Sida

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What's On in Sweden: March 12th - 18th

Lifestyle: 11 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: Fly Fishing in Stockholm, Josh Rouse (pictured) in Gothenburg and the scouts hold a jumble sale in Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden: March 5th - 11th

Lifestyle: 3 Mar 10
What’s on in Sweden: The Middle East Peace Orchestra play Stockholm, Women's Arm Wrestling in Gothenburg and Tindersticks in Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 26th - March 4th

Lifestyle: 25 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Spiders in Stockholm, Horse Show in Gothenburg and The Rumble hits Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 19th - 25th

Lifestyle: 18 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Action Impro in Stockholm, Fresh Fish Fashion in Gothenburg and Muslim punk in Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 12th - 18th

Lifestyle: 10 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Jedi Mind Tricks and Joyce Carol Oates in Stockholm, thousands of kisses in Gothenburg and Beethoven in Blue Jeans in Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden: February 4th - 11th

Lifestyle: 3 Feb 10
What’s on in Sweden: Bodypoppers in Stockholm, launch of The Boat Show in Gothenburg and Bob Marley is celebrated in Malmö. READ »

What's On in Sweden: January 8th - 14th

Lifestyle: 7 Jan 10
What’s on in Sweden: Borderless clowns in Stockholm, pampered pooches in Gothenburg and the English National Symphony Orchestra does ABBA in Malmö. READ »

Sida officials reject aid minister's criticism

Business & Money: 22 Dec 09
Five top officials at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) have issued a statement criticizing development aid minister Gunilla Carlsson. READ »

What's On in Sweden: December 18th - 24th

Lifestyle: 17 Dec 09
What’s on in Sweden: Eddie Izzard strips all over Sweden, Rave photos in Stockholm, Turkish puppetry in Gothenburg and a Synthfest in Malmö. READ »

Swedish aid agency’s finances to be audited

National: 5 Dec 09
The agency responsible for overseeing Sweden’s international aid spending will be audited after it has already over-spent its budget for this year. READ »

Encouraging results for Swedish HIV vaccine

Science & Technology: 19 Oct 09
A Swedish HIV vaccine, Hivis, has shown the best preliminary results the world has seen so far, according to experts. READ »

Gender trouble - time to bury the feminist hatchet?

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Oct 09
Since when is the ubiquitous Anna Anka a feminist? And why are feminists apportioned blame for so many of the worlds ills? The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson enters the Hollywood housewife debate. READ »

Stockholm Q & A: Where can I find a good spa?

Stockholm: 11 Sep 09
A reader wants to take his girlfriend to a spa in Stockholm for her birthday. But which one? Peter Vinthagen Simpson has the answer. READ »

Swedish aid groups deny anti-Israel bias

National: 27 Aug 09
Development groups have rejected charges laid out by a Jerusalem-based NGO watchdog accusing Sweden's aid community of sponsoring groups that contribute to the "demonization" of Israel. READ »

What's on in Sweden: August 28 - September 3

Lifestyle: 25 Aug 09
What's on in Sweden: International comedy & classical music festivals in Stockholm; Aero show & international athletics in Gothenburg; Dinosaur Jr in Malmö. READ »

Serious deficiencies at Sida field office

National: 21 Jul 09
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's Bukina Faso field office has been plagued by deficiencies for several years, according to an internal audit. READ »

Swedish parents keep 2-year-old's gender secret

Analysis & Opinion: 23 Jun 09
A couple of Swedish parents have stirred up debate in the country by refusing to reveal whether their two-and-a-half-year-old child is a boy or a girl. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 22 - 28

Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund. READ »

Sweden admits foreign aid may not have any long-term impact

Politics: 8 May 09
Sweden’s foreign aid may not have any long-term positive effects for developing countries, according to a comprehensive review of Swedish foreign development assistance. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 8 - 14

Lifestyle: 6 May 09
What's on in Sweden: English speaking theatre and American Vaudeville in Stockholm; Uncle Vanya and LGBT Festival in Gothenburg; Jean Michel Jarre in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: May 1 - 7

Lifestyle: 29 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: American Football & Labour Day parade in Stockholm; Terence Blanchard in Gothenburg; International Noise Conspiracy in Malmö. READ »

What's on in Sweden: April 24 - 30

Lifestyle: 24 Apr 09
What's on in Sweden: International dance day & Salif Keita in Stockholm; English speaking theatre in Gothenburg; Depeche Mode tribute in Malmö. READ »

Swedish MP to Pope: Ditch fundamentalism

Politics: 26 Mar 09
Prominent feminist politician Birgitta Ohlsson is demanding that the Swedish government launch a formal protest with the Vatican over the “religious fundamentalism” of Pope Benedict XVI. READ »

New krona design to mark Sweden's loss of Finland

Society: 15 Jan 09
The Riksbank has announced plans to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Finland’s separation from Sweden through the issuing of a new design for the 1 krona coin. READ »

'Our three million members do not want us to sell wine'

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jan 09
Wine merchant Mark Majzner is angered by his treatment at the hands of Sweden's powerful cooperative union after a lucrative deal fell through at the eleventh hour. READ »

Sweden to send emergency aid to Gaza

Politics: 5 Jan 09
Sweden said on Monday it would send 10 million kronor ($1.3 million) in extra emergency aid to Palestinians in Gaza to help deal with the humanitarian impact of Israel's massive offensive there. READ »

What's on in Sweden: December 19 - 25

Lifestyle: 18 Dec 08
What's on in Sweden: December 19th - 25th. Magic Numbers and Clash tribute in Stockholm; Polar exhibition and Woody West's Christmas Bash in Gothenburg; magical organic market near Malmö READ »

More Swedish troops and aid to Afghanistan

Politics: 14 Nov 08
Sweden announced on Thursday it plans to increase aid to Afghanistan as well as send an additional 110 soldiers there, bringing the size of its force to about 500 troops in 2009. READ »

Sweden increases humanitarian aid to Congo

National: 9 Nov 08
The Swedish government has announced an increase in humanitarian aid to the Democratic Republic of Congo in response to the growing refugee crisis in the east of the war-torn African state. READ »

Aid agency Sida hit by spending scandals

Politics: 8 Oct 08
Swedish development aid organization Sida has been shaken this week by allegations of corruption and questionable spending habits. READ »

Peanuts and snowglobes - an afternoon with Lasse Åberg

Lifestyle: 16 Sep 08
Jesus playing ice hockey and Jimmy Carter as a giant peanut? There's more than enough to entertain at Åbergs Museum, the brainchild of iconic comedian Lasse Åberg. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: August 22 - 28

Lifestyle: 21 Aug 08
What’s on: Peace concert and vaudeville theatre in Stockholm; theatre, dance & midnight running in Gothenburg and festival time in Malmö. READ »

Sweden promises aid for Burma cyclone victims

National: 6 May 08
Sweden said Tuesday it would provide 15 million kronor ($2.5 million dollars) in emergency aid to Burma after tropical cyclone Nargis ripped through the impoverished nation. READ »

What’s on in Sweden: March 14th – 20th

Lifestyle: 13 Mar 08
Looking for something to do this week? Attend the St Patrick's Day parade in Stockholm, the World Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg, Canadian electro pop in Malmö. READ »

Join the Club: Football

Lifestyle: 16 Jan 08
Interested in joining a football club? The Local has some tips for players of all levels. Above: Långholmen FC pulls in the punters. READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 20 Dec 07
Provocative poses from ex-Big Brother star Carolina Gynning in Malmö, Christmas Blues and Soul in Stockholm and Christmas markets just about everywhere in The Local's weekend guide. READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 13 Dec 07
Warm up for Christmas Swedish style, head to a traditional English carol service or escape from the Yuletide rush altogether. We've got the weekend sorted. READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 7 Dec 07
Want to get in the Christmas spirit this weekend? Or dying to escape the whole thing? Whatever you fancy, we've got some ideas. READ »

Gävle Goat vows to survive Christmas

Society: 3 Dec 07
Crowds gathered on the streets of Gävle on Sunday to witness the return of the giant goat that has stood in the town every Christmas since 1966. But will it survive the inevitable arson attempts? READ »

Something for the Weekend: The Local's Guide to What's On

Lifestyle: 30 Nov 07
Fancy taking in a traditional Swedish Christmas market? Or what about an evening of jazz in Stockholm? All this and more in our weekly guide to what's on in Sweden's main cities this weekend. READ »

Ideology is no basis for international development

Analysis & Opinion: 7 Nov 07
Sweden's international development agency, SIDA, relies on left-wing ideology rather than facts and logic, argues Nima Sanandaji, from the Captus think tank. READ »

Swedish aid slammed by auditor

National: 2 Oct 07
Sweden's public auditors say they have found evidence of irregularities in a number of Swedish foreign aid projects, in a damning report on the conduct of Swedish aid work. READ »

Reinfeldt presents new trade minister

Politics: 12 Sep 07
She owns a pink Porsche, was caught speeding during the summer and has dumped illegal quantities of soil outside her new house. Fredrik Reinfeldt presents... Sweden's new trade minister, Ewa Björling. READ »

Sweden scraps aid to China

National: 27 Aug 07
Sweden is to halve the number of countries to which it pays foreign aid. The number of recipient countries is to be cut from 70 to 33, with China and Vietnam among those losing out. The Social Democrats accuse the government of "abandoning Asia." READ »

Mafias sabotage Stockholm economy

National: 4 May 07
A new report suggests that organized crime has become so widespread in recent years that its effects have hampered economic growth in the Stockholm region. READ »

Sweden grants indirect aid to Palestinians

Politics: 19 Apr 07
During the visit of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas to Stockholm on Thursday, Sweden announced that it was to give 160 million kronor in indirect aid to the Palestinians. READ »

'Lost' Swedish aid millions are the tip of the iceberg

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jan 07
Swedish foreign aid agency SIDA spent 22 million kronor trying to find out how many people are publicly employed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is not the only example of wasted foreign aid, says Nima Sanandaji. READ »

Sweden gives millions in Lebanon aid

Society: 24 Jul 06
Sweden has said it will give a total of 40.5 million kronor in humanitarian aid to war-torn Lenanon, as part of a response to a UN appeal. READ »

Swedish aid agency criticises tsunami relief

Society: 14 Jul 06
Aid work after the Asian tsunami on December 26th, 2004, could have been better, according to the largest humanitarian assessment completed to date. READ »

Metro ticked off for advert

Business & Money: 29 Jun 06
Metro has been fined 500,000 kronor for a front page advert for an Xbox game. The advert could have been confused with editorial material. READ »

Swedish ambassador to fight human trafficking

Society: 12 Jun 06
As Sweden's justice minister Thomas Bodström criticizes German police for not taking human trafficking seriously during the World Cup, the foreign ministry says it will appoint a special ambassador to combat the problem. READ »

Swede to head WHO

Science & Technology: 22 May 06
Swede Anders Nordström has become the acting head of the World Health Organization, following the sudden death of director general Lee Jong-Wook. Nordström has been deputy director general since November 2003. READ »

Lost SVT women found in Botswana

National: 4 May 06
Two women who went missing on Sunday in Botswana have been found alive and well. The pair, who both work for broadcaster SVT, reached safety after starting a tractor with a can opener. READ »

Swedish aid helps fund Nigerian TV show

National: 29 Mar 06
Sweden is helping Nigeria finance a television reality show as part of an aid project aimed at promoting peace and dialogue among Nigerian youths, the Swedish government aid agency said on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden donates 100 million kronor to Sudan

National: 22 Feb 06
Sweden said on Wednesday that it would contribute 100 million kronor to a United Nations fund to aid the population of Sudan, caught in the grips of civil war and drought. READ »

Sweden increases Palestinian aid

National: 20 Feb 06
The Swedish aid organisation SIDA has pledged an extra 50 million kronor to UN programmes in the Palestinian territories, saying that "Israel is not living up to its responsibility under international law". READ »

Swedish observers flee after Hebron attack

National: 8 Feb 06
Swedish and other observers in the West Bank town of Hebron have been evacuated after their headquarters came under attack by stone-throwing youths. "Nobody's hurt, but they're shaken," says Sida. READ »

Police investigate 20m kronor Sida fraud

National: 2 Nov 05
Police in Sweden are investigating allegations that 20 million kronor of Swedish funding for projects in Kenya has disappeared over the last ten years. The money came from Sida, the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation. READ »