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No longer a neutral state, Sweden is now facing a wave of cyberattacks targeting key institutions.

Greta Thunberg's call to action over her Gaza detention jammed Sweden’s emergency lines, sparking backlash from ministers over blocked consular access.

Denmark assumes the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU on July 1st and protection of minors is a top priority for its digital agenda.

With the next parliamentary elections set for October 2026, the recent municipal results signal a growing momentum for the populist Latvia First party.

The leaders will debate Arctic security during the visit together with the premier of the semi-autonomous Danish territory, Jens-Frederik Nielsen.

"The current EU regulation is not enough", acknowledged the Danish minister.

Switzerland’s glacier collapse is a chilling sign of Europe’s warming crisis – and a warning for alpine communities.

The announcement comes as Sweden struggles to handle an influx of new inmates arising from a wave of gang crime.

Swedish parliamentarians are demanding the formalisation of regional healthcare norms to reduce health inequalities. Services targeted include breast cancer, and the number of hospital beds per capita.

Sweden’s Social Democrats seek to ban placing asylum seekers in vulnerable areas to fight segregation - sparking sharp backlash over what critics call forced social engineering.

The proposal includes major boosts to military investment, signalling shifting priorities amid growing security concerns.

Euractiv spotted moving boxes stacked outside the new digs at NATO HQ as Sweden moves into the central alliance complex.

Marking a strategic shift from donations to co-production, a €430M tranche of Sweden’s Ukraine aid package will fund air defences, drones, and domestic arms production.

Sweden to summon Israel’s ambassador over blocked Gaza aid, as PM Kristersson urges EU sanctions and a human rights-based review of ties.

At the Nordic summit in Turku, leaders projected unity and defiance, warning Moscow and subtly rebuking Washington while expanding the regional table to include Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

The text almost mirrors the draft first reported by Euractiv earlier this month.

The company behind the Swedish megafactory entered bankruptcy in March.

For Lithuania, the deployment offers reassurance. For Germany, it’s a litmus test for its military.

Finland has finished the first 35 km of a 4.5-metre-high border fence with Russia to block migrant crossings through the wilderness, its Border Guard announced Wednesday.

"One of our suppliers discovered some components on a circuit board from the East that they did not expect to be there," Jorgen Christensen, technology director at renewables association Green Power Denmark, told Euractiv.

The new law criminalises paid online sexual services, including cam shows and sex chats.

The military drills demonstrate NATO's capabilities – but the conspicuous absence of American troops points to the doubts hanging over the alliance.

The former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit has become a flashpoint in Taiwan-China tensions and Lithuania's domestic politics.

Norway's first-ever national security strategy calls for stronger security ties with Europe amid "considerable uncertainty" over US commitment.