https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The lack of a shared database slows down Swedish authorities trying to detect terror threats, claims Sweden's Counter-Terrorism Co-operative Council (Nationellt centrum för terrorhotbedömning). https://www.thelocal.se/20121129/44756 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 18:51:00 +0100 44756 Morgan Johansson, the Social Democrat chair of the parliamentary justice committee, has demanded clarification on alleged informal intelligence contacts between the Swedish government and the US authorities. https://www.thelocal.se/20101206/30654 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:18:00 +0100 30654 Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask has bowed to mounting criticism and performed a public u-turn on her suggestion that colour-coded envelopes be sent to suspected sex-buyers. https://www.thelocal.se/20100324/25706 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:07:00 +0100 25706 Former justice minister Thomas Bodström has called for the resignation of his successor, Beatrice Ask, after the minister proposed that suspected sex buyers should be named and shamed. https://www.thelocal.se/20100323/25680 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 08:50:00 +0100 25680 Despite strong criticism from the Council of Europe the Swedish government does not plan to outlaw anonymous donations to political parties, the justice minister Beatrice Ask told Sveriges Radio's Ekot news programme on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100218/25062 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:03:00 +0100 25062 A parliamentary feud between Sweden's previous and present justice ministers worsened today when former holder of the post, Thomas Bodström, walked out in the middle of a debate. https://www.thelocal.se/20061208/5741 Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:41:00 +0100 5741