Sweden Financial News

26.01 / 10:47

COST UPS VISA Buy now, pay later firm Klarna launches physical card in the UK

LONDON — Swedish fintech firm Klarna is embedding its «buy now, pay later» service into a physical card in the U.K.

24.01 / 16:16

Provident BLOCK Digital Platform Metabloxz, The bridge between Digital and Physical, Enters into Partnership with GamesPad

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23.01 / 20:27

COST BTC Bitcoin Power regulatory Post-regulatory crackdowns, power grid outages, here’s where Bitcoin mining is heading

Erik Thedéen, the Vice-chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, recently recommended a ban on proof-of-work mining in the EU. Citing its impact on Sweden, he stated,

22.01 / 21:15

Protest COVID-19 Vaccine COVID-19 vaccine passport protests in Europe draw thousands of people

Thousands of people gathered in European capitals Saturday to protest vaccine passports and other requirements governments have imposed in hopes of ending the coronavirus pandemic.

19.01 / 15:09

cryptocurrency European Union Bitcoin EU regulator calls for a ban on proof of work Bitcoin mining to save renewable energy

The European Union should ban the energy-intensive system used to mine Bitcoin, one of the bloc's leading financial regulators has said.

19.01 / 15:02

Bitcoin Regulation Bitcoin EU securities regulator calls for proof-of-work crypto mining ban

Erik Thedéen, the vice-chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority has raised concerns over the growing use of renewable energy for Bitcoin mining.

19.01 / 12:17

Ban proof-of-work Bitcoin Proof-of-Hypocrisy: Securities Regulator Calls for Bitcoin Mining Ban in EU, Promotes PoS

A leading EU financial regulator wants the union to “ban” proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining and force tokens into proof-of-stake (PoS) paradigms, while the EU itself and the traditional finance sector are reportedly less environment-friendly than Bitcoin (BTC) when it comes to electricity consumption.

18.01 / 11:11

Anti-abortion MEP Roberta Metsola favourite for European Parliament presidency

Anti-abortion MEP Roberta Metsola is the favourite to succeed David Sassoli as the European Parliament president.

18.01 / 10:07

safe Ultra-safe Austria grapples with femicides as 31 women were killed in 2021

More women than men were murdered in Austria last year, a rare occurrence in European Union member states, as the country begins to grapple with its femicide problem.

18.01 / 09:01

Grandstanding fears as Norwegian mass killer seeks parole

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik goes to court, Tuesday, after 10 years behind bars, claiming he is no longer a danger to society and attempting to get an early release from his 21-year sentence.

18.01 / 00:13

Channel migrants: UK confirms plan to use military to limit small boat crossings from France

Boris Johnson's government has confirmed reports that it is planning to involve the military in operations in the English Channel to try to limit the number of migrant crossings in small boats.

17.01 / 23:09

stars foreign Foreign sports stars must be vaccinated to compete in France, says minister

Professional athletes will have to be vaccinated or recently recovered from COVID to participate in competitions in France, the health minister stressed, a month ahead of the Six Nations rugby tournament.

17.01 / 22:31

EU leaders remember David Sassoli's 'ideals' and 'kindness' in tribute

EU leaders paid tribute to the late President of the European Parliament David Sassoli on Monday, hailing his kindness, humility, ideals, and devotion to Europe.

17.01 / 22:31

Kyiv Russian denies looking for pretext to invade Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected US allegations that Russia is preparing a pretext to invade Ukraine, dismissing the claim as “total disinformation.”

04.01 / 23:39

NATO foreign NATO to hold special foreign ministers meeting over Ukraine tensions

NATO says it will hold a virtual meeting of foreign ministers on Friday to assess the situation in Ukraine and upcoming talks with Russia.

04.01 / 23:39

Environment France breaks another COVID-19 record with over 271,000 cases in 24 hours

France reported 271,686 daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, a new record as the new Omicron variant continued to spread throughout the country.

04.01 / 21:37

Europe President restrictions COVID in Europe: No new restrictions in UK despite 218,000 daily cases

Europe is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases — here is our summary of the measures being taken across the continent.

04.01 / 21:15

Court President Lawyers Prince Andrew's lawyers ask New York court to throw out sex abuse claims

Lawyers for the UK's Prince Andrew have asked a US court to throw out sexual assault accusations made by a woman who claims she was trafficked to the British royal by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

04.01 / 21:11

Environment President How a technical rulebook unleashed a political storm over EU green energy

Europe has entered a new year and a fresh political storm is already raging across the continent.

04.01 / 20:25

business Environment Swedish first as mother accused of letting son, 12, become child soldier in Syria

Sweden will prosecute a 49-year-old woman suspected of a war crime and breaking international law for allegedly bringing her 12-year-old son to fight in Syria in 2013.

16.12 / 10:08

Health EU leaders to discuss booster jabs, energy prices and Russian aggression at council summit

EU leaders are back in Brussels for a one-day European summit with a busy agenda that promises discussions around booster shots, energy prices, migration routes and Russia's military build-up along the Ukraine border.

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