Sweden edition

Cyprus

The following articles have been tagged with "Cyprus":

Holiday sales reach record high in Sweden

Business & Money: 1 Jan 12
In the dark days between Christmas and New Year, Swedes gather their families, celebrate the season and – buy package holidays to the sun. READ »

Fighting Scandinavians force plane to land

National: 8 May 11
A Swede and two Norwegians were detained in Copenhagen on Saturday after a mid-air brawl prompted the captain to make an unscheduled landing in the Danish capital. READ »

'Travel to dictatorships helps destroy them': CEO

Business & Money: 11 Feb 11
Pär Kjellin, the CEO of a leading Swedish travel package operator, has argued that travel and tourism to countries with authoritarian regimes helps to undermine them. READ »

More Swedish embassies set for closure: report

Politics: 27 Jan 11
A slew of Swedish embassies and consulates could be closed as the foreign ministry prepares to cut costs after having its budget reduced, according to a media report. READ »

Ikea founder admits to secret foundation

Business & Money: 26 Jan 11
Ikea founder Ingvar Kamprad, considered one of the wealthiest people in the world, has acknowledged the existence of a secret foundation worth 100 billion kronor ($15.34 billion). READ »

FT ranks Borg fourth of EU financial chiefs

Business & Money: 6 Dec 10
Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg came in fourth among a ranking of 19 European finance ministers published by the Financial Times (FT) newspaper on Monday. READ »

US embassy: 'Sweden no longer neutral'

Politics: 2 Dec 10
According to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks this week, Sweden is regarded as a "strong and pragmatic partner", whose official non-alignment does not reflect reality. READ »

Federer makes returns to ATP's Stockholm Open

Sport: 18 Oct 10
Switzerland's Roger Federer will make his return to the Stockholm Open two years late when the oldest indoor tournament on the ATP circuit begins on Monday. READ »

Three share Nobel Prize in economics

Business & Money: 11 Oct 10
Three researchers were awarded the the 2010 Nobel Prize in Economics "for their analysis of markets with search frictions", work which is often applied to the study of labour markets. READ »

Swedes pay less tax than the Danes

Business & Money: 29 Jun 10
Danes pay the highest level of tax in the EU, measured as a tax-to-GDP ratio, pushing Sweden into second place with a a tax take of 47.1 percent, new statistics show. READ »

Swedes in Israeli custody after aid convoy attack

National: 1 Jun 10
Swedish author Henning Mankell was one of eleven Swedes held on arrival in Israel Monday after their Gaza-bound aid flotilla was attacked by Israeli commandos. All the Swedes have now been located, the foreign ministry has confirmed. READ »

Mankell status unknown after aid convoy attack

National: 31 May 10
The whereabouts of Swedish author Henning Mankell and the other ten Swedish activists onboard ships in the Gaza aid flotilla attacked by Israeli troops, remained unknown as the ships began to dock on Monday afternoon. READ »

Sweden calls on Israel to clarify aid convoy attack

National: 31 May 10
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has summoned the Israeli ambassador to explain reports that Israeli armed forces have boarded the "Ship to Gaza" humanitarian convoy, killing at least ten people. READ »

Sweden licks wounds of Eurovision fiasco

Society: 28 May 10
Sweden was dumped out of the Eurovision Song Contest on Thursday night at the semi-final stage, the first time the country has failed to qualify for the final. READ »

Mankell joins Swedish 'Ship to Gaza'

National: 27 May 10
The crime author Henning Mankell is among eleven Swedes on the Ship to Gaza - a flotilla of small ships heading over the Mediterranean aiming to raise awareness and show solidarity for the Palestinian people. READ »

Sweden best in EU for competition: ranking

Business & Money: 9 May 10
Sweden's economy remains the most competitive in the European Union, according to a new ranking from the Geneva-based World Economic Forum. READ »

Bus convoys carry stranded tourists home

National: 18 Apr 10
Hundreds of Swedish tourists have begun arduous bus journeys home from southern Europe as volcanic ash from Iceland continues to render air travel impossible. READ »

Thousand of Swedish charter tourists stranded

National: 17 Apr 10
At least 10,000 Swedish charter travellers have been stranded in far-flung destinations with no hope of returning home until Sunday at the earliest as a cloud of volcanic ash paralyses air traffic across Europe. READ »

'Swedish housing costs among highest in EU'

National: 3 Mar 10
Swedish housing costs are among the highest across the EU countries. Only the Danes pay more for their homes, according to a new report. READ »

Bildt: Swedes in foreign disasters to pay their way

National: 18 Feb 10
Swedish tourists who get caught up in natural disasters and other crises abroad will in future have to pay for their own healthcare and trips home, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has said. READ »

Swedes draw Dutch and Finns in Euro 2012 qualifiers

Sport: 7 Feb 10
Sweden face Holland, Hungary and neighbours Finland in a Euro 2012 qualification group that gives Erik Hamrén's side a chance to settle old scores. READ »

Attempted tax dodge ends up costing Swedish firms dearly

Business & Money: 26 Dec 09
Several hundred Swedish companies will have to pay back a total of half a billion kronor ($70 million) in back taxes after having moved funds to Cyprus in order to evade taxes, reported Swedish Television (SVT). READ »

Baghdatis claims Stockholm Open crown

Sport: 25 Oct 09
Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus saw off Belgium's Olivier Rochus in two sets to claim the 2009 Stockholm Open on Sunday. READ »

Injury forces Söderling out of Stockholm Open

Sport: 25 Oct 09
Robin Söderling was forced to pull out of his semi-final match on Saturday due to an elbow injury, ending hopes of a first tournament victory for the home favourite. READ »

Cyprus hit by Swedish royal wedding rumours

Society: 9 Sep 09
A Cypriot newspaper reported on Wednesday that the wedding of one of the daughters of the Swedish king is to take place on the Mediterranean island this Friday, a claim rejected by Princess Madeleine's secretary. READ »

Swine flu claims first Swedish victim: report

Science & Technology: 31 Aug 09
A man aged around 30 in Uppsala in eastern Sweden has died at home of an illness health officials suspect may be the swine flu virus. READ »

Tax agency ready for June 1st ID card rush

National: 29 May 09
After two and half years of waiting, immigrants arriving in Sweden will finally be able to obtain Swedish national identity cards, and the tax agency is expecting to accept a flood of applications starting June 1st. READ »

'Unity in Cyprus a chance for peace': Bildt

National: 25 Apr 09
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt declared on Friday that the negotiations on reunification in Cyprus brokered by the UN offer an unprecedented chance for peace in the region as a whole. READ »

Reinfeldt: 'Turkey belongs to Europe'

Politics: 22 Apr 09
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Tuesday expressed his support for Turkey’s bid to join the European Union. READ »

Sweden 'best at tackling global warming'

Science & Technology: 10 Dec 08
Sweden does more than any other country to tackle global warming, according to a new index published on Wednesday at the ongoing UN climate talks in Poland. READ »

Swede beats tax agency in landmark gambling case

National: 17 Nov 08
A poker player from Sweden has won an important decision against the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket), freeing him from paying taxes on a portion of his online poker winnings. READ »

Cyprus opens for Turkey EU entry during Stockholm visit

Politics: 6 Sep 08
Cyprus President Demetris Christofias expressed tentative support for Turkey joining the European Union, when he met Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm on Friday. READ »

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. READ »

World writers decry censorship at Swedish literary meet

Society: 2 Jul 08
Censorship was the main focus of debate as Bangladeshi novelist-in-hiding Taslima Nasreen (left) joined international writers at a literary conference in Stockholm on Tuesday. READ »

Inequality thrives in Stockholm's embassy world

Society: 18 Jun 08
Stockholm's diplomatic community is shot through with gender inequality, according to an analysis of official figures carried out by The Local. READ »

'I'd love to play for Sweden'

Lifestyle: 12 May 08
David Bartram looks at Swedish football in transition: Elfsborg's English import reveals that he would jump at the opportunity to play for Sweden, while Glenn Hysén worries about the influx of foreign players. READ »

Liquidators seek interview with Ferrari crash Swede

Business & Money: 25 Apr 08
Just three months after his release from a California prison, former Gizmondo director Stefan Eriksson is gearing up for a couple of difficult battles on both sides of the Atlantic. READ »

Swedish tourist killed in hit-and-run crash

National: 14 Jan 08
A Swedish tourist has been killed in a hit-and-run incident in Cyprus. READ »

Sweden and France compromise on Turkey

Politics: 11 Dec 07
France and Sweden resolved a row on Monday highlighting their differences over Turkey's suitability to join the EU. READ »

Court denies couple marriage: 'your country does not exist'

Society: 10 Dec 07
A couple who say they are citizens of a 6 square metre 'tractor-like' rock in a lake in southern Sweden have been told by a Swedish court that their marriage is invalid. READ »

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. READ »

Late rush for sun holidays

Society: 9 Jul 07
As the miserable summer weather continues, holiday-makers from Sweden are making a late dash for sunnier climes. And with the increase in demand comes a higher price. READ »

Sweden a good bet for Eurovision

Lifestyle: 8 May 07
Yes, it's that time of year again: the eyes of Europe will be on Helsinki on Saturday for the annual kitsch-fest that is the Eurovision Song Contest. And The Ark have put Sweden in among the favourites. READ »

Sharp decline in university entrance test participants

Society: 31 Mar 07
Högskoleprovet, or the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test, is a national institution. But those who sat the test on Saturday all around the country, in Swedish UN military bases and in Swedish schools abroad, represent a diminishing band. READ »

Sweden: tax haven for Norwegians

National: 29 Mar 07
There are not many countries in which Sweden would be considered a tax haven, but the decision to scrap wealth tax has led at least one wealthy Norwegian family to look east. READ »

Swedes keenest on ethnic minorities

Society: 24 Jan 07
Swedes are the quickest in the European Union to embrace the multi-cultural society, according to a new survey. "It's pleasing that people are so positive," says integration minister Nyamko Sabuni. READ »

Ex-Cyprus ambassador jailed on sex charges

National: 8 Jan 07
The former Cypriot ambassador to Sweden has been sentenced to seven months in prison after being found guilty of several charges of sexual harassment. READ »

Fire causes evacuation of Stockholm hotel

National: 3 Jan 07
A fire broke out in Stockholm city centre early on Wednesday morning. Two addresses, including the Crystal Plaza Hotel, were evacuated. READ »

Blidt rejects calls to halt EU expansion

National: 8 Nov 06
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has criticised calls for setting Europe's borders, arguing that shutting Turkey out of the EU will cause instability in Europe. READ »

Littorin: EU failure will hit patients

Science & Technology: 7 Nov 06
EU ministers' failure to agree to changes in rules for the continent's 48-hour maximum working week is "very troublesome" for Swedish health authorities, says labour minister Sven Otto Littorin. READ »

Swedes go to Cyprus to choose sex of babies

Society: 25 Oct 06
Swedish couples who want to decide the sex of their babies have been travelling to Cyprus to get round a Swedish ban on the practice. The British doctor who helps the couples says that most of them want to get a better balance in their families. READ »

Sweden 'unlikely' to restrict new EU workers

Politics: 20 Oct 06
Workers from Romania and Bulgaria are likely to be allowed to move to Sweden without restrictions, according to Fredrik Reinfeldt's spokeswoman. READ »

Swedish government foots evacuees' bills

National: 21 Jul 06
Swedes being evacuated from Lebanon are to have all their costs for returning home covered by the Swedish national and local governments, including transport within Sweden when they return. READ »

Mobile technology aids Swedish evacuation

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Jul 06
Despite reports of disorganisation and chaos, Sweden's evacuation of its citizens has been held up as a model of order by commentators in other countries. Louis Roper explains how text messaging has played a key role. READ »

Swedish evacuees arrive in Turkey

National: 20 Jul 06
See also: Mobile technology aids Swedish evacuation
A passenger ferry carrying 280 Swedes arrived in the southern Turkish port of Mersin from Beirut on Thursday, in the latest wave of evacuations from Lebanon. READ »

Swedish ferry docks in Cyprus

National: 19 Jul 06
A ferry carrying over 800 Swedes caught up in the conflict in Lebanon has arrived in Cyprus. Another ship chartered by Sweden is on its way to pick up more evacuees. READ »

Boats to take Swedes from Beirut on Tuesday

National: 18 Jul 06
1,645 Swedes are expected to be evacuated from Lebanon on Tuesday. If everything goes to plan, a boat chartered by Sweden will depart from Beirut harbour at lunchtime. READ »

Swedes stuck in southern Lebanon

National: 17 Jul 06
An Italian ferry carrying 49 Swedes evacuated from Lebanon arrived in Cyprus on Monday evening. But up to 200 Swedish citizens are stranded in southern Lebanon, as it currently considered too dangerous for an evacuation. READ »

Evacuated Swedes back from Lebanon

National: 17 Jul 06
The first plane carrying Swedes evacuated from the escalating conflict in Lebanon has arrived in Stockholm. READ »

Evacuation of Lebanon Swedes begins

National: 16 Jul 06
As Israel steps up its military campaign against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, officials began evacuating thousands of Swedes from the country on Sunday morning. READ »

Carola builds up for Eurovision semis

Smörgåsbord: 18 May 06
Forget the Champions League, the really important European competition starts tonight. And despite a broken heel and Greek taunts, Carola says she's focused on winning for Sweden. READ »

Falun gears up for World Cup cycling

Sport: 3 Aug 05
It may have already lost two bids to host the Winter Olympics but the tiny Swedish town of Falun remains doggedly determined to become a leading centre for European sporting events, and perhaps one day get the Olympics after all. READ »

Swedes drink to EU expansion

Politics: 7 May 04
For a weekend at least, Sweden begins to enjoy a party it doesn't particularly want to be at. READ »

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 »

Click here to get more from Follow Sweden

Today's most read Today's most commented

In cooperation with DoToday

Jobs in Sweden, in English

516 jobs available
235 new jobs this week
20 new jobs today

ALL JOBS »

Jobs available: 516

Show all jobs in Sweden

Noticeboard

13/02 Looking for a long term appartment
13/02 Babysitter
13/02 flat or room available
13/02 Party Photographer
13/02 Apartment Near Arlanda
13/02 Apartment Needed Immediately

SHOW ALL NOTICES »

Discuss

09:26 Tax deductible for rented property
08:41 Pop tarts in Stockholm
08:30 Need to replace windows
07:29 Baseball in Gothenburg?
07:24 Irish Girl has just moved to Sweden!
05:35 Skattereduktion after buying an apartment
00:31 What does that mean?
23:19 Had problems with my boyfriend
23:09 Working with no knowledge of Swedish?
21:04 Which song are you currently listening to?

FULL INDEX »
JUST THE NEWS »
LATEST TOPICS »

The Local's new Marketplace
Find products and services that are specifically focused on English speakers living in Sweden!
FULL DETAILS

English Speaking Therapist Stockholm
British-Australian Male Counsellor. Counselling Therapy for Depression, Mental Health, Sex, Relationship & Expat Issues
08-559 22 636 or CLICK HERE

Counseling in English
Individuals & Couples - Stockholm Beth Rogerson PhD - Clinical, Marriage & Family Therapist
Click or call 08-5580 1266 now

Doctor of Psychology
Therapy in English in Stockholm Trained in California Individuals & Couples (08) 93 81 48 FREE phone consultation
Visit anxiousorblue.se

Get on the Tennis Court with www.babolatshop.se
The new Online Tennis Store with the largest selection of Babolat Products in Sweden
http://www.babolatshop.se

Turning Point Counseling
Turning Point Counselling centre offers the international community of Stockholm a safe space for personal development, counselling and coaching.
http://www.turning-point.se/show.asp

Swedish Down Town
Swedish Down Town PR Consulting and Productions is an innovative business company which provides valuable assistance with Public Relations and Communications in the swedish and the international market.
www.swedishdowntown.com

Advertise

Reach a unique audience of 500,000 foreign professionals

Business Services

Translation and copywriting by local experts

Marketplace

Run a small business? Get connected in Sweden

Shop

Fine products bearing The Local's logo and classic headlines

Newsfeeds

News to your desktop or The Local's headlines on your own Web site

The Local Europe AB
Östgötagatan 12
116 25 Stockholm
Sweden