14 juni träffas nordiska statsministrar för årets toppmöte med SAMAK. I år är mötet på Bommersvik, Södertälje, Sverige. Temat för mötet är ”Vårt norden kan bättre”. Media bjuds till pressträff med Magdalena Andersson och de närvarande statsministrarna från Norden, samt att följa delar av SAMAKS program.

Karolinska Institutet (KI) has today decided to confer honorary doctorates upon HRH Prince Daniel, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan and Professor Shinhiro Takeda. The formal ceremony will take place in conjunction with a graduation ceremony to be held in Stockholm City Hall (COVID permitting) on 29th April.

Myndigheterna i Qatar brister när det gäller att utreda dödsorsaken hos de tusentals migrantarbetare som avlidit de senaste tio åren. Detta trots den koppling som finns mellan osäkra arbetsförhållanden och en för tidig död. Det konstaterar Amnesty International i en ny rapport.

Idag startar Världsvattenveckan, världens största globala konferens om vattenfrågor, som arrangeras av SIWI. Naturskyddsföreningen är medarrangör till ett seminarium om vilka åtgärder inom vattenområdet som krävs för att hantera den akuta klimatkrisen, samtidigt som vi bygger upp våra samhällen efter coronapandemin. Seminariet har ett särskilt fokus på att finna synergier mellan åtgärder för utsläppsminskningar och anpassningsåtgärder, exempelvis naturbaserade lösningar. Deltagare är Naturskyddsföreningens generalsekreterare Karin Lexén, Sveriges miljöminister Per Bolund och en rad andra intressanta internationella röster.

Next Friday Skansen will close it´s entrances for the first time since opening in 1891. That also means that Christmas at Skansen is cancelled. Due to Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven's press conference and clear message earlier this week, "Cancel everything", Skansen sees no other option than to close down operations completely. This is to take responsibility in accordance with the new guidelines where all persons are encouraged to take individual action and not be around more than eight people, within the family.

Chief Prosecutor Krister Petersson today, Wednesday 10 June, decided to discontinue the investigation into the murder of the former prime minister of Sweden, Olof Palme, which dates back to 28 February 1986 on the grounds that the "suspect is deceased”.

On 2-6 December, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Sweden will visit New Delhi and Mumbai in India. The purpose of the state visit is to strengthen Indian-Swedish relations. The Swedish Institute will host two program points during the visit. SI's Director-General Madeleine Sjöstedt participates.

Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg, Dame Judi Dench och Bryan Adams uppmanar EU:s ledare på CITES-konferensen att inte stoppa förbudet mot handel med viltfångade elefantungar till djurparker och cirkusar.

Söndagen den 9 september kommer statsminister Stefan Löfven att åka på valkampanj i Stockholmsområdet. Media är välkomna att vara med.