The New Year has dawned upon us, with some champagne, lentils, piglets and bangs in 2025. I had barely heard the melodies of Johann Strauss at the Vienna Festival concert, and I was struck by the news that Sweden was going on a wolf hunt to halve the endangered population. So the master plan was ripe, Ursula won her fight against the roars. The European Commission’s chief has retaliated for the loss of his favourite pony horse by pressure from members of the Berne Convention on the Protection of European Wildlife and Flora and Natural Habitats to change the status of wolves from strictly protected species to protected species. This change will take effect on March 7, 2025, but the Swedish government has already given the green light to kill five entire families. Let’s put it bluntly: the eighth most powerful country in the European Union, which generates 3.2% of the GDP of the union as an elite student, immediately got behind the boss. The homeland of moose, forests of infinite spaciousness, hastily reduces the herd of 375 individuals. Even at the cost of conservationists saying previous overhunting has made the population fragile.
Diligence is a beautiful thing, it earns recognition – this is all we can think of when we look at the attitude of one of the pearls of Scandinavia to European affairs. The country, which used to claim to be independent but inclusive, and produced rich prosperity and social networks for its citizens, was the object of desire throughout Europe for many decades. I used to go there, but I still remember the abundance, cleanliness, organization, heated streets in winter. Life was ruled by a reliable, balanced order, and the supply of shops was so rich that Eastern Europeans literally became dizzy with choice. Sweden was the first country to excel in accepting migration, and today it joined the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, EPOO, last June. He believed the statement of the Commission official: “It is in everyone’s interest for the EU to become bulletproof against corruption and fraud. Not a single euro can be put into the hands of criminals.” Our favourite, former Vice-President for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova, expressed herself in this way and the sky did not fall. It wasn’t until a little later that a police investigation into the money laundering case of Didier Reynders, another former justice commissioner who described Sweden’s accession as an important step, was launched late last year. Without wishing to be exhaustive, I can only think of the geek attitude towards us. As one of the loudest soloists in the Brussels choir, Hungary was vilified as it could fit on the tube. Why? Because they have a different opinion from the European mainstream on migration, peace and whatnot, and then they are allowed all means according to Brussels’ orders. Let’s not forget that after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Sweden immediately gave up its independence and hastily applied to join NATO. After some wrangling, he was admitted to the military alliance in early 2024 and is now frantically preparing for war.
At the end of December last year, the Associated Press reported, citing Russian sources, that Swedish funeral associations had begun acquiring land to make room for the dead of the impending world burning. Swedish media reported that authorities were preparing for up to half a million casualties in case there was a war. As if hoping for it, it’s like Stockholm syndrome. A long time ago, in 1973, the bizarre hostage drama took place, when an escaped convict (according to some reports, two) entered the building of the Sveriges Kreditbanken and took four hostages. In the horror that lasted 130 hours, the prisoners almost fell in love with the perpetrator and were more afraid of the police. It may even be that the Swedish leadership feels the same way when it takes the orders of the European Union and sees its leaders as a kind of “god of alarm”. Sweden has an official motto: “För Sverige i tiden, i.e. for Sweden – in the spirit of the times”. This may be the secret, the key to the solution. The former welfare state, like its Western European neighbours, did not know a measure as a kind of “little ball”, gained weight, swallowed everyone and is now on the verge of bursting. After a lot of good things bad usually come, says the Hungarian saying, and there may be something in it. The zeitgeist denies Christmas and Swedish identity, but there is already migrant crime and a generation of protesters. We can be glad that nowadays we do not have to listen to the thunderous, profane words of the famous young Swedish star. Greta Thunberg walked away, not being received every week by a head of state or the UN Secretary-General. Avoiding school is not even mentioned lately, she goes to university and recently has a Palestinian flag flying around her neck. Anyone who is listening will hear his latest, irrefutable statement that when thinking of Palestine, “there is no climate justice in occupied territory.” Free to decipher, this can be your daily quiz. It is even possible that a statue of stupidity will soon be erected in Sweden.
Translated and edited by Kiss Gyöngyi
