March 21, 2010
Kosovo
The following articles have been tagged with "Kosovo":
Sweden proposes veterans memorial day
National: 19 Mar 10
The Swedish government has proposed the establishment of May 29th as an official veteran soldiers day. Further measures have been announced to ensure that ex-soldiers will receive the care and support they need.
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Roma duped into seeking Swedish asylum
Society: 5 Mar 10
An estimated 1,000 Roma people, primarily from Serbia, have been lured this year alone into travelling to Sweden in the vain hope of securing residence permits, the Swedish Migration Board has said.
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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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Swedish town restricts 'immigrant weddings'
Society: 16 Nov 09
A local politician from Landskrona in southern Sweden has decreed that only one “immigrant wedding” can be held at the town’s local community centre every month.
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Sweden to pay more asylum seekers to leave
National: 6 Nov 09
Sweden has decided to expand a programme which gives unsuccessful asylum seekers money to voluntarily return to their homelands, at the same time as the number of refugee applications continues to drop.
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Police probe Serb ties to helicopter heist
National: 29 Sep 09
Police in Serbia suspect the mastermind behind last week's brazen helicopter heist is a 40-year-old Bosnian Serb living in Belgrade known as the 'gangster king'.
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Drunk and disorderly soldiers sacked
National: 2 Sep 09
Two soldiers who left their weapons unattended while drinking themselves senseless during service in Kosovo in May have been dismissed by the Swedish Armed Forces.
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Drunken Swedish soldiers in armed Kosovo kerfuffle
Society: 3 Jul 09
A shot was fired when two drunken and armed Swedish soldiers got into a fight with local residents in Kosovo, prompting an investigation by Sweden’s Armed Forces.
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Sweden U-21 coach faces ban after halftime Balkan row
Sport: 25 Jun 09
As Sweden’s under-21 side prepares to face England in the semifinals of the European U-21 football championships, it faces the prospect of doing so without co-manager Tommy Söderberg on the sidelines.
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Fredrik Malm: Enlarge the European Union
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Jun 09
Fredrik Malm of the Liberal Party speaks to The Local's Lydia Parafianowicz about the case for EU enlargement and the role of the union in conflict resolution.
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Sweden signs up to cluster bomb treaty
Politics: 16 Nov 08
Sweden has decided to sign up to the international treaty, framed in Dublin in May, to ban current designs of cluster bombs.
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Bildt calls Ahtisaari's 2008 Nobel Peace Prize 'well-deserved'
National: 10 Oct 08
Sweden’s foreign minister Carl Bildt offered his congratulations to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari for being named the recipient of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize.
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Bildt rejects Georgia-Kosovo comparison
Politics: 30 Aug 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Friday rejected Russian comparisons between its recognition of two Georgian breakaway provinces from the West's recognition of Kosovo earlier this year.
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Russia to pay a high price: Bildt
Politics: 12 Aug 08
Russia's military attacks on Georgia will damage both Moscow's and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's image abroad, according to Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt.
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Female Swedish 'spy' officer off the hook
National: 16 Jun 08
There is to be no indictment against a female officer suspected of having leaked secret NATO and United Nations documents to her Serbian lover whilst on duty in Kosovo.
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Politician acquitted of hate speech charges
Politics: 12 May 08
A local politician from the Malmö suburb of Burlöv has been acquitted of charges of agitation against an ethnic group.
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Papers shoot down proposed Gripen sale to Norway
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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Debating NATO: Sweden and Finland keep their distance
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Apr 08
Sweden and Finland have become more willing to debate possible NATO membership, writes Tallinn-based journalist Justin Petrone. But opposition to the alliance remains strong.
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Bildt sees economic challenge for Kosovo
Politics: 9 Mar 08
Kosovo faces a major challenge in developing a sustainable economy, said Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt during a visit to Pristina.
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Bildt to break ice with Kosovo visit
Politics: 6 Mar 08
Carl Bildt is to be the first foreign minister to visit Pristina since Kosovo declared independence. (Picture: Bildt meets President Fatmir Sejdiu in Pristina on January 31st.)
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Sweden recognizes Kosovo
Politics: 4 Mar 08
Sweden has recognized Kosovo's independence from Serbia, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
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Neo-nazis arrested near Kosovo demonstration
National: 2 Mar 08
A group of 20 neo-Nazis were detained by police in Stockholm on Saturday.
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Bildt urges Serbia to resist isolation
National: 29 Feb 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt asked Serbia not to isolate itself as refusal to recognize Kosovo threatens Serbia's integration into Europe.
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Sweden warns nationals against travel to Kosovo
National: 22 Feb 08
Sweden has warned its nationals to avoid unnecessary travel to northern Kosovo.
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Most EU states likely to recognize Kosovo: Sweden
Politics: 18 Feb 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt predicts that a "vast majority" of EU nations will recognize Kosovo in "one form or another".
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Sweden's Albanians celebrate Kosovo's independence
National: 18 Feb 08
Emotions ran high in many Swedish towns on Sunday as the country's Kosovar Albanian population celebrated Pristina's unilateral declaration of independence.
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Bildt presents foreign policy in Riksdag
Politics: 13 Feb 08
The Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of the EU and the UN in Swedish foreign policy.
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Four indicted after major weapons seizure
National: 22 Jan 08
Four people have been indicted in Malmö on arms trafficking charges following what customs officials describe as one of the largest weapons seizures ever made in Europe.
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Cash-strapped military spends millions on film
National: 9 Jan 08
A 3.7 million kronor film following the head of the armed forces at work and play has led to accusations that the military is wasting money at a time of cuts.
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Swede arrested in Croatian heroin haul
National: 4 Jan 08
A Swedish citizen has been arrested in Croatia on his way back to Sweden carrying 12 kilos of heroin.
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Danish politician stakes claim to Swedish territory
Politics: 23 Dec 07
A Danish politician has staked a claim to the Swedish provinces of Skåne, Blekinge and Halland.
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Sweden ramps up NATO mission
Politics: 19 Dec 07
Sweden has unveiled plans to open new embassies in Afghanistan, Sudan and Belarus, as well as upgrading its NATO mission.
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Swedish army vehicle used to smuggle refugees
National: 6 Nov 07
The Swedish military has pledged to review its procedures after one of its transport vehicles was allegedly used to smuggle a large group of refugees.
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Bildt: Serbia must be 'moved forward' on Kosovo
Politics: 24 Oct 07
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Wednesday said there was a need to "move Serbia forward" towards reaching "some sort of consensus" on Kosovo.
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Learning Swedish: accept no substitutes
Lifestyle: 10 Oct 07
Swedes might speak great English, but there's no substitute for getting your tongue around the Swedish language. Fiona Basile finds that learning the lingo needn't be a nightmare.
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Macedonia stop Kosovo immigrants on Swedish passports
Society: 9 Oct 07
Macedonian police have prevented five Kosovo Albanians, travelling with several Swedish soldiers serving with NATO-led peacekeepers in Kosovo (KFOR), from flying from Macedonia to Sweden.
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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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Rosengård: hardship and hope
Lifestyle: 23 Aug 07
For many, the Rosengård area of Malmö has become a symbol of segregation, deprivation and unrest. Four months after disturbances there gained international attention, Genevieve Worrell finds real problems remain, but also a will to turn the situation around.
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Deportee stabs policewoman in throat
National: 10 Jul 07
A policewoman was stabbed in the throat on Tuesday afternoon by a 31-year-old Kosovan man who was about to be deported from Sweden.
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Swedish television viewers sold short on Iraq
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jul 07
Swedish public television would do well to avoid casting doubt on a legitimate story of US soldiers and their Iraqi allies uncovering fresh evidence of the horrific criminality of the ousted regime, argues Billy McCormac of think-tank Timbro.
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Swede arrested for people smuggling
Society: 16 Jun 07
A Swedish citizen and a permanent Swedish resident have been arrested on the Kosovo-Macedonia border on suspicion of people smuggling.
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Former DN Editor: 'This ruling damages freedom of expression'
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Jun 07
Svante Nycander, former editor of Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, gives his view after local politician Dahn Pettersson is fined for hate speech. 'The ban has developed in such a way that it inhibits not only prejudiced statements, but also nearly all discussion of sensitive issues', he argues.
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Politician fined for Albanian comments
Politics: 13 Jun 07
A local politician in southern Sweden has been fined 18,000 kronor for writing a motion claiming that 95 percent of all heroin brought in to Sweden comes via Kosovo.
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Spy suspect keeps job
National: 5 Jun 07
A Swedish lieutenant commander suspected of leaking UN and NATO documents to a Serbian spy is to hold onto her job pending the results of a preliminary investigation.
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Spy scandal: 'Be careful when you steal reports'
National: 15 May 07
New information has come to light about a Swedish lieutenant commander and her Serbian spy lover.
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Security Service reports suspected spy
National: 15 May 07
The Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) plans to report to the public prosecutor a woman suspected of feeding sensitive information to a Serbian spy while she served in Sweden's Kosovo force.
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Swedish soldier fed secrets to Serbian lover
National: 14 May 07
A female Swedish officer has been reported to an army disciplinary committee after it was alleged that she supplied a Serbian spy with sensitive information. The two were involved in a relationship at the time.
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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.
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Bildt: let Serbia join EU
National: 19 Feb 07
Serbia should be given the chance to join the EU if it accepts a UN plan on the future status of Kosovo, Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has told an Austrian newspaper.
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Swedish men order foreign prostitutes online
Society: 11 Oct 06
Those behind prostitution and human trafficking in Sweden have begun to change their tactics to avoid the Swedish police and to get around the country's legislation, according to a new report.
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Sweden to send ship to Lebanon
National: 24 Aug 06
Sweden will contribute a coastal patrol vessel to the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon, but will not contribute ground troops, the government said on Thursday.
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Malmö man faces Kosovo extradition
National: 12 Jul 06
The international prosecutor's office in Malmö has requested the arrest of a 46 year old man who is accused of murdering a woman in Kosovo in 1998.
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