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May 27, 2012
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Borg slams Gordon Brown as new IMF head
Business & Money: 19 May 11
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg on Thursday ripped the record of former UK PM Gordon Brown, while praising French finance minister Christine Lagarde amid speculation over who may become the new head of the IMF.
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Sweden and UK find common cause on EU
Politics: 8 Jun 10
Sweden's EU minister Birgitta Ohlsson has welcomed UK leader David Cameron's new Europe Minister, David Lidington, brushing aside concerns that Britain's new government would be stridently anti-European.
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Reinfeldt congratulates Cameron on victory
Politics: 12 May 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt congratulated his new British counterpart David Cameron and called on him to reduce the deficit left behind by Gordon Brown's Labour Party.
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Swede concern over uncertain UK election
Politics: 7 May 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and opposition leader Mona Sahlin have said that the inconclusive outcome of the UK election, in which no party has gained a majority, leaves Britons with a tough challenge.
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Turkey PM hails 'friend' Reinfeldt
National: 17 Mar 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's decision to distance himself from a Swedish parliament vote on the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks has been hailed as "very positive" by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Swede offered top UN Afghanistan role
Politics: 9 Jan 10
Veteran Swedish diplomat and former UN envoy to Iraq, Steffan de Mistura, has been offered the job of top UN representative to Afghanistan according to the US pointman for the country.
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EU pledges climate cash to poor nations: Reinfeldt
Business & Money: 11 Dec 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced that the European Union's member states have agreed to give $10.6 billion to help developing nations tackle climate change.
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Sweden reaches deal over top EU positions
Politics: 20 Nov 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced that Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy will be the first permanent President of the European Council following negotiations in Brussels on Thursday evening.
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Sweden calls summit over EU top jobs
Politics: 11 Nov 09
Sweden, which currently hold the rotating EU presidency, has called an extraordinary meeting in Brussels next week with the aim of presenting candidates for the new positions of president and foreign policy chief.
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Developing world to wait for climate change cash
Politics: 26 Jul 09
Developing countries may have to wait until December UN climate talks before being told how much EU money will be available to help fight the effects of global warming, the Swedish EU presidency said on Saturday.
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Bildt to Sri Lanka for ceasefire talks
Politics: 27 Apr 09
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt will visit Sri Lanka on Wednesday, along with his counterparts from Britain and France, following a the government in Colombo’s decision to reject a ceasefire offered by Tamil Tiger rebels.
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'You couldn't hope for a better presidency'
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Apr 09
In a time of severe economic crisis, the European Union is fortunate to have Sweden taking up the presidential reins this summer, British Ambassador to Sweden Andrew Mitchell tells The Local's James Savage.
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Sweden signs up to cluster bomb treaty
Politics: 16 Nov 08
Sweden has decided to sign up to the international treaty, framed in Dublin in May, to ban current designs of cluster bombs.
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Swedish tycoon defends interest in Amazon
Science & Technology: 12 Jun 08
Johan Eliasch, a London-based Swedish tycoon who is in legal hot water with Brazil over logging on land he owns in the Amazon forest, has defended his environmental credentials.
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Brazilians angered by Swedish tycoon's Amazon price tag
Politics: 27 May 08
A Swedish-born tycoon has stirred up controversy in Brazil for reportedly claiming all the Amazon could be bought for $50 billion.
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Sweden opposes Olympic opening boycott
Politics: 28 Mar 08
The foreign ministers of Sweden, Portugal and Spain have joined Britain in opposing any boycott of the Beijing Olympics opening.
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Mugabe in attack on Sweden
Politics: 9 Dec 07
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has added Sweden to his list of hate objects. PM Fredrik Reinfeldt says he is honoured.
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Reinfeldt 'will not boycott summit over Mugabe'
National: 31 Oct 07
Sweden is opposed to inviting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to an EU-Africa summit in December in Lisbon but will not boycott the meeting if he attends, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Wednesday.
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Reinfeldt 'must boycott Africa summit' over Zimbabwe
National: 13 Oct 07
Pressure is growing on Fredrik Reinfeldt to boycott a meeting between European and African leaders if Robert Mugabe attends. Liberal Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Birgitta Ohlsson has called on Reinfeldt to follow Gordon Brown's lead.
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Swedish tycoon to be Gordon Brown's green advisor
Politics: 7 Sep 07
A Swedish businessman is to become an advisor on environmental matters to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Sportswear tycoon Johan Eliasch, with a fortune of 5 billion kronor, was previously a lifelong conservative.
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British Tories hope to learn from Reinfeldt
Politics: 13 Feb 07
British Conservative leader David Cameron has been in Stockholm to learn from Fredrik Reinfeldt how to eject a left-wing government after more than a decade in opposition.
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International reaction: Persson's lesson for Britain
Analysis & Opinion: 19 Sep 06
Sweden's election has reverberated well beyond the country's borders. In Britain, politicians on both sides on the political divide think they have lessons to learn in Stockholm.
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Swedish party leaders congratulate Blair
Politics: 6 May 05
Prime minister Göran Persson and opposition leader Fredrik Reinfeldt sing the praises of Britain's Tony Blair, following his party's "historic" third election victory. But Sweden's party-pooping papers are more interested in when Blair will resign.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
Prime Minister Reinfeldt chats with The Local »
"If you missed it yesterday, here’s The Local’s editor David Landes snagging Prime Minister Reinfeldt for a chat before Princess Estelle’s baptism. Always nice to know the PM has time for TL!" READ »
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