This was a really interesting story to write and learn about. Also, the new Danish government decided to apologise to those previously placed in special care.
🧠 Denmark's "Brain Collection" has been the subject of ethical debate as its samples were taken from patients with mental health conditions without their consent.
But could the 10,000 samples help find treatments or even cures for these illnesses? 👇
https://t.co/3zTJDmdcnh
Should Iceland join the EU? 🇮🇸🇪🇺
A debate fuelled by identitarian and economic concerns has divided the country. As public opinion shifts, young Icelanders are calling for more INFO on the membership process.
🔗 Read more in our latest magazine: https://t.co/sy679XL4WO.
📣 Call out for inspiring women doing inspiring things in the worlds of tech and science ✨.
If this is you and you'd be keen to be profiled for International Women's Day, please get in touch via: [email protected]
#New 🌐 Europe's golden visa market is thriving. Despite talk of reform, money laundering concerns remain - and #realestate prices are rising. 50% of those issued a #goldenvisa in Portugal since 2012 are from world’s top 30 money laundering jurisdictions: https://t.co/Ev9RKB1Vws
"While Swedish politicians have come out and condemned Paludan in unusually frank terms, they have failed to prevent a foreign-based extremist with miniscule Swedish support from potentially sabotaging Sweden's long-term military alliances." | by @savlocal https://t.co/tF5MFNfGmn
The patrol robot is designed to keep people safe on the streets, day and night, by communicating remotely with a control centre and alerting people to danger. 🚨 https://t.co/gxpzvKlNsw
The Migration Agency's General Director, Mikael Ribbenvik, spoke on SVT yesterday about the Sweden Democrat-backed government's new proposal to convert existing permanent residence permits to temporary permits. https://t.co/U1AnJBrOrf
(BREAKING) An intelligence officer at Yongsan Police Station was found dead Friday while under an investigation in connection with the deadly crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon neighborhood. (Yonhap)
#Itaewon#ItaewonCrowdCrush#yongsan
Floppy disks (or the the 'save icon' for those too young to remember them) are alive and well in California. 💾
Here's Tom Persky, the owner of arguably the world’s last bulk supplier of floppy disks, to tell you more 👇
Yesterday, 🇸🇪 and 🇩🇰 shared a joint letter with the @UN Security Council members sharing the known facts of the Nord Stream explosions ahead of today’s meeting. Important that the discussion remains fact-based. @JeppeKofod
More than 50 cities and towns in Europe have now introduced free public transport, citing climate ambitions and social equality as their primary motivators.
But is it actually working? We take a look 👇 #MobilityWeek#FreePublicTransport
https://t.co/c6m62xJ7qO
The theme of this year's European Mobility Week is 'Better connections'.
Its five pillars include:
👥 People
📍 Places
📦 Packages
🗓 Planning & Policy
Follow our coverage here, as we look to the future of sustainable mobility 👇 #MobilityWeek
Good explainer on 🇸🇪 elections for intl audience here (and my former colleagues @TheLocalSweden have further in depth coverage)
Key quote: "The SD [now Sweden's 2nd largest party] is currently by far the biggest party in the world with Nazi roots".
https://t.co/zLfgyUy6Lt