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February 14, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Foreign_aid":
Sweden does most for the world's poor: study
National: 8 Nov 11
Sweden has topped the list ranking foreign aid policies among the world's wealthy countries for the third year running, according to an annual study by the US-based Center for Global Development (CDG).
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Minister slams aid report for 'anti-Israel' bias
Politics: 8 Nov 11
Sweden's foreign aid minister has criticized the use of taxpayer money to fund a “one-sided” report on the conflict in the Middle East entitled “Colonialism and apartheid – Israel's occupation of Palestine”.
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Government to boost foreign student scholarship funding
Education: 22 Sep 11
The government has allotted an additional 20 million kronor ($2.9 million) in scholarship funding to help offset tuition fees charged to students from developing countries who want to study at Swedish universities.
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Sweden set to toughen arms export laws
Business & Money: 11 May 11
Sweden has moved a step closer to toughening its arms export laws to make it harder to sell to dictatorships, following a deal struck between the Social Democrats and the parties of the centre-right Alliance government.
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'Turkey and the EU need each other': Bildt
Politics: 16 Feb 11
Granting membership to Turkey would strengthen the European Union, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt argued in his annual foreign policy statement to the Riksdag.
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Election Q&A: the Left Party
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with the Left Party's Stefan Kudryk to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues.
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Sweden Democrats to cut foreign aid for welfare
Politics: 1 Jun 10
Sweden's small far-right Sweden Democrat party presented a shadow budget on Monday pledging lower taxes and higher benefits, to be financed by cutting international aid and refugee quotas.
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Sweden in major embassy shake-up
Politics: 21 Jan 10
Sweden announced on Thursday it will shutter six embassies by the end of the year, while at the same time opening ten new embassies to help carry out its foreign aid programmes.
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From Silicon Valley to Stockholm: Meeting the US Ambassador, Part 2
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Dec 09
In Part 2 of a two-part interview, US Ambassador Matthew Barzun talks to The Local's David Landes about succeeding President Bush's envoy, eco-friendly former Ambassador Michael Wood; the significance The Pirate Bay; and, introducing TED.
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Politician causes stir with sex play outburst
Society: 26 Nov 09
A Green Party politician from southern Sweden is defending the use of sex organ slang during a local council debate about Swedishness.
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November in Sweden: Shoes at the door for dinner party season
Lifestyle: 23 Nov 09
The Year in Sweden - November: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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Sweden does most to help world's poor: study
Politics: 22 Oct 09
Sweden has the best foreign aid policies among the world’s wealthy countries, according to a new ranking from the Center for Global Development.
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Weapons smuggled in planes used to send aid: think tank
Politics: 12 May 09
A prominent Swedish think tank has warned that air cargo companies hired to deliver humanitarian aid and support peacekeeping operations in Africa are also often used to smuggle weapons.
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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.
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Sweden freezes aid to Rwanda following UN report
Politics: 17 Dec 08
Foreign aid minister Gunilla Carlsson said on Wednesday that Sweden is stopping aid to Rwanda for 2008 after the UN found evidence the country was supporting armed rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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US think tank: Swedish foreign aid 'best in the world'
Politics: 5 Dec 08
Sweden’s foreign assistance programme has been given top marks by an influential American think tank.
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Moderates propose major development aid reforms
Politics: 27 Nov 08
The Moderate Party wants to ditch Sweden’s development aid goal of devoting 1 percent of the country’s gross national income (GNI) to foreign assistance.
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Somali militants release Swedish UN worker
National: 28 Jun 08
Islamist militants have released a Swede and a Dane working for the United Nations who were kidnapped when the fighters seized control of a town in Somalia on Saturday.
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Swedish UN worker kidnapped in Somalia
National: 28 Jun 08
Islamist militants kidnapped a Dane and a Swede working for the United Nations and a Somali aid worker when the fighters seized control of a town on Saturday.
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Saab spokesman leaked inside information
Business & Money: 29 Feb 08
A former Saab spokesperson was admonished for sending text messages with market sensitive information.
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Swedish aid to Iraqi 'emigrant' entrepreneurs
Politics: 19 Feb 08
Foreign Aid Minister Gunilla Carlsson has proposed setting aside funds for Iraqis leaving Sweden to start a business in their homeland.
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Opposition parties unite around emissions goal
Politics: 19 Jan 08
The Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Greens call for a 40 percent emissions reduction by 2020.
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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.
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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."
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Tearful Ambassador alerted Sweden to tsunami
National: 15 Jun 07
Sweden's government failed to realize that thousands of Swedes were caught up in the 2004 Asian tsunami until it received a tearful call from its ambassador in Bangkok, more than 24 hours after the event.
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Swedish foreign minister will not meet Hamas politicians
Politics: 22 Mar 07
Carl Bildt will not meet Hamas members of the Palestinian government when he travels to the Palestinian territories this weekend. The visit also includes a meeting with his Israeli counterpart.
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Sahlin nominated as Social Democrat leader
Politics: 17 Jan 07
It's official. Ex-minister Mona Sahlin has been put forward as the leader of Sweden's Social Democrats, making her almost certain to succeed former prime minister Göran Persson.
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'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.
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"Time for Sweden to support Mid-East Moderates"
Analysis & Opinion: 12 Oct 06
Knee-jerk condemnations of Israel have been a frequent characteristic of Sweden’s reaction to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The new government should start supporting moderates on both sides, argues David Stavrou.
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Social Democrats announce 'shadow government'
Politics: 8 Oct 06
The defeated Social Democrats have reorganized for opposition, appointing former ministers to lead the party's charge in the parliamentary committees.
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Sweden's politicians step up for English debate
Lifestyle: 5 Sep 06
Four brave Swedish politicians are to put their English skills to the test in a televised election debate on Wednesday evening. It should be good viewing for Swedes too, says the programme's presenter.
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Reinfeldt admits to lower tax cuts
Politics: 4 Sep 06
The average Swedish worker will only be 500 kronor a month better off under the Moderates, not 1,000 kronor as the party had said. That was the admission from Moderate leader Fredrik Reinfeldt.
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Moderates drop Nato demand
Politics: 16 Jan 06
Sweden's Moderate Party won't push for Sweden to join Nato if it wins the election, leader Fredrik Reinfeldt has said. But, he said, he was still in favour of joining in principle. Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds says Sweden should retain its neutrality.
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Sweden sends phone equipment to New Orleans
National: 12 Sep 05
At last, Swedish aid has set off for New Orleans - but not nearly as much as was initially offered. Three "GSM network stations" from Ericsson will help restore communications.
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US declines Swedish aid - for now
National: 4 Sep 05
A cargo plane filled with water sanitation equipment, accompanied by five sanitation experts, will not leave Sweden as planned. US authorities say they are logistically unable to accept the assistance.
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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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