Over 1,800 migrant children have disappeared in Sweden
A report suggests that children run away because their asylum claims have been rejected, and they don’t want to be deported.
Focus
Sweden checked on-road emissions long before Dieselgate
Unlike most EU member states, the Swedish Transport Agency took cars on the road for emissions testing. The difference? Swedish car buyers pay a €5 tax.
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News in Brief
- Cyprus leaders aim for map agreement
- New three-party centre-left government in Estonia
- New three-party government in Denmark
- Support for the EU on the rise
- Brussels to name public space after murdered UK MP Jo Cox
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- No voters in Dutch Ukraine referendum 'not anti-EU'
- EU states give conditional approval to visa-free travel for Ukraine
Feature
How Denmark led the way on 'sin taxes'
Denmark ditched their fat tax and cut levies on beer, but Danes still furnish health campaigners with the bulk of their evidence for "sin taxes" on unhealthy food and drink.
Nordic states want more say in Europe
Proposal to set up a joint office in Brussels to be voted on at the Nordic Council this week.
Iceland Pirate party election gains but short of expectations
Icelandic elections over the weekend proved a testing ground against the traditional party system.
Nordic states want EU decision on Russia pipeline
Nordic states have joined Poland and others in calling for an EU-level decision on Nord Stream 2 - Russia's divisive gas pipeline.
Analysis
Iceland's not-so-quiet revolution
In the space of three years, Iceland's main parties have seen their vote decimated, and new parties may well take almost half the electorate in Saturday's election.
Poland presses EU on Russian gas pipeline
Poland is putting pressure on the European Commission to rule whether a new Russian gas pipeline conforms with EU law.
Copenhagen harbour swimming
Copenhagen harbour, like many of its kind, used to stink of oil and garbage. Now, people swim in canals around the parliament, passing shoals of fish and jellyfish.
Student villages on the water
Students will soon be able to move into converted shipping containers in Gothenburg. Architects hope to spread their idea of cheap, waterside living across Europe.
Opinion
Sweden and Finland can be world-leading bioeconomies
Long-term policies will strengthen our competitiveness and create more jobs, while combating climate change in the long run.
Finland calls for 'pragmatic' EU defence
Finland’s plan for EU defence integration, presented to ministers today, goes less far than Italian or French “visions”, while quietly designating Russia as a threat.
MEPs urge Sweden to end border checks
MEPs have urged Sweden to end border checks with Denmark and to take better care of unaccompanied refugee children.
Denmark leads Ukraine anti-corruption drive
The EU has unveiled an anti-corruption scheme for Ukraine, amid concerns that its officials and lawmakers are undermining a key reform in the fight against villainy.
Facebook censors Norway's PM
The US company is accused of censorship after it deleted an iconic Vietnam War photo and removed criticism it received over the decision. Norway's prime minister was not spared.
Sweden woos Morocco on street children
The Swedish foreign minister went to Rabat to save a readmission deal which critics say has failed. A Moroccan minister's remarks to EUobserver show that a solution is far away.
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Sweden mulls ban on begging
The government will study restrictions currently in place in the other Nordic countries.
Opinion
The Nansen passport – an old solution for today's refugees
The reintroduction of the Nansen passport – in the form of an EU-wide ID card for refugees guaranteeing asylum – could form the legal solution for the status of refugees.
Putin promises Finland to reduce Baltic tensions
Putin told Finland he would aim to reduce Baltic tensions at Nato council, but warned Finland not to join the alliance.
Brexit kan endre Norges forhold til EU
Norge følger nøye med hva på som skjer i forholdet EU og UK, fordi dette kan få konsekvenser for Norges forhold til EU.
Brexit may alter Norway’s relationship with the EU
Norway is following unfolding events in UK-EU relations very closely. A change here could have an impact on Norway’s relationship with the European Union.
Swedish crackdown targets migrant families
Bill designed to reduce number of asylum seekers, even though the numbers have fallen sharply anyway. Charities said it would put more children at risk.
Danish-Swedish border checks cause stress, delays
Number of people going by train between Denmark and Sweden dropped 12 percent since Sweden introduced anti-migrant ID controls. After 60 years of Nordic free travel, people hate the scheme.
Finland and Sweden to join Nato summit dinner
Finnish and Swedish heads will join a Nato "working dinner" at the summit in Poland, as the non-aligned states forge closer ties with the defence alliance.
More Danes want referendum on EU membership
Forty two percent of Danes want a UK-type referendum on EU membership, up five points on three months ago. "It would be an extremely bad idea", one leading party said.
Nord Stream 2: Business unusual
Neither sanctions, EU law nor politics can stop the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from being built, its small army of European lobbyists has said.
Danish MPs warn firms not to trade with Western Sahara
MPs worried that Morocco's occupation is getting worse even as EU countries strengthen ties with Rabat.
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