March 22, 2010
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Stockholm pram march marks Women's Day
Society: 8 Mar 10
Stockholm will on Monday host the largest ever march of the prams as part of the city's celebration of the 100th International Women's Day. The pram march hopes to bring focus on the problem of maternal mortality.
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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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Millions in Swedish aid headed to quake-hit Haiti
National: 19 Jan 10
Sweden plans to donate 180 million kronor ($25.6 million) in financial aid to help Haiti recover from last week’s devastating earthquake, the foreign ministry said on Monday.
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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.
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Zimbabwe sanctions not discussed in EU meeting
National: 13 Sep 09
The Swedish development aid minister Gunilla Carlsson has said that EU sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe were not discussed at an EU meeting with President Mugabe on Saturday.
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Sweden refuses SA request to drop Zimbabwe sanctions
Politics: 12 Sep 09
The Swedish EU presidency has resisted pressure from South African President Jacob Zuma to drop sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe. Development aid minister Gunilla Carlsson will meanwhile head an EU delegation to Harare on Saturday.
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Aid minister calls for debate over corruption
Politics: 24 Aug 09
Sweden's development aid minister Gunilla Carlsson, has called for an open debate over the role of aid money in the wake of a corruption scandal involving Swedish funds in Zambia.
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Sweden hosts global water summit
Science & Technology: 18 Aug 09
The World Water Week opened in Stockholm on Monday welcoming an international cast of politicians, industry leaders and United Nations officials aiming to improve access to water and halt a tide of deaths in poor nations.
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Sweden pledges aid money to Palestinians
National: 12 Aug 09
Sweden has agreed to pay direct support of 50 million kronor ($6.9 million) to the beleaguered Palestinian Authority, the foreign ministry announced on Wednesday.
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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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Swedish aid to help Zimbabwe fight cholera
Politics: 19 Mar 09
Sweden has agreed to provide 84 million kronor ($10.5 million) in humanitarian aid to Zimbabwe in part to help the country battle its ongoing cholera epidemic.
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Sweden looks to toughen conditions for development aid
Politics: 9 Mar 09
Dismay over the how several United Nations (UN) organizations have used development aid from Sweden has led the government to propose tougher conditions for allowing aid groups to receive Swedish funding.
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Sweden condemns arrest of Ethiopian opposition leader
Politics: 10 Jan 09
Sweden's government on Friday expressed deep concern over the arrest of an Ethiopian opposition leader last week after her pardon from a life sentence was revoked.
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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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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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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.
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'Swedish aid to challenge the world's dictatorships'
Politics: 27 Sep 08
The government has announced that it plans changes to pro-democracy aid. Aid minister Gunilla Carlsson warned that changes to working practices will strike fear among the world's dictatorships.
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Sweden to help monitor peace in Georgia
National: 18 Sep 08
Sweden announced on Thursday it plans to send personnel and equipment to Georgia as part of an EU civilian observation mission.
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Murder of UN official deals blow to Somali peace efforts: Sweden
Politics: 8 Jul 08
The Swedish government has condemned the killing of the top United Nations official in Somalia.
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Making sense of the Iraq conference
Analysis & Opinion: 30 May 08
David Landes reviews what the Swedish press had to say about the importance of the Iraq conference held this week in Stockholm.
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Sweden pledges aid to Burma cyclone victims
National: 26 May 08
Sweden will provide 74 million kronor ($12.6 million) in additional emergency aid to cyclone-ravaged Myanmar, the foreign ministry said on Sunday.
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Saab spokeman 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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'China must act' Tutu tells Swedes
National: 28 Sep 07
Desmond Tutu has told a Gothenburg audience that he will boycott the Beijing Olympics if China does not act over the violence in Burma. "You have been extraordinarily courageous and wonderful," he tells Burmese protesters.
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Swedes turn out to back Burmese
Politics: 28 Sep 07
Demonstrations are planned in Stockholm and Gothenburg on Friday in support of protesters in Burma, with some members of the public turning up to work in red to express sympathy for the Burmese monks.
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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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Sweden gives aid to Palestinian Authority
National: 29 Jun 07
Sweden will provide financial aid to the cash-strapped Palestinian public sector to help pay wages in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the government announced on Friday.
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Moderates to change party secretary
Politics: 28 Sep 06
The Moderate Party has announced that party secretary Sven Otto Littorin is to resign. The new party secretary will be presented later on Thursday by leader Fredrik Reinfeldt.
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The Local's Election blog
Politics: 17 Sep 06
The Local is covering the Swedish elections live from the Moderate and Social Democrat election night parties in Stockholm. Read all about it here.
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Top Moderate quits post after tax 'error'
Politics: 5 Apr 06
The vice chairman of the Moderate Party resigns from two posts after filing 'incorrect claims for private living costs' at the tax office. I made a mistake, says Gunilla Carlsson.
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Opposition: Freivalds must go after web site lie
Smörgåsbord: 20 Mar 06
Despite her claim to the contrary, foreign minister Laila Freivalds knew her department was to contact the company which closed down the web site of the Sweden Democrats. She should resign, say opposition leaders.
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Swedish opposition launches joint foreign policy
Politics: 17 Jan 06
Sweden has to buck up its ideas on the international stage, says the conservative alliance, with more involvement in EU policy-making, increased cooperation with the Baltic states, more realistic policies on Russia and a greater emphasis on the United Nations.
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Unions demand tax increases
Smörgåsbord: 29 Apr 05
Swedish trade union organisation LO has demanded increased VAT on food and culture to finance increased benefit payments. We should have lower benefits and lower taxes to get people back to work, say the Moderates.
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"When I studied at Stockholm University I was exposed to the telephone time concept. If you wanted to talk to a teacher you had to only call during certain times and visit them during certain times. Even if they were in their office with the door open you could not knock and talk to them..." READ »
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