Annika Ström Melin
After 15 years spent working for Swedish public radio and the Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS), journalist Annika Ström Melin joined the staff of Dagens Nyheter where she is now a specialist writer on European issues.
In opening up the prospect of accession to several candidate countries, the European Commissioner for Enlargement means to put on a show of optimism. But it only reinforces the impression that Europe doesn’t know where it’s going, writes the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter. 
The arrest of the WikiLeaks’ founder in London on the basis of a warrant issued by Swedish authorities will serve as a test of new cross-border procedures to fight crime in the EU. But do these procedures do enough to safeguard citizens’ rights? 
Sweden's EU Presidency will mainly be remembered for the final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, but Fredrik Reinfeldt and his team also made progress on more low-profile technical issues. Dagens Nyheter presents an inventory of the achievements of what it deems to be a globally positive six-month term in office.