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• The German leisure carrier will launch a new daily service between Stuttgart and Dubai and add a second daily flight between Berlin and Dubai. Aviation Week Network
• Zotefoams - a world leader in supercritical foams - is making its debut at The Battery Show Europe at Messe Stuttgart, Germany where it will be showcasing its high purity and lightweight materials for various applications in battery packs. Zotefoams
• The Battery Show Europe 2025 is set to return to Messe Stuttgart, Germany, from June 3-5 - and Amphenol will be there at Booth 10-B 70, showcasing next-generation interconnect technologies that power the future of electrification. Amphenol Industrial Operations
• The University of Stuttgart developed a pavilion using biocomposite materials from flax, showcasing the architectural potential of biomaterials. MataBioengineering.com
• City Centers: Urban areas like Berlin, Munich, and Stuttgart will prohibit diesel cars that do not meet Euro 6 standards from entering central zones. GermanyExpats
• SSB will no longer be purchasing diesel buses: from 2027, it intends to operate in the city center of Stuttgart exclusively with emission-free buses, and from 2035 to be climate neutral across the entire Stuttgart bus network. Sustainable Bus
• The SSB will no longer purchase diesel buses: From 2027, it plans to serve Stuttgart's city center exclusively with zero-emission buses, and from 2035, it will operate the entire Stuttgart bus network in a climate-neutral manner. HydrogenWire
• In a collaboration between the city of Stuttgart and Porsche AG, the innovative use of digital technology with existing infrastructure is intended to identify opportunities for improving traffic quality and reducing emissions. Charta digitale Vernetzung
• Ankara had delayed its approval of Sweden's NATO membership for more than a year, ostensibly because it believed Stockholm did not take Turkey's national security concerns seriously enough, including its fight against Kurdish fighters and other groups it considers to be security threats. Al Jazeera
• In Snabbsam, the environmental zone planned for central Stockholm will be used both as an engine and a window of opportunity in the pursuit of an efficient and emission-free transport system. News Powered by Cision
• Stockholm, Sweden: Stockholm aspires to be completely free of fossil fuels by 2040, and Swedevia leads as the world's first airport manager to achieve fully fossil fuel-free operations. Motorblog Uruguay
• Erdogan has delayed ratification of Sweden's membership over accusations that Stockholm of being too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups his country considers to be security threats. The Washington Post
• Recent Quran-burnings by anti-Islam activists in Copenhagen and Stockholm have sparked angry protests in several Muslim countries and increased the terrorist threat against the two Scandinavian countries. Middle East Forum
• Atrium Ljungberg plans to build the world's largest wooden city in Stockholm, with construction starting in 2025 and the first buildings anticipated to be ready by 2027. The Futures
• Sweden had hoped to become the 32nd member of the alliance in Vilnius but Turkey continues to block its accession, accusing Stockholm of harbouring members of militant groups on its territory and saying it must crack down on them before being allowed to join NATO. Reuters
• Real estate developer Atrium Ljungberg has announced plans to build the world's largest wooden city, which will be constructed in Sweden's capital, Stockholm, from 2025. CNN
• Stockholm Wood City will be built in Sickla, an area in the south of the Swedish capital. The Economist
• Ankara will not approve Stockholm's membership over anti-Turkish protests involving PKK supporters that recently took place in Sweden. Antiwar.com
• The Stuttgart 21 project will completely reorganise the Stuttgart rail junction by constructing four new stations, 57 km of new railway track to accommodate trains with speeds of up to 250 km/h, 59 km of tunnel tubes, 16 tunnels and culverts and 44 bridges. Railway Technology
• The University of Stuttgart researchers recently developed a new process to make solar cells with perovskites-advanced crystalline materials with the potential to revolutionize solar technology. Tech Xplore
• Soft robots, medical devices and implants, and next-generation drug delivery methods could soon be guided with magnetism - thanks to a metal-free magnetic gel developed by researchers at the University of Michigan and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany. ScienceDaily

Last updated: 26 June 2025