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Sweden can back eurozone pact: Riksdag

Business & Money: 27 Jan 12
The Riksdag's EU affairs committee on Friday gave the go ahead to the Swedish government to support the eurozone budget pact at next week's EU summit, provided certain conditions are met. READ »

Social Democrats drop eurozone pact opposition

Politics: 26 Jan 12
The Social Democrats on Thursday dropped their longstanding opposition to Swedish participation in the eurozone pact on fiscal discipline, after reaching an agreement with the government of Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Bildt: euro stability lessened crisis impact

Business & Money: 13 Jan 12
The impact of the global financial crisis would have been worse on the EU the euro had not provided the necessary monetary stability, Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt said on Thursday. READ »

Swedes' disdain for the euro hits new heights

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Dec 11
The debt crisis plaguing the eurozone has left Swedes loving their cherished krona more than ever, a sentiment shared by non-euro country Denmark as well, as both struggle to keep the euro's woes from hurting their own economies. READ »

Abba great hints at reunification gig

Society: 12 Dec 11
Abba-founder Benny Andersson has hinted that he would be willing to reunite the famed Swedish super group to help save a beloved - albeit urine soaked -Stockholm landmark. READ »

Sweden 'won't block' pact to save euro

Business & Money: 9 Dec 11
Sweden was one of four European Union member states to scupper hopes of a 27-country agreement to help strengthen the euro, but nevertheless plans to participate in the creation of a European bailout fund. READ »

Swedish euroscepticism at record high: poll

Politics: 6 Dec 11
Close to nine out of ten Swedes are keen to remain outside the eurozone and retain the krona, according to a new poll published on Tuesday in the wake of renewed problems afflicting the European single currency. READ »

Ten Swedish brands everyone should know

Lifestyle: 8 Nov 11
While Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, here's a list of ten more products and brands from the land of the midnight sun that any self-proclaimed Swedophile should also know. READ »

Greece default 'a threat' to Sweden: minister

Politics: 5 Nov 11
Although the Greek PM Giorgos Papandreou won a narrow vote-of-confidence late Friday, Sweden's European Union Affairs Minister Birgitta Ohlsson warned that a default by Greece would directly threaten Sweden's economy. READ »

King slams Greece over referendum plans

Politics: 4 Nov 11
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has taken a swipe at embattled Greek prime minister George Papandreou for proposing a referendum on a bailout plan to help the debt-laden Greek economy. READ »

Reinfeldt: Greek vote 'signals major problems'

Politics: 1 Nov 11
The Greek government's decision to call a referendum on the eurozone settlement to write down the country's debt, raises uncertainty over the Greek economy, according to Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt. READ »

Swedes’ opposition to euro hits record high

Business & Money: 15 Jun 11
Nearly two thirds of Swedes say they are against adoption of the euro, the highest figure since polling began, according to a new survey. READ »

Caribbean paradise holds on to its Swedish past

Lifestyle: 4 Apr 11
While Sweden's Caribbean colonial ambitions ended long ago, a group on the island of Saint Barthélemy is working to preserve the former colony's Swedish heritage, contributor Carina Chela discovers. READ »

Swedes oppose new nuclear power: poll

Science & Technology: 19 Mar 11
The ongoing catastrophe at Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan has prompted renewed debate over nuclear power in Sweden, with a new poll indicating that a majority of Swedes are opposed to its expansion. READ »

Thinking about Sweden's nuclear future

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Mar 11
Swedish nuclear safety expert Frigyes Reisch from the Royal Institute of Technology speaks with The Local's Gabriel Stein about how the situation in Japan may impact the nuclear energy development in Sweden. READ »

Japan blasts reignite Swedish nuke debate

Politics: 15 Mar 11
The growing nuclear crisis in Japan has breathed new live into Sweden's anti-nuclear movement and prompted politicians to call for a renewed discussion about Sweden nuclear energy policy. READ »

Top Swedish execs less keen on the euro

Business & Money: 27 Dec 10
A number of prominent Swedish business leaders have become more sceptical towards Sweden joining the euro in the near future, but stressed their belief in the currency's viability in the long term. READ »

Swedish euro support remains weak: survey

Business & Money: 14 Dec 10
A survey reveals that Swedish support for the euro remains weak in November, Statistics Sweden announced on Tuesday. READ »

Sahlin criticises Social Democrats' job policy

Politics: 5 Dec 10
Outgoing Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin called for a new jobs policy that makes it worthwhile to work and was critical of cooperation with the Left Party said in a speech to the party's advisory committee on Saturday. READ »

Swedish parliament votes in new constitution

Politics: 24 Nov 10
Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, voted for the most sweeping changes to the country's constitution since 1974 on Wednesday, confirming Sweden's place in the EU among a raft of other amendments. READ »

Introducing the Greens

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Green Party, bidding to assume power within the centre-left Red-Green coalition and become Sweden's third largest party. READ »

Support for new nuclear reactors grows: survey

Politics: 10 Jul 10
A decision in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, to allow old nuclear reactors to be replaced has broad support among Swedes, according to a survey presented by the Liberal Party. READ »

Bildt calls for action over Kyrgyzstan unrest

Politics: 22 Jun 10
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt joined his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle on Monday to express their deep concern over the ongoing violence in the central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan urging international intervention. READ »

Sweden approves new nuclear reactors

Politics: 17 Jun 10
Sweden's parliament on Thursday narrowly passed a landmark government proposal allowing the replacement of nuclear reactors at the end of their life span. READ »

Fewer Swedes favour euro over krona: poll

National: 15 Jun 10
A clear majority of Swedes would vote against switching from the krona to the euro if a referendum on whether Sweden should adopt the common European currency were held today, a new poll shows. READ »

Obama meeting will be Svanberg's toughest test

National: 14 Jun 10
BP’s problems are proving to be the toughest test yet in the career of Swedish business’s golden boy Carl-Henric Svanberg, writes James Savage. READ »

Birgitta Ohlsson - A maverick in a ministerial suit

Analysis & Opinion: 8 Jun 10
Sweden's Minister of EU Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson talks to The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson about freedom of expression in Sweden and Europe today; the euro and Sweden's status outside of it; and what can be done to encourage and promote universal European liberal values. READ »

Parties hold firm on euro despite Greek crisis

Analysis & Opinion: 12 May 10
The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson and Vivian Tse review party policy as Sweden's backing of a eurozone bailout brings the issue of Sweden's membership of the euro back into focus. READ »

Anna Lindh memorial inaugurated in Stockholm

Politics: 5 May 10
A memorial square to Anna Lindh, the former Swedish foreign minister murdered in 2003, was inaugurated in Stockholm on Tuesday near where she made her final public appearance. READ »

Opposition calls for Stockholm bypass vote

Politics: 20 Apr 10
The left-green opposition wants to hold a referendum on the Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion) and has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds. READ »

Bildt: Icesave deal key to Iceland IMF money

Business & Money: 12 Mar 10
Sweden's Carl Bildt joined a chorus of Nordic foreign ministers on Thursday calling on Iceland to reach a banking payback deal with Britain and The Netherlands, warning that IMF aid money depended on it. READ »

Reinfeldt: 'Iceland must honour its commitments'

Business & Money: 9 Mar 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has reminded crisis-stricken Iceland that the Swedish portion of a large Nordic country loan is conditional on Reykjavik concluding a compensation deal for the Icesave bank collapse. READ »

More Swedes favour euro over krona: poll

National: 15 Dec 09
A majority of Swedes would favour switching from the krona to the euro if a referendum on whether Sweden should adopt the common European currency were held today, a new poll shows. READ »

Opposition poll lead 'very worrying': Reinfeldt

Politics: 14 Dec 09
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has admitted he is concerned by poll results showing the opposition in a commanding lead over the centre-right coalition government. READ »

Victim says axe attack 'politically motivated'

National: 10 Dec 09
A politically active business-owner from Södertälje south of Stockholm is recovering from an axe attack he claims was carried out on the orders of a political rival. READ »

Minaret ban favoured by one in four Swedes: poll

National: 3 Dec 09
One in four Swedes is in favour of prohibiting the building of more minarets in the country, a new poll shows. READ »

Bildt blasts 'prejudice' of Swiss minaret ban

Politics: 30 Nov 09
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Monday slammed Switzerland's referendum to ban the construction of minarets on mosques in the Alpine country. READ »

Morocco expels Swedish diplomat

National: 5 Nov 09
Morocco on Wednesday ordered the immediate departure of a Swedish diplomat accused of handing over official Moroccan documents to Western Saharan separatists. READ »

Sweden cautions Czechs over Lisbon 'opt outs'

Politics: 9 Oct 09
The Swedish EU presidency has cautioned the Czechs that their demands for an extra "footnote" on the Lisbon treaty sends out "the wrong message at the wrong time". READ »

Reinfeldt steps up pressure to ensure Lisbon treaty adoption

Politics: 5 Oct 09
Sweden's Fredrik Reinfeldt on Monday pushed the Czech Republic and Britain not to further delay approval of the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty. READ »

Time to accept EU membership: Left Party

Politics: 27 Sep 09
Left Party leader Lars Ohly has stated that it is time for the party to discard its demand for Sweden's withdrawal from the European Union, the last of the major Swedish parties to do so. READ »

Smacking kids is never acceptable: Swedish politician

Analysis & Opinion: 12 Aug 09
Thirty years have passed since Sweden banned parents from smacking their children. But Liberal Party MP Helena Bargholtz is dismayed to learn that New Zealand is holding a referendum to reintroduce the practice. READ »

Swedish MP: I don't want to force abortion on Ireland

Society: 4 Aug 09
Swedish MP Birgitta Ohlsson has denied she wants to use the EU's Lisbon Treaty to impose liberal abortion laws on other countries. She just wants a debate, she says. READ »

Bildt: Iranian government facing 'legitimacy' issues

Politics: 22 Jul 09
Speaking for the EU Presidency, Sweden's Carl Bildt reiterated on Tuesday that the government of Iran was dealing with questions about its legitimacy in the eyes of its voters. READ »

EU's institutional woes could outshine Sweden’s priorities

Politics: 2 Jul 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt did his best on Wednesday to deflect attention away from the continuing institutional uncertainty which threatens to overshadow Sweden’s six-month European Union presidency. READ »

Sweden takes over EU presidency

Politics: 1 Jul 09
Sweden on Wednesday assumed the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union, promising to combat climate change as well as the rising joblessness in the wake of the global economic crisis. READ »

Bildt blasé over German EU delay

Politics: 30 Jun 09
As Sweden prepares to assume the EU's rotating presidency, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said he remains confident of Germany's ratification of the Lisbon Treaty despite a court ordered postponement. READ »

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 READ »

European leaders impatient for Swedish EU presidency

National: 28 Jun 09
European leaders have expressed impatience for the Swedish EU presidency to start after a troubled six months under the Czechs. READ »

Euro support hits six-year high: poll

Business & Money: 23 Jun 09
Support for Sweden joining the eurozone has reached its highest point since the 2003 referendum, with voters in favour of retaining the krona maintaining a lead of just one percentage point in a new poll. READ »

Government minister Leijonborg resigns

Politics: 11 Jun 09
Minister for Higher Education and Research Lars Leijonborg has resigned from the cabinet. "I feel like doing something different," the minister said in a statement. READ »

Sören Wibe: The economics of a eurosceptic

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Jun 09
As a fully fledged eurosceptic, the June List's Sören Wibe is pushing to stop the EU becoming an increasingly federalist project. READ »

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. READ »

Swedes back move to euro: survey

Politics: 25 May 09
A majority of Swedes are in favour of adopting the euro as the country's currency, a new survey shows. READ »

Most Swedes favour new vote on the euro

Business & Money: 19 May 09
A majority of Swedes, 51 percent, are in favour of holding another referendum on whether or not Sweden should exchange the krona for the common European currency. READ »

Swedes in favour of joining euro: poll

National: 19 Apr 09
Swedes in favour of joining the euro zone now outnumber those against, for the first time, a new survey indicates. READ »

'You couldn't hope for a better presidency'

Analysis & Opinion: 1 Apr 09
In a time of severe economic crisis, the European Union is fortunate to have Sweden taking up the presidential reins this summer, British Ambassador to Sweden Andrew Mitchell tells The Local's James Savage. READ »

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. READ »

Sweden in nuclear energy reversal

Politics: 5 Feb 09
The four parties of Sweden's centre-right governing Alliance on Thursday announced they had reached an agreement to reverse a decision to phase out the country's 10 nuclear reactors. READ »

'We need to do more for bank sector': Borg

Politics: 30 Jan 09
Finance Minister Anders Borg spoke on Thursday of the need for Sweden to further bolster the banking sector. READ »

Swedish town adopts euro

Society: 2 Jan 09
Tired of government inactivity, the town of Höganäs, a popular tourist destination on the south-west coast of Sweden, has decided to adopt the euro. READ »

More ayes for the EU, fewer nays for the euro

Politics: 16 Dec 08
Swedish support for joining the euro has increased since May as support for EU membership has reached record levels, a new survey shows. READ »

More Swedes favourable toward the euro: poll

Politics: 24 Nov 08
Support for the euro in Sweden is increasing, although a majority of Swedes would still vote to retain the krona if a referendum on the matter were held today, according to a new poll. READ »

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. READ »

Sweden assists Montenegro with napalm disposal

Science & Technology: 12 Nov 08
Sweden is helping Montenegro dispose of 26 tonnes of napalm that was stored at a military facility in the Bay of Kotor, a popular tourist destination on its Adriatic coast. READ »

Support for euro rises in Sweden

Politics: 28 Oct 08
Swedes are somewhat more positive toward the euro today than they were at the time of Sweden’s 2003 referendum on the European currency. READ »

Sweden remains loyal to crown as neighbours ponder euro

Analysis & Opinion: 27 Oct 08
Sweden was on Monday showing few signs of abandoning its beloved krona, as Denmark and Iceland both began to get serious about joining the eurozone. READ »

Bildt rules out Swedish euro talks

Politics: 17 Oct 08
Sweden has no plans to breathe new life into the euro currency debate despite a weakening of the krona against the euro and the dollar, says Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. READ »

Swedish traders warm to euro

Society: 10 Jul 08
Acceptance of euro notes and coins is becoming more and more widespread in Swedish businesses, according to a new survey. 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 »

Sweden 'deeply regrets' Irish no to EU treaty

Politics: 14 Jun 08
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said on Friday that he deeply regretted Ireland's "no" to the European Union's new reform treaty. READ »

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. READ »

June List leader resigns

National: 16 Mar 08
The leader of the June List, Nils Lundgren, has resigned. READ »

Top Green in EU drop-out rethink

Politics: 27 Feb 08
Green Party spokesperson Maria Wetterstrand no longer believes Sweden should quit the EU. READ »

New EU president 'a nightmare' for Sweden

National: 16 Jan 08
Plans in the EU's Lisbon Treaty for a full-time president will cause problems for Sweden's presidency of the 27-member bloc, the government says. READ »

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. READ »

Narrow majority of Swedes opposed to euro

Business & Money: 18 Dec 07
A majority of Swedes remain opposed to adopting the euro more than four years after rejecting the currency in a referendum READ »

Swedes remain opposed to euro

National: 2 Dec 07
Four years have passed since Sweden voted to remain outside the euro zone but attitudes remain much the same. READ »

Persson reflects on election defeat in new book

Politics: 23 Oct 07
Göran Persson has written a book about his ten years as Sweden's prime minister. In it, he explains how he could have won the election if he had only ignored the advice of his finance minister. READ »

Sunrise on the Swedish Empire

Lifestyle: 25 Aug 07
So you never knew that a small island in the West Indies was once a Swedish colony? Apparently, not that many Swedes do either. But the story, which has been largely wiped from school history books, is now being told to a new generation. Christine Demsteader reports. READ »

Moroccan police arrest Scandinavian women

National: 22 Aug 07
Police in Morocco detained two Scandinavian women, a Swede and a Norwegian, who witnessed a police raid on a house in Western Sahara. 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 »

Congestion charge returns to Stockholm

National: 1 Aug 07
Congestion charging has been reintroduced in Stockholm, more than a year after a six month trial of the scheme ended. READ »

Two-thirds of Swedes want EU treaty referendum

Politics: 10 Jul 07
Two-thirds of Swedes want a referendum on the future European Union treaty, a poll showed on Tuesday, but the government has said it plans to ask parliament to vote on the text. READ »

Reinfeldt welcomes EU deal

Politics: 23 Jun 07
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has welcomed a deal between the EU's 27 member states for a new treaty to replace the de READ »

Congestion charge gets green light

National: 21 Jun 07
Sweden's parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of a permanent road toll for Stockholm in a bid to reduce congestion, with the scheme kicking off on August 1. READ »

Swedes still oppose joining the euro

Politics: 19 Jun 07
Swedes would have voted against joining the euro if a referendum had been held in May 2007, according to a new poll by state-run Statistics Sweden. Only 49 percent are in favour of staying in the EU at all. READ »

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. READ »

Schyman in u-turn on EU

Politics: 22 May 07
Former Left Party leader Gudrun Schyman has said she no longer supports Sweden leaving the European Union. The demand is not realistic, she says. READ »

'Don't mention the E-word'

Analysis & Opinion: 4 May 07
Europe is still an infected issue in Swedish politics - particularly on the left. The anti-European stance of the Left and Green parties poses a problem for Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin, argues Jonas Morian of the Social Democratic Press Association. READ »

How the EU can tackle the climate threat

Analysis & Opinion: 24 Apr 07
Europe used to be seen by many in the Swedish labour movement as a capitalist project. But now more people on the left are starting to view the EU as a forum for tackling issues like climate change, argues Ove Andersson, of the Swedish Labour Movement Think Tank. READ »

Christian Democrats signal Swedish shift to nuclear power

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Apr 07
As Sweden's Christian Democrats shed their opposition to nuclear power, the unthinkable has become possible: Sweden may well reinvest in nuclear energy, argues Nima Sanandaji of think tank Captus. READ »

Swedes save money by staying out of euro

Politics: 11 Mar 07
Swedish homeowners are together five billion kronor richer thanks to the country's decision not to join the euro. The average city dweller saved over 5,000 kronor in 2006 thanks to the decision to keep the krona. READ »

Support for congestion charging 'greater than ever'

National: 5 Mar 07
A large majority of Stockholmers want the congestion charge reintroduced, according to a new poll. 67 percent are in favour, compared to 51.3 percent in last year's referendum. READ »

Swedes would vote against Europe

National: 19 Dec 06
Only a minority of Swedes say they would vote to stay in the EU or join the euro, according to a new poll. Opposition to the single currency has hardened since May. READ »

Fire leads to nuclear reactor shutdown

National: 14 Nov 06
A reactor at the Ringhals nuclear power plant in south-western Sweden has been shut down after a fire. The fire has now been put out, but it could be some time before the reactor restarts. READ »

Borg: No euro membership for Sweden

Politics: 10 Oct 06
Sweden's new finance minister Anders Borg has said that Sweden will not join the single European currency in the foreseeable future, as he attends his first meeting of European Union finance ministers in Luxembourg. READ »

Alliance: yes to congestion charging

Politics: 1 Oct 06
Sweden's incoming government will reintroduce congestion charging in Stockholm, with the money going to building a new relief road round the capital. This will save Stockholm's enviroment and money, says Maud Olofsson. READ »

Compromise suggested over congestion charge

National: 26 Sep 06
Three newly elected Centre Party MPs have said they will vote in favour of Stockholm's congestion charge scheme. And a senior Moderate has said he could compromise on the tolls. READ »

Neither Ja nor Nej to congestion charge

Politics: 18 Sep 06
With Stockholmers voting in favour of congestion charging, but residents of the suburbs handing down a Nej, it's uncertain whether the road tolls will go ahead. READ »


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