Comparison with European monarchies is not always straight forward but the UK royal family seems to receive generous public funding, £99.9m. It is around £42m in Norway £52m in the Netherlands £18m in Denmark £13.5m in Sweden £7.1m in Spain Zero in Liechtenstein Good value for money, or not?
Scylla announced Team Sweden for OWC26, identifying himself as captain and listing trumpatino69, MrNeasel, Lantis, rngdle, Fejlan, Timpower, and Zever. They wished the team good luck. #OWC26 #TeamSweden #GLHF (translated)
The author described Turkey as a vital NATO member but argued that Ankara’s course had repeatedly weakened the Western alliance. They framed the past five years as involving 15 strategic failures, citing the blocking of Sweden’s NATO accession, Turkey’s retention of Russian S-400 systems and loss of the F-35, and its refusal to align fully with sanctions. https://t.co/a1WmhqHbu0 #Türkiye #NATO #Diplomasi #TR #SE #RU #US
The Vännäs MK association has been affected by a long wait for payments from Rally Sweden for the work during the World Championship rally, and is now worried about the future and the possibility of advance payments for next year's rally. #RallySweden #VännäsMK #Bilsport (translated)
The author welcomed Elbit’s planned opening of its first European production centre for laser warning systems in Gothenburg, describing it as their former hometown and saying it would create more than 100 jobs. They said the move showed Israeli innovation was choosing Gothenburg despite calls in Europe to isolate Israel. #Gothenburg #Israel #Innovation #IL #SE
The author wrote that Sweden’s Social Democrats and Magdalena Andersson had celebrated what they called an election victory with cake and congratulations from the S&D Group in the European Parliament. The author said Andersson had failed to secure a government deal and was expected to be voted down on Thursday. #Sverige #politics #Valresultat #SE #EU
The author said a man was the first to benefit from Sweden’s gender self-identification law, which had been in force for one year, and congratulated him while thanking the Swedish politicians who voted for it. #Jämställdhet #Könsidentitet #Sverige #SE
The author said Sweden stood in full solidarity with the UK and strongly condemned hostile activities by Iran or any other state directed against Sweden or its allies and partners. https://t.co/WyNCxZGIAM #Sweden #Solidarity #Iran #SE #GB #IR
British Conservatives: "Russia has disgracefully interfered in politics in France, Germany, Sweden, Hungary, Moldova, Romania and invaded Ukraine. They even meddled in the US elections." Also British Conservatives: "What? Russia! Interfere in Brexit? Ridiculous! Just a tired old conspiracy theory."
A match in Sweden had featured 11 second-half goals. Brommapojkarna led AIK 5-1 by the 70th minute, but AIK scored four times to make it 5-5 in 90+8. Brommapojkarna then scored in 90+9 to win 6-5, according to the account. https://t.co/iChQqW2Ups #Fotboll #Allsvenskan #Matchrapport (translated)
The author said Sweden had strongly condemned Russia’s attacks on civilians in Ukraine, including a strike the previous day on two public buses in Kramatorsk. They wrote that at least 85 civilians, including children, had been killed in recent days and said their thoughts were with the victims. #Ukraine #Russia #CivilianSafety #SE #RU #UA
The author said Sweden regretted the US decision to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court. They added that Sweden and the EU stood firmly behind the court and its role in holding perpetrators accountable and securing justice for victims of the most serious crimes. #ICC #Sweden #EU #SE #US #EU
The Swedish Government strongly condemned the recent Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, saying they had claimed innocent lives. It said the attacks were unacceptable and must stop, and expressed sympathy for the families of those killed. #Sweden #Riyadh #HouthiAttacks #SE #SA
The author argued that the West was losing confidence in its civilisation, with national pride treated as sinful, history as shameful and sovereignty as something to give up. They said Marco Rubio had voiced what Europe’s political elites would not acknowledge and referred to what they described as a “deafening silence” from Sweden. #Civilization #NationalPride #Sovereignty #SE
The author wrote that Sweden would join NATO’s annual Steadfast Noon exercise in Italy from 13 October, with JAS 39 Gripen fighter aircraft and Swedish Armed Forces personnel. They said the participation would strengthen the Alliance’s readiness and security. https://t.co/XcznJqu65v #NATO #Defence #Security #SE #IT
The Swedish Motorsports Federation, owner of Rally Sweden, is being investigated by the Swedish Sports Confederation for suspected fraudulent invoices and financial problems that threaten their operations. #RallySweden #Bilsportförbundet #Riksidrottsförbundet (translated)
The author thanked people for their messages of support over the past few days and said they were now safe in Sweden. They described the experience as difficult and said they planned to continue working on digital security, privacy and human rights. #DigitalSecurity #Privacy #HumanRights #SE
The author said Russia had repeatedly sought to undermine support for Ukraine and violated Allied airspace, and that Sweden was strengthening its contribution on NATO’s eastern flank. They described support for Ukraine and strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defence as closely connected tasks. #Ukraine #NATO #Sweden #RU #UA #SE #NATO
The author described Poland as a close ally of Sweden and said protecting military and civilian support routes to Ukraine was a priority. Sweden intended to deploy a Patriot air defence unit from December to help safeguard NATO’s logistics hub in Poland and keep that support moving, the author wrote. https://t.co/iazUp8X8bP #Polska #Szwecja #Ukraina #PL #SE #UA #NATO
RUTH compared Viktor Gyökeres playing for Sweden with his time at Arsenal. https://t.co/vlLwh6T1R7 #Fotboll #Sverige #Arsenal (translated)
