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Czechs and Swiss boost hope for Swedish Gripen
The interim Czech government said it plans to renew its lease of JAS Gripen fighter jets, while a parliamentary committee in Switzerland said yes to a proposed 23 billion kronor ($3.5 billion) purchase of the Swedish-made warplanes.
Swedish supplier finds source of Ikea horsemeat
Ikea's main Swedish meatball supplier announced on Monday that it had traced horse-tainted meat to another Sweden-based supplier with links to slaughterhouses in Poland.
Ikea beefs up meat ban over horsemeat fears
Horsemeat contamination fears have prompted Swedish furniture giant Ikea to halt the sale of additional meat products after new tests by a Sweden-based meatball supplier confirmed horsemeat content.
Sweden confirms horse in Ikea-supplier meatballs
Ikea's Sweden-based meatball supplier confirmed on Wednesday that it had found horsemeat in meatballs destines for sale in outlets of the Swedish furniture retailing giant.
Ikea supplier claims its meatballs are 'horse-free'
Ikea's Sweden-based meatball supplier on Tuesday claimed its own tests failed to reveal any horsemeat in its Swedish meatballs as Ikea widened its meatball ban to 24 countries following reports the iconic food contained horsemeat.
Ikea official: I'd still eat our Swedish meatballs
While the discovery of horsemeat in Ikea's Swedish meatballs may put consumers off the iconic staple of everyman Swedish cuisine, it's unlikely to do any long term damage to Ikea's or Sweden's brand.
Ikea stops meatball sales after horsemeat report
Ikea has stopped sales of its Swedish meatballs in at least 15 countries after reports that Czech inspectors found horsemeat in the iconic in-store restaurant fare, which would mark the first time the scandal has reached food produced in Sweden.
Czechs down Swedes in world hockey quarters
Sweden's hopes of returning to the finals of the ice hockey world championships were dashed in bitter fashion on Thursday by a late goal which gave the Czech Republic a dramatic 4-3 victory.
Police renew search for mystery Mustang driver
Swedish police on Wednesday launched a new search operation for a 26-year-old Czech man believed to have gone missing near Jokkmokk in northern Sweden after apparently abandoning his white Ford Mustang by the side of the road.
White Mustang mystery stumps Swedish police
Police remain baffled as to the whereabouts of the driver of white Ford Mustang rented in the Czech Republic and found abandoned near the side of a road in northern Sweden with the keys still inside.
Ikea blasts linked to extortion scheme
Officials at Swedish retail giant Ikea have confirmed that the company is the target of a blackmail attempt following a string of blasts and other incidents at Ikea outlets throughout Europe.
McDonald's advert fakes 'Swedish' farmland
Burger giant McDonald’s chose to fake the Swedish countryside in their latest commercial, in which the company highlights Swedish agriculture, and their own cooperation with Swedish farmers.
Czechs praise Swedish input on Lisbon treaty
Sweden was lauded on Friday by the Czech President Vaclav Klaus for framing
Swede faces extradition over US terror charges
A Czech prosecutor has said that a Swede being held in Prague on suspicion of terror offences should be extradited to the United States. The crimes of which he is accused are within the scope of the country's extradition treaty, a court was told on Monday.
'Terror Swede' extradition moves closer
The extradition of Swedish terror suspect Oussama Kassir moved closer on Tuesday after the State Attorney's office in Prague said it agreed with the move to hand him over to the American authorities.