May 27, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Gazprom":
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 11
Swedish investigative journalist Leo Lagercrantz takes a closer look at the Lundin Group and Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt's involvement with it after two Swedish journalists were found guilty of terror crimes in Ethiopia while reportedly investigating the company.
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Politics: 10 Jul 10
Two former foreign affairs ministers and the Social Democrats' foreign affairs critic question what Foreign Minister Carl Bildt knew about the displacement of people and other atrocities in Sudan when Lundin Oil drilled for oil there.
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Business & Money: 6 Nov 09
Sweden’s decision to allow the Russian-led Nord Stream gas pipeline to pass through its territorial waters has prompted a scathing response from the political opposition.
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National: 5 Nov 09
The Swedish government on Thursday gave its permission for German firm Nord Stream AG to lay down pipelines for transporting natural gas from Russia to Germany through the Swedish economic zone of the Baltic Sea.
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Business & Money: 19 May 09
Russian state oil and gas firm Gazprom is set to revoke its option to acquire a majority stake in Swedish firm Lundin Petroleum's Caspian Sea project, according to new details which emerged on Tuesday.
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Politics: 30 Jan 09
Sweden doesn’t want to be rushed into approving a Russian-German natural gas pipeline project under the Baltic Sea before a careful review of environmental concerns, a minister said Friday.
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Politics: 5 Jan 09
The gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine could be considered by an arbitration body in Stockholm, according to reports in German and Russian media.
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National: 4 Dec 07
Sweden's parliamentary defence committee has expressed concerns over current political developments in Russia.
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Politics: 1 Nov 07
A Russian-led consortium planning to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea on Thursday rejected criticism of the project from Sweden's environment minister.
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Politics: 19 Apr 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has been quizzed by a parliamentary committee about the way he appointed his cabinet. The appointment of Carl Bildt as foreign minister came under particular scrutiny.
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Politics: 17 Apr 07
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has denied that his shares in investment company Vostok Nafta created a conflict of interest while he was making decisions about the Baltic pipeline.
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Politics: 23 Feb 07
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has come in for serious criticism for having been a member of a lobby group pushing for an invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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Politics: 20 Feb 07
Foreign minister Cal Bildt has said that the Nordic countries will not give the green light for a Russian-German pipeline to be built in the Baltic Sea without an environmental study first.
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National: 17 Feb 07
The Baltic Sea gas pipeline being planned by Russian and German companies could cause environmental problems, a Swedish agency has said. It urged for other routes to be considered.
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Politics: 12 Jan 07
Swedish prosecutors have announced that they do not plan to pursue an investigation into foreign minister Carl Bildt's options in investment company Vostok Nafta.
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National: 8 Jan 07
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt mounted a strong defence of his share dealings in a press conference in Stockholm on Monday afternoon. Bildt is under fire for his handling of options in Vostok Nafta.
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Politics: 8 Jan 07
Chief prosecutor Christer van der Kwast is to investigate the share options held by foreign minister Carl Bildt in the gas and oil investment company Vostok Nafta, it has been reported.
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Business & Money: 22 Dec 06
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has sold the 15,000 stock options he held in investment group Vostok Nafta, which is 90 percent comprised of shares in controversial Russian gas giant Gazprom.
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National: 15 Nov 06
Plans by Russian oil giant Gazprom to build a pipeline across the Baltic Sea are causing worry across the political spectrum in Sweden. Defence minister Mikael Odenberg says the pipeline could be an intelligence platform.
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Politics: 3 Nov 06
Sweden's minister for local government and financial markets, Mats Odell, has become the second Swedish government minister to face scrutiny over his shareholdings.
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Politics: 27 Oct 06
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt will sell options worth 5 million kronor in Vostok Nafta, a Swedish holding company that owns a large state in Russian gas giant Gazprom.
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Politics: 26 Oct 06
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt is likely to face further questions on Friday over his shareholdings in Vostok Nafta, which owns a stake in the Russian gas company Gazprom.
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Politics: 20 Oct 06
Shareholdings by Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt in the Russian oil and gas industry could cause a conflict of interest, it has been claimed. The foreign minister owns shares worth 6 million kronor in the company that owns gas giant Gazprom.
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National: 18 Aug 06
The Swedish government said on Friday it was concerned about German-Russian plans to build a gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea, fearing the environmental impact.
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Smörgåsbord: 17 Sep 04
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Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
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