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February 14, 2012
Turkey
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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.
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Turkish ambassador: Saab CEO called us
Business & Money: 20 Dec 11
Turkey's ambassador in Stockholm on Tuesday denied reports that her country was interested in purchasing Saab Automobile, claiming Saab CEO Victor Muller had sought a meeting in a last ditch effort to save the company from bankruptcy.
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'Extraditing dual-citizen Swedes should be easier'
Politics: 15 Nov 11
It should be easier for Swedes with dual citizenship to be extradited to states outside the European Union, a government inquiry charged with reviewing Sweden's extradition law has concluded.
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Celebrating St. Martin: blood soup, anyone?
Lifestyle: 11 Nov 11
St. Martin's Day, November 11th, might not be the most important event in the Christian calendar, but some Swedes – particularly in Skåne – celebrate the day with gusto. Usually by drinking blood.
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Clinton cancels Malmö visit after family death
National: 2 Nov 11
Former US president Bill Clinton has been forced to cancel a visit to Malmö at the last minute following a death in the family.
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Making fun of slavery belittles black people
Analysis & Opinion: 1 Nov 11
The dropping of a hate speech case against students who staged a "slave auction" at Lund University clears the way for racists and contravenes Swedish human rights commitments, representatives from anti-racism groups argue.
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What does it mean to be a dual citizen?
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Oct 11
After Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu ruffled feathers last week by suggesting ‘temporary’ citizenship as a way to combat crime, contributor Ruben Brunsveld reflects on the meaning of passports and citizenship.
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One in five fathers rejects parental leave: study
Society: 5 Oct 11
Almost 20 percent of Swedish fathers don't take one single day of parental leave during the first four years of their children's life, according to fresh figures from Sweden's social insurance agency Försäkringskassan.
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'We were all Americans, at least for a while'
Analysis & Opinion: 9 Sep 11
On the tenth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks, The Local reaches out to a few Swedes and Americans for their thoughts about the attacks and their impact.
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Syrian Kurds in Sweden meet on Assad
National: 4 Sep 11
Around 50 expatriat Syrian Kurds gathered in Stockholm Saturday for a two-day conference on how to strengthen Kurds inside Syria and get them more involved in efforts to overthrow Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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Celtic scoops up Bangura from Stockholm's AIK
Sport: 31 Aug 11
AIK striker Mohamed Bangura is moving from Stockholm to Scottish club Celtic in a deal sparked by a recommendation from former Celtic and Swedish national side star Henrik Larsson.
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Swedes injured in Turkey tourist explosion
National: 29 Aug 11
Four Swedes were among those injured in an explosion in the resort of Kemer in Turkey on Sunday morning.
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TeliaSonera earnings hit by strong krona
Business & Money: 20 Jul 11
Swedish-Finnish telecoms firm TeliaSonera's reported earnings on Wednesday below analyst expectations on the back of a strong Swedish currency and problems in its Turkish operations.
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Högsby retrial brings 'honour' killings back into focus
Analysis & Opinion: 17 Jun 11
With the topic of 'honour' killings back in the headlines in conjunction with the new trial for the 2005 murder of Abbas Rezai in Högsby, contributor Lina Sennevall takes a look at the phenomenon in Sweden.
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Swedish tourists head to Greece despite crisis
Business & Money: 16 Jun 11
Greece's spiraling economic and political crisis has done little to dissuade Swedes' from choosing the Mediterranean country as a holiday destination, Swedish travel companies report.
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'Bad airplane food' sends 17 Swedish tourists to hospital
Society: 10 Jun 11
A group of tourists from northern Sweden had an unpleasant start to their holiday in Turkey after a suspected case of food poisoning sent 17 to the hospital.
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Swedish citizenship applications on the rise
Society: 7 Jun 11
The number of people applying to be Swedish citizens is expected to rise in 2011, according to forecasts from the Swedish Migration Board.
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Swedish woman raped in Turkish resort: report
National: 2 Jun 11
An 18-year-old Swedish woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in Turkey last weekend while staying at the popular resort of Antalya.
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Swedes 'most satisfied' in Europe: report
Society: 27 May 11
Swedes are the most content among Europeans when it comes to a number of factors related to people's sense of well-being, a new OECD report shows.
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Johan Elmander headed to Turkey
Sport: 21 May 11
Johan Elmander, the Swedish national team's striker, has signed a tentative deal with Turkish club Galatasaray, the club announced Friday.
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Court remands parents for 'honour' killing
National: 10 May 11
The Swedish Supreme Court has ruled to remand the parents of man convicted of a so-called "honour" killing in Högsby, southern Sweden in 2005, the first time it has issued a remand ruling since the 1980s.
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Swedish unis suffer drop in foreign admissions
Education: 5 May 11
Foreign students' interest in studying at Swedish universities has plummeted in the wake of a government decision to introduce tuition fees for non-EU students, new admissions statistics show.
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TeliaSonera lowers forecast as profits dip
Business & Money: 19 Apr 11
Swedish-Finnish telecom provider TeliaSonera on Tuesday announced a small dip in quarterly net profits as slower growth and currency movements also dented the company's 2011 sales expectations.
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'Unstable' firms bringing workers to Sweden
Business & Money: 15 Apr 11
Many of the companies approved to bring foreign workers to Sweden every year have little or no turnover or go bankrupt shortly after the labour migrants arrive, according to a new report.
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Sweden lags on Turkey genocide recognition
National: 12 Apr 11
Despite a request from the Riksdag last year, the Swedish government still hasn’t recognized the genocide of Armenians and other ethnic groups in WWI.
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Sweden deported family to wrong country
National: 11 Apr 11
A family deported to Uzbekistan after Sweden rejected their application for asylum is set to return to Sweden after Uzbek authorities concluded that they were not from the central Asian country.
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Sweden's Gripen aircraft reach Sicily
National: 3 Apr 11
All eight Swedish JAS Gripen fighters have landed at a base in Sicily and are now under NATO command.
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TeliaSonera in new Turkcell legal fight
Business & Money: 24 Mar 11
Swedish-Finnish telecom firm TeliaSonera has opened legal action against the chairperson of Turkcell, a firm in which it has a 38 percent stake, over a dispute regarding the make up of the Turkish telecom operator's board.
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Swedish house backs Libya involvement
Politics: 21 Mar 11
The Swedish government can count on the broad support in parliament to send JAS Gripen aircraft to assist the UN-backed Libyan operation, with only the Sweden Democrats expressing a dissenting opinion.
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Ten Swedes make Forbes billionaires list
Business & Money: 10 Mar 11
Ten Swedes have made it onto the Forbes billionaires list for 2011, with H&M owner Stefan Persson placing highest among the Swedes considered to be the world's wealthiest.
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New York tops Swedish holiday wish list
Business & Money: 9 Mar 11
New York City and other US destinations have become increasingly popular when Swedes plan their holiday getaways and rediscover the travel bug after a period of austerity, new statistics published on Wednesday show.
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Reinfeldt: EU must open doors to foreign labour - and new members
Politics: 7 Mar 11
The European Union must attract labour from other parts of the world if it is to function in future, according to Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt. And Turkey should join the club as soon as it is ready.
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Palme conspiracy theories refuse to die
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
Like many other high-profile murders, the killing of Olof Palme has spawned more than it's fair share of conspiracy theories, The Local's Geoff Mortimore discovers.
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Foreign-born denied benefits more frequently
Society: 23 Feb 11
Foreign-born applicants are denied sick benefits by Sweden's social insurance agency more often than applicants born in Sweden, statistics from the agency reveal.
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Jews still struggle to feel at home in Malmö
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Feb 11
A year after claims about an exodus of Jews from Malmö made global headlines, many Jewish residents still don't feel safe in southern Sweden, The Local's Karen Holst discovers.
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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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'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.
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Water shortages to force Middle East cooperation
Politics: 11 Feb 11
A report jointly funded by the Swedish and Swiss governments warned on Thursday of acute water shortages in the Middle East that would force feuding neighbours in the region to cooperate to address them.
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Swedish football star attacked by girl gang
Sport: 7 Feb 11
A Swedish football striker was attacked by a gang of women following a dispute over a food order at a Gothenburg café early on Sunday morning, according to a media report on Monday.
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TeliaSonera cuts jobs despite profits boost
Business & Money: 3 Feb 11
Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera announced layoffs within its fixed broadband operations, despite posting a 13 percent rise in net profits for 2010.
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Swedish author settles Salinger copyright suit
Society: 12 Jan 11
Swedish author and publisher Fredrik Colting has settled a lawsuit with the estate of J.D. Salinger over the publication of his book, a so-called "unauthorised sequel to The Catcher in the Rye."
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Stockholm University still attractive option for foreign students
Education: 11 Jan 11
The next academic year will be the first in which many foreign students will have to pay to study at Swedish universities. However, Stockholm University hopes the number of overseas students will remain just as high as in the past.
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Swede narrowly misses FIFA best goal award
Sport: 10 Jan 11
Swedish striker Linus Hallenius was among the finalists to take home FIFA's award for the "most beautiful" goal of 2010, but lost out to Hamit Altintop of Turkey.
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Stockholm bomber trained in Iraq: official
National: 7 Jan 11
Three months before the bomb blasts in Stockholm last month, the suicide bomber trained in Mosul in Iraq and learned how to make bombs, the director of the fight against terrorism in Iraq said on Friday.
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Kurdish poet gets death threat in Sweden
Society: 5 Jan 11
A Kurdish poet who lives in western Sweden has filed a police report after receiving a death threat from Islamists in northern Iraq.
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India worst for stomach ailments for Swedes
Science & Technology: 5 Jan 11
Sweden's infectious disease control agency has determined that India is the worst country for stomach ailments for Swedish travellers.
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TeliaSonera appeals Russian court ruling
Business & Money: 21 Dec 10
Swedish telecom firm TeliaSonera confirmed on Tuesday that it has filed an appeal against a Russian court decision blocking the merger of its stakes in two mobile phone operators with Moscow-based Altimo.
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Jews warned about visiting southern Sweden
Society: 16 Dec 10
A US-based Jewish group has issued a travel warning urging Jews to exercise "extreme caution" when traveling in southern Sweden.
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Bomb attack draws condemnation
Politics: 12 Dec 10
Politicians, foreign embassies in Stockholm and European leaders have joined Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in condemnation of Saturday’s suicide bombing on one of the capital’s busiest shopping streets.
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H&M opens world's largest store in Vegas
Business & Money: 11 Dec 10
Swedish clothing retailer H&M will open its largest store in the world in Las Vegas on Saturday.
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Swede surprise over Turkish painting jackpot
Society: 22 Nov 10
A small-time collector from Småland in southern Sweden was left "shocked and happy" after he was told that a painting that he had thought was worth a few thousand kronor went for over 1.6 million ($235,000).
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Carl Bildt slams EU president over Turkey
Politics: 16 Nov 10
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt roundly criticised European Union President Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday for omitting to name Turkey in discussions over EU enlargement.
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Swedish minister 'tired' of refugees from Greece
Politics: 6 Nov 10
Swedish Migration Minister Tobias Billström is 'tired' of Greece and its problems in dealing with asylum seekers.
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Smartphone sales boost profits for TeliaSonera
Business & Money: 25 Oct 10
Nordic telecoms giant TeliaSonera said on Monday that sales of smartphones, coupled with growth in eastern Europe and Asia, boosted third-quarter profits and its outlook for fiscal-year results.
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Bodström chooses family over Riksdag
Politics: 15 Oct 10
Former Social Democratic justice minister Thomas Bodström is leaving politics and giving up his seat in the Riksdag to remain with his family in the United States.
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Swedish biker gangs in expansion fast lane
National: 8 Oct 10
The Bandidos, Hells Angels and other criminal motorcycle gangs have ramped up their expansion in Sweden, while at the same time gaining a foothold in Europe.
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Sweden Democrats fear Islamic revolution
National: 17 Sep 10
An Islamic revolution akin to the one that swept through Iran in 1979 could easily take place in Sweden, claims the second highest ranking member of the far-right Sweden Democrats.
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Will a Red-Green Sweden really take aim at US military might?
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 10
With the election drawing closer, Fredrik Westerlund takes a light-hearted look at a Red-Green foreign policy promise to 'demand' the United States shut down its foreign military bases. Along the way he talks to academics, embassies and one furious press secretary.
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Blood pudding most disliked Swedish dish
Lifestyle: 24 Aug 10
Sponsored article: Foreigners living in Sweden can't get enough of smoked salmon, cinnamon buns, crayfish and meatballs. However, they have a harder time warming up to blood pudding, fried herring, Kalles kaviar and pasta with ketchup, The Local's readers revealed in a survey.
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Elderly Samaritan refunds robbed teenagers
Society: 5 Aug 10
An 80-year-old man who was so moved by the story of three teenagers robbed of their travel money as they were about to deposit it in the bank, has forked out 10,000 kronor ($1,400) to enable them to go through with their trip.
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TeliaSonera Q2 profits rise as expected
Business & Money: 20 Jul 10
TeliaSonera reported on Tuesday that profit rose in the second quarter near expectations, adding that earnings in the second half of the year would be similar to the first half.
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Sweden tops EU in citizenship approval rate
National: 6 Jul 10
Sweden is the most generous country in the EU when it comes to approving citizenship applications, according to a new report from Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, on Tuesday.
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Jobs in focus during party leader debate
Politics: 16 Jun 10
The jobs, the environment and unemployment were the dominant themes in the party leaders' debate in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, on Wednesday.
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What do the Swedish Gaza activists hope to achieve?
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Jun 10
The Ship to Gaza incident was, to say the least, badly handled by Israel. The blockade of Gaza is wrong. But Swedish activists need to ask themselves tough questions about the consequences of their actions, says Stockholm-based Israeli journalist David Stavrou.
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Bildt on hand to welcome deported Swedes
Politics: 3 Jun 10
Sweden's foreign minister was at Istanbul airport in the early hours of Thursday morning to assist Swedes deported following their participation in the Gaza aid convoy.
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Stockholm tops summer holiday wish list
Society: 1 Jun 10
Stockholm is the city destination of choice for Swedes this summer, beating Gothenburg into second place. Gotland and the west coast are the most popular resorts, while Spain remains the foreign favourite, two new travel surveys show.
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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.
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Diplomat's kidnap plot foiled by phone tap
National: 15 May 10
Secret documents acquired by a TV network have shown that a Syrian diplomat’s plot to kidnap his own daughter was first uncovered when his phone was tapped by the Swedish security police.
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Fake Swedish pilot convicted by Dutch court
National: 14 Apr 10
A 41-year-old Swedish man who flew for 13 years without a valid pilot's licence has been served with a small fine and banned from flying for one year after a Dutch court was impressed with his skill.
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Reinfeldt welcomes Turkish ambassador
National: 1 Apr 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt welcomed Turkey's ambassador to Sweden, Zergün Korutürk, back to Stockholm on Thursday after her recall to Ankara following the Swedish parliament's recognition of the Armenian genocide.
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Turkish ambassador arrives back in Sweden
Politics: 30 Mar 10
Turkey's ambassador Zergün Korutürk returned to her post in Stockholm on Tuesday, two weeks after she was recalled over the Swedish parliament's recognition of the Ottoman Turk massacre of Armenians as genocide.
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Turkish ambassador returns to Sweden
Politics: 25 Mar 10
Turkey has announced that its ambassador will return to Sweden, despite a vote by parliament in Stockholm to recognize as genocide the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.
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Sahlin slams Erdogan over expulsion threat
Politics: 18 Mar 10
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has blasted Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan over threats that he would consider ordering 100,000 Armenians to leave Turkey.
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Turkey PM hails 'friend' Reinfeldt
National: 17 Mar 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's decision to distance himself from a Swedish parliament vote on the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks has been hailed as "very positive" by his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Reinfeldt denounces genocide vote
Politics: 15 Mar 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt called his Turkish counterpart on Saturday in a bid to distance the Swedish government from a parliamentary vote which recognized the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide.
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Anti Swedish protests continue in Turkey
National: 14 Mar 10
Diplomatic efforts are underway to mend a rift between Sweden and Turkey, caused by the Swedish parliament's decision to recognize the mass killing of Armenians and other ethnic groups in 1915 as genocide.
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Genocide vote sparks diplomatic fallout
National: 12 Mar 10
Sweden's ambassador to Turkey was summoned to the Turkish foreign ministry on Friday morning after the Swedish parliament voted to recognize the 1915 mass killing of Armenians and other ethnic groups as genocide.
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Sweden to recognize Armenian genocide
Politics: 11 Mar 10
The Swedish parliament voted on Thursday in favour of a motion to recognize the 1915 Armenian genocide, prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador from Stockholm.
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Swedish pilot flew 13 years without licence
National: 3 Mar 10
A 41-year-old Swedish man with a forged pilot's licence was arrested in the cockpit of a plane in Amsterdam on Tuesday evening as he prepared to take off for Turkey with 101 passengers on board.
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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.
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Swede hit with 10 month jail sentence in Turkey
Society: 1 Jan 10
A Swedish citizen was sentenced to 10 month’s prison by a Turkish court on New Year’s Eve on charges of spreading Kurdish propaganda on behalf of a prohibited political party.
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Autoliv slashes 820 jobs worldwide
Business & Money: 21 Dec 09
Swedish car safety giant Autoliv has announced several global plant closures and major job cuts as part of a cost-cutting strategy to adapt to a worldwide auto industry downturn.
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What's on in Sweden: Nov 27 - Dec 3
Lifestyle: 25 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: Skansen Christmas market & Charles Dickens in Stockholm; Swedish Idol & Melissa Horn in Gothenburg; Little Theatre of Gestures in Malmö/Lund.
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TeliaSonera in new bid to end Turkcell dispute
Business & Money: 12 Nov 09
Nordic telecom operator TeliaSonera and Russia’s Altimo have decided to combine their stakes in MegaFon and Turkcell in an attempt to end a long-running ownership dispute.
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Sweden refuses Turkish extradition request
National: 12 Nov 09
Sweden’s highest court on Wednesday rejected a request from Turkey to have one of its citizens extradited to face accusations of committing murder while a member of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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The Year of the Rodent: Allsvenskan 2009
Lifestyle: 3 Nov 09
As the Swedish championship gold medal makes its way to Solna, Nic Townsend looks back at another eventful season in Sweden’s premier football competition.
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Gangster faces Turkish trial for bomb attacks
National: 16 Oct 09
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the leader of the Original Gangsters criminal gang on suspicion of being behind an attempt to blow up two men. Turkey, where he now lives, has confirmed that it is prepared to host a trial.
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Swede arrested in Bulgaria on Interpol warrant
National: 13 Oct 09
A 40-year-old Swedish man has been arrested in Bulgaria on suspicions of money laundering and drug crimes.
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Sweden navigates complex waters of EU foreign policy
Analysis & Opinion: 3 Sep 09
With an important meeting of EU's foreign ministers taking place in Stockholm this weekend, David Stavrou examines the changing roles of Sweden and the EU in world affairs.
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Sweden announces EU immigration reform plans
Politics: 25 Aug 09
The Swedish EU presidency announced on Monday that proposals to reform immigration policy will be presented in September.
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Tax agency ordered to pay for thwarted vacation
National: 1 Aug 09
The Swedish Chancellor of the Justice has ordered the Swedish Tax Agency to pay a Swedish family 13,750 kronor ($1,950) due to an administrative error that thwarted the family's vacation plans.
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US striker Davies leaves Sweden
Sport: 16 Jul 09
US international striker Charlie Davies has completed a transfer to French club Sochaux, bringing to an end a two and a half year spell with Stockholm team Hammarby.
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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
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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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Sarkozy snubs Sweden: French press
Politics: 29 May 09
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has cancelled an official visit to Sweden in reaction to comments made by Sweden's foreign minister advocating Turkish EU membership, according to French media reports.
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What's on in Sweden: May 22 - 28
Lifestyle: 20 May 09
What's on in Sweden: Ingmar Bergman theatre festival in Stockholm; International performance art in Gothenburg; Ghostface Killah and Funda Arar in Malmö/Lund.
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'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.
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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.
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Swedish navy set to join hunt for pirates off Somali coast
National: 16 Apr 09
Sweden, along with Germany, is set to add manpower and materiel to a European Union anti-piracy operation currently underway off the Somali coast, according to the Spanish captain heading up the mission.
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Swedish Easter snaps lovers crave company of Mede or Nyqvist
Society: 8 Apr 09
Actor Mikael Nyqvist and comedian Petra Mede are the number one Easter drinking partners of choice, according to a survey polling 1,000 men and women about the Swedish celebrity with whom they would most like to sip snaps.
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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 »
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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 »
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