Increased fishing quotas for herring in the Baltic Sea, decided by the EU's fisheries ministers, risk threatening the fish's recovery and the ecosystem, according to WWF. #strömming #Östersjö #fiske (translated)
The Green Party's Isabella Lövin expresses strong disappointment over the EU's decision to increase fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea, despite the serious condition of the fish stocks. #fiskekvoter #Östersjön #miljö (translated)
Despite Sweden's opposition, EU member states have agreed to increase the fishing of sprat in the Baltic Sea, with an increase of nearly 12 percent in the Gulf of Bothnia and a whole 71 percent increase in the central Baltic Sea. #Östersjön #fiske #EU (translated)
SMHI issues a yellow warning for very strong gusts of wind along the Östgötska Baltic Sea coast and warns that it will be a windy Sunday with a risk of falling branches and trees. #Östergötland #storm #vindbyar (translated)
The Sport Fishermen are sending sour herrings and an open letter to Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to appeal for reduced fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea ahead of the EU negotiations, with the goal of saving the herring stocks. #Östersjön #Sportfiskarna #HållbartFiske (translated)
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management proposes new fishing rules for sport fishing after perch, pike, and zander along the Baltic Sea coast, which is met with criticism from Sportfiskarna who call for more scientific support before any restrictions are implemented. #Sportfiske #Östersjön #Fiskeregler (translated)
The American destroyer USS Paul Ignatius has trained in the Gulf of Bothnia off Sundsvall together with Swedish and Finnish military vessels, which is seen as an unusual military projection of power and a signal to Russia. #USA #Sverige #Östersjö (translated)
Free Ukraine wrote that an oil export terminal in Petersburg and nearby oil tanks had been hit by drones and began to burn. According to the post, the terminal had an annual capacity of 10–12 million tons and was likely the largest in the Baltic Sea. The author also mentioned that it involved over 1000 drones in total. https://t.co/01p5m9fY8z #Petersburg #Olja #Drönare (translated)
Magdalena Andersson's unfortunate comment about the government focusing too much on the Baltic Sea and too little on the Global South is hopefully not representative of her. #Drönarkrig #Ryssland #Ukraina (translated)
Ledarsidorna.se wrote that when Sweden joined the EU in 1995, the country had three recently independent neighboring countries on the other side of the Baltic Sea, but that the social democratic government instead focused on Islam in Europe and the Mediterranean region. According to the site, a Swedish-funded conference the following year recommended that the dialogue between Europe and the Muslim world should have a secretariat in Sweden. The site linked this to the fact that all five Swedish social democrats in the European Parliament, according to the post, voted against a strategy against Islamist entryism 30 years later. It also claimed that the background made Margot Wallström's and Morgan Johansson's attitudes toward Israel understandable and described it as hate. Ledarsidorna.se announced that an article on the subject would be published the next morning around 6:00 AM. #svpol #EU #Sverige #politik (translated)
The trial against a Ukrainian man, suspected of having participated in sabotage against gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea, has begun in Hamburg just over four years after the explosions. #NordStream #Rättegång #Säkerhet (translated)
HWL wrote that the trial regarding Nord Stream had begun in Germany. According to him, Swedish and Western politicians and experts had mainly stated in the autumn of 2022 that Vladimir Putin was behind the explosions, while objections had been dismissed as Russian propaganda. He stated that a former Ukrainian officer was on trial, suspected of involvement, and claimed that German prosecutors linked the sabotage to Ukrainian authorities and described the attack as a war crime. HWL wrote that the suspicions, if true, raised questions about Germany having provided tens of billions of euros in aid to Ukraine, which was suspected of having crippled the country's industrial backbone. #NordStream #Rättegång #Ukraina (translated)
Ledarsidorna.se criticized Magdalena Andersson's objections to the Swedish Prime Minister's security policy focus on Sweden's neighborhood and the Baltic Sea. The writer described the criticism as an echo of Sten Andersson's and Pierre Schori's time and claimed that the ideas were still deeply rooted in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The writer believed that a less vigilant stance would betray Alexander Stubb and the foreign ministries of Finland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland. As a Finnish Swede, the writer stated that they were well aware of what Russia represented and claimed that the Social Democrats and Magdalena Andersson did not reflect the Finnish and Finnish Swedish view on security policy in their spontaneous comments to Politico. The writer called for more Finnish and Finnish Swedish determination and warned that otherwise, Sweden could again become subordinate to Kremlin. #svpol #sverige #säkerhetspolitik #finlandssvensk (translated)
Researchers at Uppsala University are studying the reproductive cycle of the Baltic herring to understand how the species can survive and adapt to the changing environmental conditions in the Baltic Sea, where stocks have dramatically declined due to overfishing. #östersjösill #forskning #klimatförändringar (translated)
In a time of increased military aggression from Russia, it is crucial that the next Swedish government continues to prioritize a clear and strong foreign policy that strengthens the country's engagement in the Baltic Sea region and as a prominent NATO member. #Utrikespolitik #Nato #Sverige (translated)
The author wrote that the situation was characterized by acute security policy risks and a war in Europe, which, according to the post, required a focus on the Baltic Sea region and the ability to make security political decisions. At the same time, the author felt that the work against crime needed to continue and that the high growth should be protected. #Säkerhetspolitik #Östersjöregionen #Brottslighet #SE #EE #FI #LV #LT #PL #DK #NO (translated)
The Swedish Armed Forces are participating in a historical operation under Finnish leadership in the Gulf of Finland to monitor Finland's borders against potential threats, including drone incursions. #Försvarsmakten #Finland #Östersjön (translated)
After declaring herself the winner of the election, Andersson managed to create foreign policy uncertainty about Sweden's commitment to the Baltic Sea region during a time of war and state terrorism against our neighborhood, even before she had received a mandate for exploration. #Sverige #Utrikespolitik #Östersjöregionen #SE #EE #LV #LT (translated)
Vem splittrar? Magdalena Andersson gick ut i internationell press och angrep Ulf Kristersson för att prioritera Östersjöområdet över ”the global south”. Detta nämner Johansson och Hultqvist inte med ett ord. Två av aningslöshetens överstepräster försvarar en tredje. #politik #Östersjö #globalisering
Hyfsat ironiskt att regeringsduglighet var ett av S bärande teman i valrörelsen. S hade till och med budskapet: ”Sverige behöver en regering”. Två veckor har gått sedan oppositionen ”vann” valet. Vad har hänt sedan dess? C:s och V:s röda linjer har stärkts. S ger intrycket av att man var dåligt förberedd på regeringsbildningen. De tycks inte ens kunna samla stöd för sin talmanskandidat. Magdalena Andersson har kritiserat regeringen i internationell press för att fokusera för mycket på Östersjöregionen och för lite på det globala syd. Vårdslöst. Och oppositionen har redan hunnit bli oenig om en av den nya riksdagens första frågor: om ordet ”kvinna” ska finnas med i abortlagstiftningen. Möjligen en sakfråga som inte står i centrum för de flesta köksbordssamtal om politik runt om i landet. Samtidigt pågår en förundersökning om misstänkt valfusk i Borlänge, kopplad till ett av de partier som S behöver för att kunna bilda regering. Allt detta på två veckor. Det kommer att bli en lång höst och en lång mandatperiod för S. Ytterst står partiets regeringsduglighet på spel. #politik #Sverige #regering
