The top 10 news headlines from Sweden today:
- Sweden’s NATO bid delayed in Turkish parliament
Sweden’s bid to join NATO has been delayed in the Turkish parliament after lawmakers from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling party objected to the motion.
- Sweden warns country facing biggest threat after Brussels shooting
Sweden’s foreign minister has warned that the country is facing its biggest security threat since the end of the Cold War, following a deadly shooting in Brussels.
- Sweden ordered to apologise to Tornedalian minority for abuses
Sweden has been ordered by the European Court of Human Rights to apologize to the Tornedalian minority for abuses they suffered in the past.
- Sweden’s central bank leaves interest rate unchanged
Sweden’s central bank has left its interest rate unchanged at 0.25%, despite rising inflation.
- Stockholm backs Sweden’s bid to host Winter Olympics
The city of Stockholm has backed Sweden’s bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics.
- Sweden’s Northvolt develops new lithium-free battery
Swedish battery company Northvolt has developed a new lithium-free battery that it says is more sustainable and cheaper to produce than existing batteries.
- Tesla may have picked an unwinnable fight with Sweden’s powerful unions
Tesla is facing a backlash from Sweden’s powerful unions after it fired a number of workers at its factory in Gothenburg.
- Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman win Wolf Prize in Medicine
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman have been awarded the Wolf Prize in Medicine for their pioneering work on mRNA vaccines.
- Elon Musk calls strikes ‘insane’ as Swedish workers take on Tesla
Elon Musk has called strikes “insane” as Swedish workers take on Tesla over working conditions at the company’s factory in Gothenburg.
- Sweden must join Nato soon to ward off Russian threat, says defence minister
Sweden must join NATO soon to ward off the threat from Russia, Sweden’s defence minister has said.
