February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Bribery":
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Feb 12
Recently installed US ambassador to Sweden Mark Brzezinski speaks to The Local's David Landes about US-Swedish relations and taking Swedish lessons from his two-and-half year old daughter.
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Business & Money: 26 Jan 12
In the wake of several high profile cases at home and abroad, Swedish justice minister Beatrice Ask has called for stricter laws governing bribery and corruption.
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Business & Money: 20 Dec 11
A 35-year-old Swedish executive who worked for Ikea in Russia is under investigation for fraud and bribery in connection with the Swedish retail giant's operations in Moscow.
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Business & Money: 10 Oct 11
A leading expert has refuted claims that corruption is becoming more widespread in Sweden, arguing there is no evidence to back up the claims.
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Business & Money: 27 Jun 11
Scania CEO Leif Östling has reported Sweden's top anti-corruption prosecutor for violating confidentiality rules in connection with his investigation into the Swedish truckmaker's alleged skirting of UN sanctions in Iraq.
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National: 9 Jun 11
Criminal suspicions have surfaced involving Marcus Allbäck, a former striker for Sweden's national team and current assistant trainer, in connection with the Gothenburg construction corruption scandal.
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National: 9 Jun 11
A local politician and a Swedish construction magnate are among six people charged with corruption in conjunction with the building of a new national sporting arena in the Stockholm suburb of Solna.
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Politics: 6 Jun 11
Sweden's EU commissioner Cecilia Malmström has called for action after it emerged that four out of every five EU citizens consider corruption to be a problem in their country, with costs topping 1,000 billion kronor ($162 billion) per year.
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Business & Money: 26 May 11
Every fifth business leader in Sweden could consider paying a bribe to win advantages in business and to retain clients, a new survey shows.
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National: 21 May 11
Sweden's largest defense contractor Saab has said a probe looking into alleged secret payments to South Africa has turned up no evidence of wrongdoing.
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Business & Money: 18 May 11
Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of Swedish furnishings giant Ikea, has promised more transparency over the firm's business affairs, saying that it has nothing to hide after a slew of allegations in recent years.
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National: 28 Apr 11
A former housing chief was sentenced to 6 months in prison on Thursday for aggravated bribery as the court delivered its verdict in the first trial of the major Gothenburg bribery scandal.
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Business & Money: 31 Mar 11
The first trial in a major bribery scandal began in Gothenburg on Thursday as a former housing chief faced charges of having accepted 24 tonnes of free bricks for a private building project.
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National: 18 Jan 11
The first indictment in the bribery scandal that rocked Gothenburg last year was submitted on Tuesday by the regional prosecutor.
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Society: 7 Dec 10
A state visit to Brazil by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf earlier this year may have constituted a conflict of interests, according to a Swedish bribery scholar.
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Business & Money: 1 Nov 10
Managers from Swedish truckmaker Scania are expected to be charged for violating United Nations sanctions for their role in paying millions of kronor in bribes to the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein.
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Politics: 1 Nov 10
A Swedish prosecutor has decided not to launch a preliminary investigation into whether sponsored trips taken by Moderate party secretary Sofia Arkelsten amounted to bribery.
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National: 7 Sep 10
A contractor with a municipal housing company became the first suspect arrested in connection with a bribery scandal that rocked Gothenburg earlier this year, a prosecutor announced on Tuesday.
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National: 11 Aug 10
Volkswagen and Eon were hoping to raise the profile of biogas-fuelled cars during the ongoing election campaign by loaning them free of charge to politicians but the risk of being seen as a bribe has put a stop to their plans.
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National: 9 Aug 10
Prosecutors are to consider whether Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel accepted bribes after a tycoon paid for the couple’s luxury honeymoon.
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Business & Money: 24 May 10
Fraud and corruption has increased during the recession with Swedish firms harder hit than the global average, a new survey shows.
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Politics: 10 May 10
An independent report commissioned by the municipality of Gothenburg to audit the accounts of the city's sports and clubs division amid allegations of bribery, has stated that the material submitted is incomplete.
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Politics: 4 May 10
Gothenburg municipality is set to appoint a special review team to conduct a full examination of the entire public administration in the wake of a bribery scandal that has rocked the western Swedish city.
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National: 1 May 10
A man in western Sweden has been found guilty of bribery after enclosing 200 kronor ($28) worth of "bun money" in an application submitted to the Swedish Road Administration.
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National: 30 Apr 10
Sweden's anti-corruption unit has opened an investigation into allegations of aggravated bribery against several officials in Gothenburg after revelations concerning a construction magnate.
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National: 28 Apr 10
The prosecutor in the trial of Johan af Donner called on Wednesday for the former Red Cross communications chief to be imprisoned for five years for swindling both the Red Cross and the Swedish Cancer Society out of millions of kronor.
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National: 21 Apr 10
The trial began on Wednesday of former Swedish Red Cross communications chief Johan af Donner, who quickly confessed to swindling the aid organisation and the Swedish Cancer Fund out of millions of kronor.
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Business & Money: 22 Feb 10
In a rare comment on Swedish furniture giant Ikea's financials Monday, the firm's CEO reported flat profits for 2009 with more of the same forecast for 2010.
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Business & Money: 19 Feb 10
Ikea's founder Ingvar Kamprad on Friday expressed "distress" over a bribery affair which has led to the firing of the Swedish furniture giant's two top managers of its Russian division.
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National: 15 Jan 10
The former head of communications of the Swedish Red Cross, Johan af Donner, is to be tried on embezzlement charges after investigations reveal he swindled charities out of nearly 8 million kronor ($1.13 million).
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National: 2 Nov 09
Police in Los Angeles have arrested a Swedish businessman wanted on charges of attempting to bribe a Stockholm police chief.
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Business & Money: 6 Oct 09
Swedish aerospace giant Saab AB is under investigation by South Korean security authorities looking into allegations the company paid off a local research institute in exchange for classified information.
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Society: 23 Jun 09
An employee of the Swedish Migration Board has been ordered to pay 40,000 kronor ($5,000) in damages after he was found guilty of bribing an immigrant from Afghanistan in exchange for a residence permit.
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Business & Money: 16 Jun 09
Sweden’s top prosecutor has decided to abandon his ongoing bribery investigation in connection with the export of Saab AB’s JAS Gripen fighter jet.
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National: 19 Mar 09
An employee with Sweden’s Migration Board has been charged with bribery after requesting 40,000 kronor ($4,920) to arrange a residence permit for an asylum seeker from Afghanistan.
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Business & Money: 6 Mar 09
Three executives from Volvo’s construction equipment subsidiary have been charged for paying bribes to the regime of Saddam Hussein to skirt restrictions related to the United Nations’ Oil-for-Food Programme.
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National: 28 Feb 09
An Austrian count has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to bribe politicians to buy Saab's Gripen aircraft. He is alleged to have received 13 million euro ($16.5 million) from Saab's British partner BAE.
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National: 25 Feb 09
A driving examiner from Gothenburg has been indicted on bribery charges. The woman is alleged to have accepted half a million kronor ($57,000) in exchange for approving driving licences for 70 test candidates.
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Science & Technology: 19 Feb 09
A Swedish prosecutor is looking into suspicions of bribery and corruption after a college on the island of Gotland received a donation from Nord Stream, which wants to build a gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea.
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Politics: 29 Jan 09
A Saab subsidiary is under investigation for bribery in connection with the 1999 sale of JAS Gripen combat aircraft to South Africa, prompting calls from Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu to scrap the deal.
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Society: 16 Jan 09
A controversial art installation in Brussels has made a less-than-subtle jab at Sweden’s alleged involvement in attempts to bribe Czech politicians into approving a massive fighter jet order earlier in the decade.
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Science & Technology: 18 Dec 08
Swedish prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation into possible bribery after revelations that members of three Swedish Nobel Committees received free trips to China from the Chinese government.
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Politics: 5 Dec 08
Sweden’s foreign assistance programme has been given top marks by an influential American think tank.
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Business & Money: 10 Nov 08
The 48-year-old engineer charged with attempting to blackmail Saab Microwave Systems for 16 million kronor ($2.1 million) was sentenced on Monday to four years in prison.
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Society: 25 Sep 08
A policeman in Lund has been cleared by the Court of Appeal of charges of soliciting a savoury tart from a trombonist.
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National: 22 May 08
The Swedish Migration Board has called in the police to help investigate an alleged residence permit bribery scandal.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 May 08
David Landes reviews how Sweden’s newspapers reacted to plans for selling upgraded Saab Gripen combat planes to Norway.
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Business & Money: 20 Mar 08
Volvo has agreed to pay $19.6 million in fines to settle its involvement in a bribery scandal related to the Oil-for-Food Programme in Iraq.
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National: 16 Jan 08
Swedish police will look into discounts given to Swedish journalists travelling to Thailand.
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National: 19 Dec 07
TV4 reporter and legal expert Trond Sefastsson is suspected of taking bribes from a new suspect.
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Politics: 3 Dec 07
An investigation into bribery allegations against Ulrica Schenström, Fredrik Reinfeldt's former top aide, has been dropped.
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Business & Money: 25 Nov 07
2007 has not been a great year for the mobile networks company, with falling profits and now bribery allegations. AFP's Delphine Toitou takes a closer look.
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Politics: 9 Nov 07
TV4 has reported chief prosecutor Christer van der Kvast to the Chancellor of Justice following a raid on the station's offices this week.
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National: 7 Nov 07
Police raided the offices of TV4 in Stockholm on Wednesday in an attempt to obtain a copy of a restaurant bill paid by reporter Anders Pihlblad.
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Politics: 1 Nov 07
Ulrica Schenström, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's closest aide, was on call when she was out drinking with a political reporter from TV4, Reinfeldt has said.
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National: 10 Oct 07
A policeman in Lund has been found guilty of trying to get a trombonist to reward him and his fellow officers with a savoury tart if they managed to solve the case of the musician's missing instrument.
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National: 8 Oct 07
Sweden does not have a effective framework in place to combat bribery and international corruption, according to a new report from Transparency International (TI).
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Society: 19 Sep 07
Police have raided the house of prizewinning TV reporter Trond Sefastsson, following allegations of fraud, making illegal threats and bribery. TV4's CEO described the move as "an extraordinary abuse of justice".
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National: 11 Sep 07
Swedish prosecutors have opened an investigation into claims of bribery in relation to the leasing of JAS 39 Gripen planes to Hungary. The decision follows questions in Hungary over the deal.
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National: 1 Sep 07
Swedish television channel TV4 has suspended a journalist amid accusations that he had received money from criminal sources to make certain news reports. It was work on the side, he says.
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Business & Money: 26 Jun 07
The management of the Swedish construction group Skanska has become embroiled in an alleged corruption scandal involving some of its former workers in Argentina.
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Business & Money: 24 Apr 07
First-quarter pre-tax profits at Swedish aviation and defence group Saab fell sharply due to increased costs. Orders and sales were up, the company's boss told reporters.
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Politics: 3 Apr 07
The Court of Appeal has found Maggi Mikaelsson, Jämtland's county governor, not guilty of accepting bribes. The head of forestry company SCA has also been cleared.
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National: 26 Feb 07
An investigation into alleged bribery in connection with the lease of JAS 39 Gripen fighter planes to the Czech Republic has been launched by prosecutors in Stockholm.
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Business & Money: 20 Feb 07
Saab is under investigation by Swedish authorities over bribery allegations relating to dealings in the Czech Republic.
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Business & Money: 24 Jan 07
Systembolaget is being taken to court by fellow state-owned booze company Vin & Sprit after it removed 15 brands of wine from its stores as a punishment for alleged bribery.
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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: 19 Dec 06
A former head of security at Stockholm's local transport operator SL has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for accepting bribes from a security company.
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Politics: 15 Nov 06
Jämtland county governor Maggi Mikaelsson has decided to take time out after being convicted of bribery. Local government minister Mats Odell says she will stay away from her job until a final decision has been made in her case.
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Politics: 14 Nov 06
A county governor who went on an elk hunt hosted by forestry company SCA has been convicted of accepting bribes. Both the governor, Maggi Mikaelsson, and SCA officials pleaded innocent.
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Business & Money: 31 Oct 06
Telia Sonera's CEO Anders Igel and the company's former Sweden boss Marie Ehrling have been found not guilty of bribery after inviting customers to a performance of Mamma Mia in Stockholm.
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Business & Money: 13 Oct 06
The former personnel director at Skandia, Ola Ramstedt, has been sentenced to two years in prison for allowing 17 million kronor of company money to be spent on the bosses' luxury apartments.
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Business & Money: 9 Oct 06
The chief executive and and former Sweden boss of telecoms company Telia Sonera have gone on trial accused of bribing customers by inviting them to a performance of Abba musical Mamma Mia.
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National: 27 Sep 06
Two of the six store managers in the third bribery trial surrounding the Swedish state-owned alcohol retailer, Systembolaget, have admitted to taking bribes.
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Politics: 29 Aug 06
The Social Democratic chief executive of Malmö Municipality has been set free by a criminal court after being cleared of bribery charges. Ilmar Reepalu had denied a free trip to South Africa was corruption.
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National: 28 Aug 06
A Christian Democrat in Stockholm has been sidelined after reportedly trying to bribe a police officer with a bottle of red wine.
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Society: 30 Jun 06
Ten people who worked for Sweden's state-owned drinks maker Vin och Sprit are being prosecuted for allegedly bribing managers of Systembolaget alcohol stores.
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Politics: 29 May 06
Senior Malmö Social Democrat Ilmar Reepalu will go on trial just a month before the general election, charged with bribery.
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Politics: 7 Apr 06
The Social Democrat leader of Malmö City Council, Ilmar Reepalu, is to be prosecuted for accepting a bribe - a trip to South Africa two years ago - from a local businessman.
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National: 23 Feb 06
Fifteen former managers of Systembolaget stores in the south and west of Sweden are fined after being found guilty of accepting bribes from suppliers.
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Business & Money: 8 Feb 06
Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB has once again been dragged into allegations of corruption. This time, "shady payments" in the Middle East are at the heart of the affair.
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National: 2 Jan 06
Companies accused of breaking international sanctions and bribing Saddam Hussein's regime are to be investigated by Swedish prosecutors. Some of Sweden's best-known companies could be implicated.
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National: 19 Dec 05
Store managers at the Systembolaget alcohol retail monopoly accepted bribes from a supplier in return for promoting the company's products, a court in Stockholm has decided.
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National: 28 Nov 05
On the last day of the Systembolaget corruption trial, the former managing director of alcohol wholesaler Vin-Trägårdh - who was charged with bribery but was too ill to face trial - has been blamed for all the company's misdemeanours.
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Society: 16 Nov 05
Sweden's state alcohol monopoly has been slammed for spending 14 million kronor on a party for its staff - two days before several Systembolaget staff went on trial for bribery, and in the middle of a cost-cutting programme.
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National: 7 Nov 05
The managing director of alcohol wholesaler Vin-Trägårdh, one of many accused of bribery in the far-reaching Systembolaget corruption affair, is too sick to stand trial, the court has decided.
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Business & Money: 28 Oct 05
Prosecutor Christer van der Kwast is to investigate claims that Swedish companies, including Astra Zeneca, Volvo and Atlas Copco, paid bribes to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's regime - contravening international sanctions.
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Business & Money: 18 Oct 05
A senior executive at Swedish insurer Skandia has been charged with breach of trust and bribery over allegations that company money was used to renovate executives' apartments.
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Business & Money: 6 Oct 05
One of the perks of being a fashion journalist is the all-expenses-paid trips to glitzy catwalk shows in glamorous cities - except in Sweden, where that sort of thing is seen as corruption.
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National: 5 Oct 05
The lawyer representing Vin-Trägårdh, the wine supplier accused of bribing managers of Systembolaget stores, quits after allegedly accepting a gift of a wine chiller. "I can't be the defence lawyer for 18 days then a suspect on the 19th," he points out.
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National: 3 Sep 05
Sweden's alcohol monopoly, Systembolaget, is getting tough with the suppliers who are accused of systematically bribing shop managers. A sanctions scheme will cost the suppliers millions of kronor.
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National: 18 Aug 05
The furniture company's squeaky-clean image gets pounded like a Poäng chair in testing as German police hold two senior managers on suspicion of taking massive backhanders.
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Business & Money: 3 Aug 05
Sweden's alcohol retail monopoly has cut ties with one of its suppliers, Vin-Trädgårdh, and has cancelled orders from two others suspected of bribing store managers.
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Business & Money: 29 Jun 05
TeliaSonera chief executive Anders Igel is being facing questioning over bribery allegations, after the company treated 200 bosses to an evening at Abba musical Mamma Mia and a buffet dinner.
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National: 15 Jun 05
Swedish telecoms giant TeliaSonera has seen income from some of the world’s dodgier countries grow substantially in the past year. But does investing help regimes or foster democracy?
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Smörgåsbord: 31 May 05
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National: 21 Apr 05
The bribery allegations shift from drinking to driving. Three employees of the Swedish Vehicle Inspection Company are taken into custody after allegedly having their palms greased by car smugglers.
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National: 7 Mar 05
A director at alcohol supplier Vin-Trädgårdh AB - already in trouble for allegedly forking out almost a million kronor in bribes to Systembolaget - is in custody on suspicion of selling 121,766 litres of spirits and 11,760 litres of wine on the black market.
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National: 17 Feb 05
Systembolaget have announced they are to sack the 50 store managers accused of bribery who are still with the company. They're accused of receiving cash, holiday vouchers and other inducements from suppliers in return for stocking products.
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National: 14 Feb 05
When does accepting product samples become taking bribes? When you work for Sweden's alcohol retail monopoly and, along with your colleagues, accept booze, holidays and cash totalling 1.2 million crowns.
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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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