February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Christian_engström":
National: 4 Feb 12
Swedes took to the streets of Stockholm and other major cities on Saturday to protest against the ACTA anti-piracy legislation which is set to go before the Riksdag later this year.
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Science & Technology: 26 Nov 10
Three of the men behind The Pirate Bay file sharing site have had their convictions upheld by a Swedish court of appeal.
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Analysis & Opinion: 14 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Pirate Party, bidding to enter parliament for the first time.
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Politics: 18 Apr 10
Sweden's Pirate Party is shedding members rapidly as enthusiasts who signed up in conjunction with last year's high profile Pirate Bay case fail to renew their membership.
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Analysis & Opinion: 4 Aug 09
Four months after Sweden implemented a new law to crack down on internet piracy, the AFP’s Marc Preel discovers that the debate continues about the measure’s long-term implications for file sharers and copyright holders alike.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Jul 09
The European Union's wide-ranging Stockholm Programme risks further damaging citizens' hard earned privacy rights, argues Pirate Party member and libertarian commentator Henrik Alexandersson.
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Science & Technology: 25 Jun 09
Sweden's Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that the judge in the high profile Pirate Bay case was not biased, as has been claimed by lawyers representing the men behind the popular file sharing site.
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Politics: 25 Jun 09
Sweden’s Pirate Party has ended speculation about its political priorities by announcing that its newly elected member of the European Parliament plans to join the legislative body’s Greens/European Free Alliance parliamentary group.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jun 09
If tech-savvy campaigning helped power Barack Obama to the White House, the election of Sweden's Pirate Party in Europe signals that internet and related privacy issues are political drivers for young voters, writes AFP's Marc Preel
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Politics: 8 Jun 09
Alf Svensson, the former leader of the Christian Democrats, and Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, the wife of the Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, appear set to claim seats in the EU parliament at the expense of their party colleagues.
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Politics: 8 Jun 09
With more than seven percent of the vote Sweden's Pirate Party became the latest party to rock the political establishment in an EU Parliament election.
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Science & Technology: 15 May 09
Internet service providers (ISPs) in Sweden will be forced to store customer data for at least six months starting in 2010, according to a new proposal from the government.
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Science & Technology: 4 May 09
A clear majority of the Swedish candidates seeking election to the EU parliament are against the IPRED copyright law, arguing that EU countries have gone too far in the hunt for file-sharers.
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Politics: 30 Apr 09
A new poll shows the Pirate Party may soon be representing Sweden in the European Parliament, as it rides a wave of popular support in the wake of the guilty verdict in The Pirate Bay trial.
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Science & Technology: 17 Apr 09
The jail sentences for founders of The Pirate Bay have been welcomed by the entertainment industry, but some experts question what difference it will make.
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Politics: 14 Nov 08
Debate in Sweden is growing ever hotter over a proposed law that will make it easier for law enforcement to track down those suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material from the internet.
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Science & Technology: 7 Nov 08
A proposed measure to combat illegal file sharing may subject Sweden’s government to a storm of protests similar to the one generated by the signals intelligence law earlier this year.
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Politics: 19 Jun 08
Sweden's Pirate Party has said it will take the country to the European Court of Human Rights in a bid to overturn a far-reaching new eavesdropping law.
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National: 2 Oct 06
The first Swede to be convicted of illegal file sharing has been cleared by an appeal court in Stockholm. It is difficult to predict the consequences of this ruling, says the prosecutor.
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Politics: 29 Sep 06
Sweden's Pirate Party says it will coordinate copycat parties around Europe in an attempt to win seats in the EU Parliament in the 2009 elections. "It is a realistic goal," the party's vice chairman tells The Local.
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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