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February 14, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Cecilia_malmström":
Swedes arrested in major European drug bust
National: 12 Jan 12
Europol said Thursday it has busted a major synthetic drugs-making network following the confiscation in Sweden of large amounts of amphetamine, resulting in the arrest of nine suspects in four countries.
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EU warns Denmark on Sweden border controls
Politics: 18 Jul 11
The European Commission on Monday warned Denmark that it has failed to justify a controversial decision to increase controls at its borders with Sweden and Germany.
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Sweden slams EU budget proposal
Politics: 30 Jun 11
EU's budget proposal has been heavily criticised by Sweden, with one MP calling it "the most provocative budget in EU history".
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Malmström touts corruption crackdown
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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Malmström opens for EU border controls
Politics: 4 May 11
Swedish EU commissioner Cecilia Malmström has opened up to calls for simplifying the establishment of border controls between EU countries following the recent French-Italian conflict over Tunisian refugees.
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Swedish minister 'tired' of refugees from Greece
Politics: 6 Nov 10
Swedish Migration Minister Tobias Billström is 'tired' of Greece and its problems in dealing with asylum seekers.
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New fee for travellers to the USA
National: 9 Aug 10
Tourists and business travellers from Europe will have to fork out 100 kronor ($14) in order to travel to the USA after September 8th in a move which has angered the EU commission.
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Profile: Sweden's new EU minister Birgitta Ohlsson
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 10
Birgitta Ohlsson was named as Sweden's new EU minister on Tuesday. An outspoken advocate of feminism, equality and civil liberties issues, as well as a keen supporter of Nato membership, Ohlsson also harbours dreams of a top UN human rights post.
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Ohlsson defies critics to claim EU minister post
Politics: 2 Feb 10
Birgitta Ohlsson has been named as Liberal Party colleague Cecilia Malmström's successor as Sweden's EU minister despite the initial reservations of party leader Jan Björklund.
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Malmström handed weighty policy portfolio
Politics: 27 Nov 09
Incoming Swedish EU commissioner Cecilia Malmström has been offered the substantial portfolio covering the police, migration and organized crime, EU Commission President Manuel Barroso announced on Friday.
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Bildt fears insipid EU top job compromise
Politics: 19 Nov 09
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has given voice to apprehensions that the EU may settle on an uninspiring compromise candidate for the new post of president when the union's leaders meet in Brussels on Thursday.
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Malmström Sweden's new EU commissioner
Politics: 17 Nov 09
Cecilia Malmström, currently Sweden's EU affairs minister, has been nominated as the successor to the country's outgoing EU commissioner, Margot Wallström.
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Sweden hopes gas talks don't turn poisonous at EU-Russia summit
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Nov 09
EU and Russian leaders will open summit talks in Sweden on Wednesday in an atmosphere clouded by uneasy relations between Moscow and Stockholm over human rights and last's year's war in Georgia.
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Economic crisis and climate top Swedish EU priorities
Analysis & Opinion: 30 Jun 09
The global economic crisis, soaring unemployment in Europe and climate change top Sweden's agenda as it takes over the European Union six-month presidency in difficult conditions on Wednesday, writes AFP's Francois Campredon
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Sweden braces for 'trying' EU presidency
Politics: 23 Jun 09
Financial crisis, climate change and the possibility of a fast-tracked Icelandic membership are at the top of Sweden's agenda when it takes over the EU Presidency in July.
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Sweden plans for move to heart of Europe
Analysis & Opinion: 14 Apr 09
With just a couple of months remaining until Sweden assumes the reins of the EU presidency, The Local's Thanh Dinh speaks to Minister for EU Affairs Cecilia Malmström about the challenges ahead.
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Sweden unveils EU presidency logo
Politics: 2 Mar 09
Sweden on Monday released the official logo and website for the government’s upcoming chairmanship of the rotating European Union presidency.
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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.
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Borg tops in Sweden power rankings
National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking.
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Björklund: 'Leijonborg ouster rumours false'
Politics: 6 Sep 08
Liberal party (Folkpartiet) leader Jan Björklund has rejected reports that he is set to remove his predecessor Lars Leijonborg from the government in October.
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Record Stockholm Pride parade despite rain
Society: 2 Aug 08
Saturday’s Stockholm Pride parade may have started with heavy rainfall, but it´s set to be the biggest Stockholm Pride parade ever, with over 80,000 participants, thanks in large part to huge numbers of international guests.
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Europride: 'A lot of prejudice remains'
Society: 26 Jul 08
The Pride festival that started in Stockholm on Friday has become one of the biggest parties in the city's calender. But there is a serious side to the festivities - a lot of work remains to combat prejudice in Sweden and abroad.
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Sweden nears ratification of EU treaty
Politics: 4 Jul 08
The Swedish government said on Thursday it had approved the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, leading the country a step closer to ratification.
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Sweden outlines EU presidency priorities
Politics: 28 May 08
Sweden, France, and the Czech Republic, who will fill the EU's rotating presidency from July, unveiled on Tuesday for their shared priorities in piloting the 27-nation bloc.
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Sweden and Poland urge EU to go east
Politics: 26 May 08
Sweden and Poland have presented their EU partners with a plan to strengthen ties with eastern European nations.
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Reinfeldt loses out in annual ratings
Politics: 1 Jan 08
It's a grim start to 2008 for Sweden's current crop of ministers, who have achieved record low approval ratings in an annual poll.
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France, Czech Republic and Sweden start to hammer out EU goals
Politics: 21 Sep 07
France, the Czech Republic and Sweden, who will pilot the EU between mid-2008 and the end of 2009, launched talks in Prague Thursday aimed at coordinating their presidency priorities.
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Alliance rejects Liberal calls for euro vote
Politics: 9 Aug 07
Sweden should hold another referendum on introducing the euro, leading Liberals, including Europe Minister Cecilia Malmström, have said. Colleagues from other parties in the ruling coalition have already rejected the idea.
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Sweden backing Germany in tough EU talks
National: 18 Jun 07
As negotiations on the EU constitution continue, Sweden is backing German plans for an agreement that preserves as much as possible of the draft constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters in 2005.
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Momentum builds behind Björklund
Politics: 8 May 07
Momentum is building behind Schools Minister Jan Björklund to be the next leader of the Liberal Party, succeeding Lars Leijonborg. Several local party districts have now declared for Björklund.
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Malmström 'not interested' in Liberal Party leadership
Politics: 24 Apr 07
Cecilia Malmström has ruled herself out as a candidate to succeed Lars Leijonborg as leader of the Liberal Party. Leijonborg resigned on Monday after ten years in charge.
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Leijonborg quits as Liberal leader
Politics: 23 Apr 07
Lars Leijonborg is to resign as Liberal Party leader at the party's conference in September, after ten years in the job. His leadership has come under attack from within the party over recent months.
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Sweden invests in marine environment
Politics: 11 Apr 07
The Swedish government is to commit half a billion kronor to projects focusing on the conservation of the marine environment.
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Liberal Party spying scandal goes to court
Politics: 9 Apr 07
Those involved in the Liberal Party's pre-election spying scandal have their first day in court on Tuesday. Can party leader Lars Leijonborg survive yet another bout of bad publicity?
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Ministers admit nanny tax dodges
Politics: 7 Oct 06
In a perfect advertisement for government tax breaks on domestic services such as childcare and cleaning, two new ministers have admitted employing nannies without declaring the tax.
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Carl Bildt Sweden's new Foreign Minister
Politics: 6 Oct 06
Former prime minister Carl Bildt has been named Foreign Minister in the new government presented by Fredrik Reinfeldt. Ten of the 21 new ministers are women, and nine ministers are Moderates.
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Row over EU official's Sweden war comments
Politics: 4 Oct 06
Swedish leader writers have slammed the president of the European Parliament for saying that Sweden did not suffer enough during the war to understand why MEPs need to meet in Strasbourg once a month.
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EU report slams Sweden for CIA deportations
National: 27 Apr 06
Sweden has been fiercely criticised in a preliminary report from the European Parliament committee investigating the use of European airports by the CIA for transporting suspected terrorists.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
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 »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
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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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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