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Sweden launches a new initiative to support Ukraine
The Odessa Journal
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At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome, investment firm MITS Capital announced a $3.74 million investment in Tencore, a Ukrainian developer of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), including its flagship robotic platform, TerMIT. This marks...
Environmentalists Urge Relocation of Hyrasia One Green Hydrogen Project
Times of Central Asia
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July 11, 2025
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources is facing growing pressure from environmental experts to alter the course of the country’s flagship green hydrogen initiative. The Public Council under the Ministry has recommended relocating...
Sweden’s Anti-Corruption Shortcomings Exposed by Scathing OECD Report
National Law Review
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July 10, 2025
Radical deficiencies were uncovered in Sweden’s 2024 Phase 4 report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The auditors, after conducting a comprehensive review of Sweden’s policies and procedures for countering...
US pollution measurement practices raise questions about reliability of data
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
A Guardian analysis has raised fresh questions over the way regulators and corporations measure the air quality impact of planned factories that risk emitting dangerous levels of pollution. Between 2014 and 2024, air pollution permit applications...
Swedish delegation visits Tetra Pak Philippines to discuss sustainable packaging
ScandAsia
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July 10, 2025
ShareSharePin ItShare Left to right: Athena Cartagena, Communication Officer, Embassy of Sweden; Trade Commissioner Johan Lennefalk; Catherine Chua, Sustainability Manager, Tetra Pak Philippines; Albert Delfonso, Tetra Pak Packaging Portfolio...
Sweden to showcase sustainability innovations at ReThink HK 2025
ScandAsia
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July 10, 2025
ShareSharePin ItShare Team Sweden will once again host a national pavilion at ReThink HK, Hong Kong’s leading sustainability conference and expo, taking place on 11–12 September 2025 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Participating...
Lithuania to save Baltic seals as ice sheets recede due to climate change
Al Jazeera
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July 11, 2025
The seal population has increased from about 4,000, considered nearly extinct, in the late 1980s to about 50,000. Lithuania will make a concerted effort to save its grey seal population, which has managed to stabilise though continues to remain...
The power of partnerships: European climate leadership with less America
PubAffairs Bruxelles
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July 11, 2025
Summary Global governance arrangements are under pressure from the climate action withdrawal of the Trump administration and, in many countries, from leaders’ fears of a growing domestic “greenlash”. The EU has adjusted its topline messaging in...
Environmental impact of common pesticides seriously underestimated
EurekAlert!
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The environmental impact of nine pesticides, commonly used in grape cultivation, may have been significantly underestimated, suggesting current pesticide risk assessment criteria need updating. The research will be presented today [Friday 11 July]...
Reps Flag Off Nigeria-Sweden Summit, Push People-Centered Diplomacy
Daily Independent
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July 11, 2025
1 Torkwase Nyiekaa In a bold declaration that set the tone for a transformative bilateral dialogue, Dr. Eileen Cheng, Co-founder of the African University Incubator Ecosystem (AUIE) and Silicon Valley-based strategist, electrified delegates at the...
Sweden’s migration minister ‘shocked’ by teenage son’s far-right activism
The Guardian
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July 10, 2025
Sweden’s migration minister has said he is “shocked and horrified” after discovering his teenage son’s involvement in far-right extremist groups. Johan Forssell, whose centre-right party runs a governing coalition that depends on the support of...
EU environment ministers test blood for ‘forever chemicals’
Muser Press
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July 10, 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP EU environment and climate ministers meeting in Denmark on Thursday tested their blood for “forever chemicals“ linked to serious health risks, in a bid to raise awareness about chemical pollution, Danish and European...
Innovative climate solutions in Europe: interactive map
Mezha
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July 10, 2025
Read more in the collection of publications about climate on YEP News — a news aggregator from “European Perspective” that brings together the best journalism from all over Europe in your language. Over the next decade, according to scientists’...
Peab’s subsidiary secures $120.7m framework contract for E.ON’s Swedish grid upgrade
World Construction Network
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July 10, 2025
ATS Kraftservice, a subsidiary of Peab, has been awarded a five-year framework contract valued at Skr1.15bn ($120.7m) for an energy grid project in Sweden. E.ON Energidistribution, a European energy company, has embarked on a substantial...
Module 2: China’s environmental journey
Dialogo Chino
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July 10, 2025
China’s extraordinary economic development since the 1980s came with extreme environmental costs. Air, water and soil pollution – as well as soaring carbon emissions and ecological destruction – were witnessed across the country during these years...
The power of partnerships: European climate leadership with less America
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 10, 2025
Summary Global governance arrangements are under pressure from the climate action withdrawal of the Trump administration and, in many countries, from leaders’ fears of a growing domestic “greenlash”. The EU has adjusted its topline messaging in...
Graphmatech Secures €2.5M EU Grant to Scale Graphene Hydrogen Storage Tech in Sweden
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 10, 2025
Graphmatech, a cutting-edge materials company out of Sweden, just snagged a €2.5 million EU grant to take their breakthrough polymer-graphene hydrogen storage linings to the next level. With additional backing from the Swedish Energy Agency, the...
BlackRock secures Sweden's largest parcel terminal in forward-funding deal
Europe Real Estate
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BlackRock has secured Sweden's most advanced parcel terminal through a forward-funding agreement, acquiring the 35,000 m² facility from Infrahubs before construction completion in a deal that underscores institutional appetite for modern logistics...
Euro 2025 roundup: Sweden stays solid, a lack of draws and a team of standouts
The Athletic
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July 10, 2025
After a cautious opening round of matches, Euro 2025 burst into life in the second round of group matches, with some big wins, late drama and early exits. The Athletic’s Michael Cox watched every match to bring you the moments you may have missed....
Sweden’s secret to well-being? Tiny urban gardens
Oman Observer
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July 9, 2025
On an unseasonably warm June morning in Stockholm, Stina Larsson, 98, stood among fragrant lilacs, lilies, and lavender, inspecting the garden that she has tended for more than 40 years. Rabbits had been nibbling the nasturtiums, she noticed, and...