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There are concerns in the European Union that Sweden's ambitions for its presidency of the Council of the European Union won’t materialize into concrete progress

France already supports more state largesse, but Thierry Breton is now trying to win round Spain, Belgium and Poland.

Sweden holds the European Unions powerful presidency for the next six months, but there are concerns in the EU that a hard-line Swedish far right will hold back the Nordic nation in fulfilling its ambitions for the 27-nation bloc.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation with President of the European Council Charles Michel on Tuesday.

Top stories from the Russian press on Tuesday, January 10th

The European Union aims for negotiations to conclude by July on laws that will deliver its 2030 climate target. However, a contentious overhaul to fossil fuel taxes may take longer, the ambassadors of Sweden to the bloc stated on Monday (9 Januiary). The EU, which includes 27 countries, is currently negotiating around 12 laws to […]

The European Union aims to finish negotiations by July on laws to deliver its 2030 climate change target, although a contentious overhaul of fossil fuel taxes will likely take longer, Sweden's ambassadors to the bloc said on Monday. The 27-country EU is in the final stretch of negotiating roughly a dozen laws to fight global warming, and last year struck deals on most, including a 2035 ban on sales of new fossil fuel cars and a major overhaul of its carbon market.

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The Ukraine-EU summit will be held in Kyiv - this was officially confirmed by the Swedish presidency of the EU, DW reports. Earlier, the date of the upcoming summit was confirmed – February 3.

As Sweden takes on the Presidency of the European Council, an ambassador stated the country has no intentions of brokering a migration deal.