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Balkan-Swedes rally to help flood victims
Members of Sweden's sizable community of first and second-generation Balkan immigrants have rallied to get Swedes to donate money to relief efforts for the victims of flooding in Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia.
Sweden takes lead in EU Balkan visa push
Key EU states led by Germany and Sweden pressed Thursday for the reintroduction of visas for people coming from Balkan EU candidate states so as to curb soaring unfounded asylum requests.
Balkan emigrants 'lured' into coming to Sweden
Many emigrants from the Balkans are being tricked into coming to Sweden for a permanent residence permit that they’ll never get, a problem the Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) puts down to "misinformation" from travel organizers.
Charges for Sweden's 'biggest-ever' coke bust
Four men were charged on Thursday in connection with Sweden's “biggest-ever” cocaine bust that netted worth an estimated 145 million kronor ($21 million) from what police believe is a Balkan-based smuggling operation.
Bildt: Sweden backs Balkans' EU push
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Wednesday that Sweden supports Western Balkan nations' EU aspirations, as Serbia seeks candidate status next month, but warned reforms must be an ongoing process.
Bildt praises Serbia after Hadzic arrest
Sweden's foreign minister and former mediator in the Balkan conflict, Carl Bildt has congratulated Serbia for the arrest of suspected war criminal Goran Hadzic.