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'The idea is to show Sweden there's more to Portugal than food and the beach'

Juggling working as a nurse with handling communications for a film festival, it's amazing Joana Almeida finds time to sleep. She tells The Local why you can't just live for your day job, and why Portuguese cinema deserves some recognition in Sweden.

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Reinfeldt hails first day of EU's Lisbon Treaty

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt welcomed “a new era” for the European Union on Tuesday, the first day the changes laid out in the Lisbon Treaty came into force.

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Sweden cautions Czechs over Lisbon 'opt outs'

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".

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Reinfeldt steps up pressure to ensure Lisbon treaty adoption

Sweden's Fredrik Reinfeldt on Monday pushed the Czech Republic and Britain not to further delay passage of the European Union's Lisbon reform treaty.

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Sweden welcomes Irish 'Yes' to EU Treaty

The Irish Yes vote for the European Union's Lisbon treaty is "a good day for Europe," the EU's Swedish presidency said on Saturday.