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Swedes' anti-gay flyers not free speech: court

Society: 9 Feb 12
Sweden’s Supreme Court was right to convict four men of hate crimes for distributing "offensive" homophobic flyers at a school, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. READ »

US ISPs block hacker probes: Swedish police

Business & Money: 7 Feb 12
The Swedish National Police Board has called for new international laws to catch hackers on the internet, after US internet service providers refused to divulge information on the weekend's attack on government websites. READ »

Extradition bid 'not a human rights violation'

National: 2 Feb 12
Sweden's efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face sex crimes accusations is not a breach of his human rights, lawyers told the UK Supreme Court on Thursday. READ »

Extradition 'undermines' legal principles: lawyer

National: 1 Feb 12
Julian Assange, head of WikiLeaks, appeared before the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday, starting the new leg in his battle against extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations. READ »

Assange win would have 'profound' effects

Analysis & Opinion: 31 Jan 12
Julian Assange appears before the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday to fight extradition to Sweden to face sex crimes accusations. If the WikiLeaks founder's appeal succeeds, the effects would be “profound”, according to one expert. READ »

'Systembolaget behind wine club police report'

Business & Money: 21 Nov 11
Sweden’s state-run alcohol monopoly Systembolaget has been accused of having had a hand in a police report filed by the IOGT-NTO temperance society against a group of wine clubs offering home delivery. READ »

EU court comment 'positive' for file-sharers

Business & Money: 17 Nov 11
Comments from a European court official on a Swedish court case regarding the release of customer details by internet service providers should be welcome news for file-sharers, according to some Swedish researchers. READ »

Making fun of slavery belittles black people

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Nov 11
The dropping of a hate speech case against students who staged a "slave auction" at Lund University clears the way for racists and contravenes Swedish human rights commitments, representatives from anti-racism groups argue. READ »

Sweden 'not wrong' to okay genocide suspect extradition: court

National: 27 Oct 11
Sweden's decision to extradite a Rwandan national facing war crimes allegations in his home country is not against the European convention, according to the European Court of Human Rights. READ »

Last minute reprieve for 90-year-old deportee

Society: 18 Oct 11
90-year-old Ganna Chyzhevska's imminent deportation to the Ukraine was stopped last minute by the European Court of Human Rights, pending a new review of the nonagenarian’s case. READ »

Sweden trying to 'trick' EU on wolf hunt

Politics: 23 Aug 11
A recent government decision to temporarily halt Sweden's licensed wolf hunt is nothing more than an attempt to fool the European Commission, environmental organisations claimed on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden releases Rwanda genocide suspect

National: 28 Jul 11
A Rwandan genocide suspect, who has been held in Sweden without trial since July 2008 should be set free, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. READ »

EU steps up legal threats over Sweden's wolf hunt

Science & Technology: 17 Jun 11
The European Commission on Thursday renewed its cricism of Sweden's wolf policy, giving the country two months to take steps to "protect endangered wolves" of face a hearing at the European Court of Justice. READ »

Swedish hunters slam wolf population proposal

National: 11 Apr 11
Swedish hunters have slammed a proposal that the Swedish wolf population needs to more than double in order to be viable, forwarded on Monday by the head of a government inquiry into the matter. READ »

Sweden to fight EU ruling on VAT for non-profit groups

Business & Money: 31 Mar 11
The Swedish government has announced that it is to "fight all the way" against an EU Commission ruling to reject an application to restrict the levy of VAT payable by non-profit groups. READ »

Sweden replies to EU wolf hunt reprimand

Politics: 29 Mar 11
Sweden's environment minister has responded to European Commission criticism for allowing a recent cull of the country's wolf population, saying that the hunt was needed to boost acceptance of the animal. READ »

Sweden slammed over EU oceans directive

Politics: 21 Mar 11
Swedish Greenpeace experts have accused the Swedish government of breaking European law as the government after failing to implement safeguards against the exploitation of the seas. READ »

Sweden delays data directive decision

Politics: 16 Mar 11
The Riksdag has decided to postpone the vote on the controversial EU data retention directive, following a stay of proceedings called for by members of the opposition. READ »

Swedish hunters fail to fill wolf quota

National: 16 Feb 11
Despite the odds in their favour, an estimated 6,000 Swedish hunters weren't enough to shoot the 20 wolves authorised to be killed in Sweden's controversial wolf hunt, which ended on Tuesday. READ »

EU acts to stop Swedish wolf hunt

Politics: 27 Jan 11
The European Commission on Thursday formally reported Sweden’s wolf hunt for violating European Union environmental laws. Sweden’s environment minister said that the hunt would nevertheless continue. READ »

Bildt WikiLeak 'troublesome' if true: MP

Politics: 21 Jan 11
A Green Party member is considering reporting Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Migration Minister Tobias Billström to a parliamentary committee following a WikiLeak exposing statements that they made in 2007 about Iraqi refugees. READ »

70 protesters against Iraqi expulsions arrested

National: 18 Jan 11
Police have arrested about 70 demonstrators who gathered outside the Swedish National Migration Board's (Migrationsverket) offices south of Gothenburg to prevent a group of Iraqis from being deported on Wednesday. READ »

Iraq calls on Sweden to halt forced deportations

National: 9 Jan 11
Iraq wants to put a stop to the forced deportation of Iraqis from Sweden after their asylum claims are rejected, but Sweden’s migration minister sees no reason to adjust the practice. READ »

Sweden slammed for new Iraqi deportations

National: 19 Dec 10
The United Nations and Council of Europe have expressed concerns about Sweden’s decision to resume the deportation of Iraqis. READ »

Sweden to stop asylum expulsions to Greece

Politics: 10 Dec 10
Sweden's refusal of entry of asylum seekers from Greece violates the alien act, the country's migration court of appeal has ruled, ordering an end to Swedish expulsions to the Mediterranean country. READ »

Sweden gets all-clear for Iraq deportations

National: 25 Nov 10
Sweden can resume deportations to Iraq, the migration authority has announced, following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights to lift its suspension. READ »

Sweden stops plane of deported Iraqis

National: 17 Nov 10
A flight carrying deported Iraqi asylum seekers from Sweden back to Iraq has been cancelled following a request from the European Court of Human Rights that Sweden delay around 150 forced deportations. READ »

Sweden rejects Rwandan genocide suspect release

Politics: 4 Nov 10
A Rwandan genocide suspect, who has been held in Sweden without trial since July 2008, is to remain in protective custody, the Swedish Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, rejecting his request for release. READ »

Sweden ends asylum seeker returns to Greece

National: 3 Nov 10
Sweden announced on Tuesday that it has stopped sending asylum seekers back to Greece, due to a "deteriorating" situation for the country's immigration system. READ »

Prof's privacy appeal denied by Euro court

Education: 2 Nov 10
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a Swedish court decision to fine a former Swedish university department head for barring access to and later destroying research material. READ »

Sweden to extend police powers on data access

Science & Technology: 27 Oct 10
The Swedish government wants to extend the powers of police and prosecutors to access personal details from internet service providers in cases of less serious offences such as file sharing and libel. READ »

Sweden 'legally bound' to seek Dawit Isaak release

National: 19 Oct 10
Lawyers and activists argued on Monday that Sweden and the EU are legally bound to work harder to secure the release of Dawit Isaak, an Eritrean-Swedish journalist who has been held in Asmara for nearly a decade without trial. READ »

Anti-piracy law test case sent to EU court

National: 16 Sep 10
The first case tried since the passage of Sweden's anti-file sharing law in April 2009 is heading for the EU Court of Justice after a decision by the Supreme Court. READ »

Ryanair dispute heads to Swedish Supreme Court

National: 14 Sep 10
A couple from Linköping in central Sweden who were marooned in Brussels after Ryanair cancelled their flight home will have their case heard by Sweden’s highest court. READ »

EU court backs ban on online gambling ads

National: 9 Jul 10
Sweden's ban on the advertising of online gambling on the grounds of public order was give the backing of Europe's top court on Thursday after two Swedish newspapers challenged fines for publishing gambling ads. READ »

Swedish ISP seeks EU file sharing ruling

Business & Money: 30 Jun 10
Swedish broadband operator Comhem wants a district court to seek the advice of the EU Court of Justice over an anti-file sharing law (Ipred) case, after the Supreme Court indicated that a test case was destined for the EU Court. READ »

Anti-piracy law test case 'on its way' to EU Court

Science & Technology: 4 Jun 10
The first case tried since the passage of Sweden's anti-file sharing law in April 2009 looks destined for the EU Court of Justice after a decision by the Supreme Court. READ »

Långholmen wins opt-out on 'Swedish player' rule

Sport: 25 Mar 10
In a decision with some parallels to the landmark Bosman ruling, the Swedish Football Association has granted The Local's partner football club Långholmen FC a dispensation from regulations requiring a quota of Sweden-bred players. READ »

Euro court warns Sweden over Iran deportation

National: 10 Mar 10
The European Court of Human Rights has told Sweden that it will breach its humanitarian obligations if it deports an Iranian asylum seeker, saying his claims of past torture appeared to be true. READ »

Sweden slammed over sexual violence inaction

Society: 8 Mar 10
Sweden and its Nordic neighbours have been slammed by human rights group Amnesty International for failing to combat sexual violence, a new report shows. READ »

Hemp farmer wins state pay out

Society: 26 Feb 10
A hemp farmer in Halland in western Sweden has won a court ruling stating that his crop was illegally seized by the Swedish state. The man has been awarded 10,000 kronor compensation after his ten year legal battle. READ »

Justice Minister reluctant to store data

National: 4 Feb 10
The European Court of Justice has told Sweden that it must implement a 2006 measure requiring telecom operators to store information about their customers’ phone calls and emails. But Justice Minister Beatrice Ask remains sceptical. READ »

Unions ordered to pay for Vaxholm blockade

Business & Money: 2 Dec 09
Two Swedish trade unions have been ordered to pay 2.7 million kronor ($392,000) to a Latvian construction company whose 2004 project in Vaxholm in eastern Sweden was interrupted by a union blockade. READ »

Sweden presents new law on collective wage agreements

Business & Money: 8 Oct 09
Sweden on Thursday presented new legislation to update conditions for foreigners working temporarily in Sweden for a foreign company following a European court’s ruling against a Swedish union in a landmark wage-dumping dispute. READ »

European court halts childrens' deportation

National: 6 Aug 09
The European Court of Human Rights has temporarily prevented the deportation of four Serbian children from Sweden after their mother was sentenced to eight years in prison. READ »

European court halts Rwandan genocide suspect extradition

Politics: 16 Jul 09
Sweden has delayed plans to extradite a Rwandan genocide suspected following an appeal by the European Court of Human Rights to review the case. READ »

Sweden sued over EU data directive inaction

Politics: 26 May 09
Sweden’s government is being sued by the European Commission for refusing to implement a 2006 measure requiring telecom operators to store information about their customers’ phone calls and emails. READ »

Pirate Bay guilty

Science & Technology: 17 Apr 09
The four men connected with The Pirate Bay were found guilty of being accessories to copyright infringement by a Swedish court on Friday, delivering a symbolic victory in the entertainment industry’s efforts to put a stop to the sharing of copyrighted material on the internet. READ »

Pirate on prosecutor: 'The old bastard's crazy'

National: 2 Mar 09
Prosecutor Håkan Roswall's call for each of the defendants in The Pirate Bay trial to spend a year in prison prompted a derisive response from one of the accused. READ »

Fireworks erupt over prof's qualifications

National: 26 Feb 09
The Pirate Bay trial was interrupted several times on Thursday following a heated exchange between a Swedish media professor and record industry lawyers. READ »

No ethnic bias in Sweden: Labour Court

Society: 19 Feb 09
Sweden’s Ombudsman for Ethnic Discrimination hasn’t won a single case before the country’s labour court since 2003. READ »

Norwegian group joins case against Sweden's wiretapping law

Politics: 13 Feb 09
A lawyers’ organization from Norway has submitted a petition supporting a case pending in the European Court of Human Rights which challenges Sweden’s controversial wiretapping law. READ »

Sweden quizzed over underage nude film acquittal

National: 23 Jan 09
The European Court of Human Rights is taking Sweden to task over its privacy laws after a man escaped without conviction despite secretly filming his 14-year-old stepdaughter in the shower. READ »

EU court orders compensation for satellite dish eviction

Society: 23 Dec 08
The Swedish state has been ordered to pay compensation to a couple in Västerås by the European Court of Human Rights after they were evicted from their Stockholm flat over a satellite dish dispute. READ »

Riksdag ratifies EU's Lisbon treaty

Politics: 21 Nov 08
The Riksdag voted late Thursday night to ratify the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty, making Sweden the 25th of the 27 EU members to approve the text. READ »

EU: Swedish bank network 'tied to terror'

National: 13 Nov 08
The European Commission has ordered that the Stockholm-based al Barakaat banking network remain on the United Nation’s list of terrorist organizations, Sveriges Radio reports. READ »

Swedish police accused of concealing evidence

National: 26 Oct 08
Swedish prosecutors and police have illegally withheld evidence from courts and defence counsel in several hundred cases, according to lawyer Per Althin and public prosecutor Nils-Eric Schultz. READ »

EU court exonerates Somali-born Swedes

National: 3 Sep 08
The European Court of Justice in Luxemburg has annulled a 2005 ruling against a Sweden-based Somali banking network which had its assets frozen due to suspicions of ties to terrorism. READ »

Snoop law to be tried in European court

National: 15 Jul 08
The Swedish government will have to defend the new FRA surveillance law in front of the European Court of Human Rights in a case filed by an independent law organization. READ »

Pirate Party to take Sweden to European court

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. READ »

Gaming firm calls Svenska Spel's bluff

Business & Money: 27 May 08
Gaming company Betsson plans to open its first outlet in Sweden at the end of May with the express purpose of challenging the Swedish gaming monopoly. READ »

Laval asking unions for 2.8 million kronor in damages

Business & Money: 13 May 08
Latvian construction company Laval wants Swedish unions to pay 2.8 million kronor ($465,000) in damages, as well as legal expenses related to the Vaxholm wage-dumping dispute. READ »

Victory for Sweden in EU beer row

Business & Money: 8 Apr 08
A European court has ruled that differences in taxes levied by Sweden on beer and wine don’t conflict with EU-regulations. READ »

Sweden to get tougher on discrimination

Politics: 13 Mar 08
Sweden's government has presented a proposal for a new discrimination law. READ »

Swedish royal family goes after German tabloid press

National: 13 Feb 08
The King of Sweden has sued two German publishers in a Hamburg court. READ »

Sweden battles to keep child ad ban

Politics: 4 Jan 08
European plans to declare Sweden's ban on TV ads aimed at children illegal meet resistance in Stockholm. READ »

Internet booze ban could be axed

Politics: 30 Dec 07
Sweden could soon allow people to buy alcohol online and have it delivered home. But buying foreign booze won't be cheap. READ »

'Free-for-all' to follow EU ruling

Politics: 27 Dec 07
Experts see an influx of Latvian companies taking advantage of a judgment which weakens Swedish unions' ability to strike. READ »

Sweden disappointed by EU ruling

National: 18 Dec 07
Christer Wälivaara, international secretary of construction union Byggnads, was one of those disappointed by Tuesday's EU ruling. READ »

Unions lose landmark EU case

National: 18 Dec 07
The industrial action taken by Swedish unions against a Latvian firm in Vaxholm was in breach of EU regulations surrounding freedom of movement, the European Court of Justice has ruled. READ »

Army castrates heraldic lion

National: 13 Dec 07
The Swedish army has removed a heraldic lion's penis following complaints from female soldiers. READ »

EU court blasts Sweden for directive failure

Business & Money: 6 Dec 07
Sweden received a rap on the knuckles from the European Court of Justice in a ruling released on Thursday. READ »

Unibet CEO released on bail

National: 1 Nov 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet was released on bail by a French court on Wednesday. Commenting on his release, Petter Nylander said that Unibet had "always stayed within the law". READ »

Unibet chief 'to be sent to France'

National: 24 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of Unibet is to be handed over to French authorities next week, a Dutch court has ruled. But the court in Amsterdam said that Petter Nylander could be released from police custody. READ »

Commission worried by Unibet arrest

National: 23 Oct 07
The European Commission has said it is 'concerned' about the arrest of the Swedish chief executive of international online betting firm Unibet, who was picked up on a warrant issued by French authorities. READ »

Betting boss arrested in Netherlands

National: 23 Oct 07
The Swedish CEO of betting company Unibet has been arrested in the Netherlands on orders of French authorities. READ »

MAN shares leap on report of Scania bid

Business & Money: 18 Oct 07
Shares in heavy lorry maker MAN leapt in early trading in Frankfurt on Thursday after a press report said Scania of Sweden was set to launch a bid for the German group. Shares in Volkswagen also benefited. READ »

Bureaucrats slam proposed piracy law

Science & Technology: 4 Oct 07
The Swedish Data Inspection Board has given the thumbs down to government proposals to crack down on internet piracy. READ »

Euro-court throws out Swedish booze ban

National: 4 Oct 07
Sweden's ban on the private importation of alcohol breaches European law, the European Court of Justice has ruled. READ »

No money back for confiscated booze

Society: 3 Sep 07
The state is not obliged to pay compensation for confiscated alcohol ordered over the internet, the Chancellor of Justice has ruled. READ »

EU court 'could scupper Swedish piracy law'

National: 22 Aug 07
The European Court could put a stop to Swedish plans to crack down on internet piracy, according to reports. But the government insists that its proposals are compatible with EU law. READ »

Sweden sued by EU over property sales tax

National: 24 Jul 07
The European Commission is suing Sweden over its rules on capital gains tax relief on housing sales. The current rules favour people buying and selling property in Sweden, rather than in the rest of Europe, the commission says. READ »

Sweden's wine tax 'breaks EU law'

National: 18 Jul 07
Sweden should not be allowed to have higher tax on wine than on beer, a top EU judge has said. The higher wine tax benefits Sweden's beer producers over foreign wine producers, says the commission. READ »

Swedish media gorges on illegal gambling ads

Business & Money: 6 Jul 07
Despite the prosecutions against ten media bosses for publishing gambling ads, the Swedish media earned almost 700 million kronor from the illegal promotions last year, according to new statistics. READ »

Sweden to get rapped over gambling

National: 25 Jun 07
The European Commission will censure Sweden this week for restrictions it has put on sports gambling, sources close to the matter said Monday. READ »

Only five people have paid booze taxes

Society: 25 Jun 07
Only five people have paid tax on private alcohol imports to Sweden since the ban on buying drinks from foreign online stores was lifted earlier this month. The current system is unworkable, says Moderate MEP Christofer Fjellner. READ »

Government to ban aggressive gambling ads

Politics: 20 Jun 07
The Swedish government has announced that it is preparing to reform the Swedish gambling market. Aggressive marketing is to be prohibited but Svenska Spel is expected to retain a dominant position. READ »

Swedish Customs lets online booze through

Society: 9 Jun 07
Swedish Customs has stopped confiscating alcohol that is imported via the internet by private people, according to the head of the agency's crime unit. READ »

Sweden defends state alcohol monopoly

Society: 5 Jun 07
The Swedish government has said that it will defend its restrictive alcohol policy and the Systembolaget retail monopoly. But there were also positive reactions to Tuesday's EU ruling, which paved the way for private imports of alcohol over the internet. READ »

European court slams Sweden's alcohol import ban

National: 5 Jun 07
Sweden's ban on the import of alcohol by private individuals is in breach of EU law, the European Court of Justice has found. 'The state has been caught with its pants down,' says lawyer. READ »

Good news for unions in Vaxholm conflict

National: 23 May 07
The European Court of Justice has been recommended to rule in favour of the Swedish unions in a landmark case following a bitter industrial dispute at Vaxholm. READ »

Builders' strike called off

Business & Money: 24 Apr 07
A strike by construction workers has been cancelled after an agreement was reached between employers and unions. READ »

Builders walk out after talks fail

Society: 18 Apr 07
Builders at one of Sweden's largest building firms went on strike on Wednesday in the first of several planned walkouts following a breakdown in negotiations between unions and employers. READ »

Police cleared of wrongdoing in Pirate Bay raid

National: 2 Apr 07
Swedish police and prosecutors acted within their rights when they raided the Pirate Bay in May last year, according to an investigation by the Justice Ombudsman. READ »

Court ruling threatens Svenska Spel's monopoly

Business & Money: 6 Mar 07
A new ruling in the European Court of Justice has put further pressure on national gambling monopolies in EU member states. READ »

Littorin stands up to unions in fee quarrel

Business & Money: 28 Feb 07
Swedish labour market minister Sven Otto Littorin has said he will not accept unions continuing to force non-members to pay their fees. READ »

Building firms axe union fee

Business & Money: 22 Feb 07
Swedish construction companies are to stop deducting union fees from the pay of non-unionised employees, in a move that will cost union Byggnads 35 million kronor a year. READ »

Sweden 'breaking EU law' over ID ban

Society: 16 Feb 07
Sweden could be breaking European law by making it too difficult for citizens of other EU countries to get Swedish ID cards, a spokesman for the European Commission has told The Local. READ »

Swedish union loses case in Europe

Society: 13 Feb 07
Building union Byggnads was breaking the law when it forced non-members to pay its charges, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled. READ »

EU takes Sweden to court over pensions discrimination

Business & Money: 9 Jan 07
The Swedish pension system discriminates against foreign pension funds. That is the opinion of the EU Commission, which intends taking Sweden to the European Court of Justice. READ »


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