Sweden, Baltic Sea

Sweden rejects Baltic Sea wind farms, citing defence concerns
Sweden has rejected applications to build 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to defence concerns, while giving the go-ahead to one on its west coast, the government said on Monday.
Sweden rejects 13 offshore wind farm applications in Baltic Sea
Sweden has rejected 13 applications for offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, south of the Sea of Åland, citing defence interests.
Sweden Rejects Baltic Offshore Wind Projects Due to National Security Risks
Sweden has rejected plans for 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to concerns about potential risks to national security.
Swedish defence concerns over Baltic Sea wind farms can be addressed, says Orsted CEO
The offshore wind industry has solutions that would address Swedish defence concerns, the CEO of renewable energy group Orsted said on Tuesday, after Sweden rejected applications to build 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.
Baltic Sea quotas set for 2025; NGOs voice concerns
For Bothnian herring, western herring, central herring, and Riga herring, the council agreed to 2025 TACs of 66,446 metric tons (MT), 788 MT (bycatch only), 83,881 MT, and 41,635 MT, respectively. The eastern and western cod bycatch-only TACs are 430 MT and 266 MT, respectively, while the plaice TAC remains the same as 2024 at 11,313 MT.
Sweden Blocks 13 Offshore Wind Farms Over Defence Concerns
Sweden's government said on Monday it was blocking the construction of 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea, after the country's military said they could negatively impact defence capabilities.
A NATO country rejected offshore wind farms it said could slow its response to a Russian missile attack
Sweden has dropped plans for 13 wind farms in the Baltic Sea over security concerns. Wind turbines could slow its missile ...
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Fury and confusion as massive offshore wind projects sunk over Russia fears
Developers say Sweden failed to follow example of other Nato nations as industry demands meeting to 'better understand' ...
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Europe, Without Waiting for Trump or Harris, Is Increasingly Standing Up to Russia
Europeans, no matter what happens in the American election, will be investing billions of euros along an 1,800 mile line ...
Medieval coin — minted in Middle East — found under noble’s manor in Poland. See it
Dirhams are made of silver, a precious metal, and could sometimes be cut into near-microscopic pieces, Grzegorz Kurka, ...
Finland detects satellite navigation jamming and spoofing in Baltic Sea
Finland's Coast Guard said it has detected constant disturbances to satellite navigation signals in the Baltic Sea since ...
NATO Launches Command Control Center in Baltic Sea
A NATO naval headquarters has been officially opened in Germany to beef up the alliance's supervision of the Baltic Sea in ...
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Russia’s Crude Shipments Slump on Lower Arctic, Black Sea Flows
The oil tanker Turbo Voyager, laden with Russian crude, passes the BBC Lisbon general cargo vessel in Denmark’s Great Belt. Russia shipped 3.32 million barrels a day of crude in the four weeks to Nov.
Russian oil tankers threaten Baltic Sea environment
Since Russia's war on Ukraine began in 2022, more than a thousand Russian oil tankers have passed through the Baltic Sea.