Macron: “It is not Russia’s Decision to Accept or Reject” Foreign Contingents in Ukraine #Ukraine #USA #UK #EU #Europe #Czechia #Poland #Lithuania #Latvia #Estonia #Germany #France #Austria #Hungary #Romania #Slovakia #Japan #Taiwan #Australia #Switzerland #Canada #Italy #Ireland #Netherlands #Finland #Sweden #Denmark #Iceland #Norway #Spain #NATO #RussiaIsATerroristState https://united24media.com/latest-news/macron-it-is-not-russias-decision-to-accept-or-reject-foreign-contingents-in-ukraine-6772

Life without money in your pocket is not the utopia Sweden hoped; https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/16/sweden-cash-digital-payments-electronic-banking-security

'Sweden is not the only Nordic country backpedalling on plans for a cashless society. Last year Norway, which has a popular equivalent to Swish called Vipps MobilePay, brought in legislation that means retailers can be fined or sanctioned if they will not accept cash. The government has also recommended that citizens “keep some cash on hand due to the vulnerabilities of digital payment solutions to cyber-attacks”.

Norway’s former justice and emergencies minister Emilie Mehl put it in clear terms: “If no one pays with cash and no one accepts cash, cash will no longer be a real emergency solution once the crisis is upon us.”

Ultimately, when it comes to emergency planning, the world’s two most cashless societies are still banking on cash.'

Carl Lundstrom, Who Financed the Pirate Bay, Dies in Plane Crash - Mr. Lundstrom was a supporter of far-right causes and, at one point, an unsuccessful cand... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/world/europe/carl-lundstrom-dead-pirate-bay.html #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #copyrightsandcopyrightviolations #right-wingextremismandalt-right #computerandvideogames #deaths(fatalities) #lundstromcarl #piratebay #slovenia #sweden

Sweden risks missing carbon neutrality goals: OECD

Sweden might fail to meet its and the EU's carbon neutrality targets after recent environmental policy shifts, Barron’s reported citing the OECD.

https://azertag.az/en/xeber/sweden_risks_missing_carbon_neutrality_goals_oecd-3460907

Swedish Pirate Bay backer Carl Lundström dies in Slovenia plane crash.

Swedish entrepreneur and early backer of file-sharing website The Pirate Bay, Carl Lundström, died in a plane crash involving his own private aeroplane in Slovenian mountains on Monday.

The right-wing party Alternative for Sweden, for which Lundström ran in the 2021 elections, confirmed his death on Tuesday.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250312-swedish-pirate-bay-backer-carl-lundstrom-dies-in-slovenia-plane-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Swedish Armed Forces: “Use #Signal to defend against interception of calls & messages”

https://tuta.com/blog/swedish-armed-forces-require-signal-encrypted-messages

Swedish climate activists 'treated as criminals', UN expert warns

The United Nations special rapporteur on environmental defenders has expressed concern that Sweden was treating its climate activists like "criminals", following a two-day visit to the country

https://www.thelocal.se/20250306/swedish-climate-activists-treated-as-criminals-un-expert-warns