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 Six Bulgarians who brought people from their native country and made them beg for money in Sweden have been found guilty of human trafficking and sent to prison. https://www.thelocal.se/20181220/six-locked-up-for-forcing-bulgarians-to-beg-in-sweden Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:13:27 +0100 six-locked-up-for-forcing-bulgarians-to-beg-in-sweden As many as 60 people Bulgarians were exploited in Sweden, forced to beg on the streets and hand over their money to the masterminds who brought them into the country, prosecutors said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20180914/eight-charged-with-human-trafficking-for-forcing-bulgarians-to-beg-in-sweden Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:44:19 +0200 eight-charged-with-human-trafficking-for-forcing-bulgarians-to-beg-in-sweden Two men were sentenced to more than four years in jail on Monday for human trafficking, after they brought ten people to Sweden with the promise of employment, then kept them in "slave-like" conditions and forced them to beg for money. https://www.thelocal.se/20171122/two-men-sentenced-in-sweden-for-human-trafficking Wed, 22 Nov 2017 08:57:54 +0100 two-men-sentenced-in-sweden-for-human-trafficking A Swedish tourist caught on camera kicking a hotel maid unconscious in Bulgaria has been convicted of assault, media in the eastern European country report. https://www.thelocal.se/20170926/swedish-tourist-fined-for-kicking-hotel-maid-unconscious Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:56:13 +0200 swedish-tourist-fined-for-kicking-hotel-maid-unconscious A Swedish tourist caught on camera in Bulgaria kicking a hotel cleaner in the head claims he does not remember the incident as he was drunk at the time. https://www.thelocal.se/20170608/swedish-tourist-claims-he-doesnt-remember-kicking-hotel-maid-unconscious-bulgaria Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:22:01 +0200 swedish-tourist-claims-he-doesnt-remember-kicking-hotel-maid-unconscious-bulgaria A Swedish tourist is being held in Bulgaria after he was caught on camera kicking a hotel cleaner. https://www.thelocal.se/20170607/swedish-tourist-caught-on-camera-kicking-hotel-maid-unconscious-bulgaria-sunny-beach Wed, 07 Jun 2017 09:23:57 +0200 swedish-tourist-caught-on-camera-kicking-hotel-maid-unconscious-bulgaria-sunny-beach Only one political party in Sweden wants a ban on begging, but half the population shares their view, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20160503/half-of-swedes-want-ban-on-begging Tue, 03 May 2016 12:05:04 +0200 half-of-swedes-want-ban-on-begging Two Bulgarian brothers were jailed in Sweden Friday for "human trafficking" after exploiting poverty-stricken and disabled people in a begging scheme. https://www.thelocal.se/20160213/swedish-court-jails-bulgarian-for-human-trafficking Sat, 13 Feb 2016 10:32:48 +0100 swedish-court-jails-bulgarian-for-human-trafficking Sweden's decision to welcome Bulgarians and Romanians back in 2007 has benefited state coffers, new Gothenburg University research revealed on Tuesday. The UK, the Swedish economist argued, stands to benefit even more. https://www.thelocal.se/20140114/swedish-economist-debunks-uk-migration-fears Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:25:00 +0100 swedish-economist-debunks-uk-migration-fears Two groups of berry pickers were involved in violence in central Gävle in northern Sweden over the weekend as tensions reached boiling point following the poor berry harvest. https://www.thelocal.se/20120731/42330 Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:13:00 +0200 42330 Stranded berry pickers are still pouring into the Bulgarian embassy in Stockholm, as another hundred seeking assistance arrived on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120728/42286 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 11:30:00 +0200 42286 Some 100 hundred Bulgarian berry pickers left stranded in the forests near Svabensverk in northern Sweden have been transported by coach to the Bulgarian embassy in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20120725/42220 Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:15:00 +0200 42220 Bulgaria's defence ministry said Wednesday it had requested information from Sweden on the potential supply of Gripen fighter jets for its air force. https://www.thelocal.se/20110203/31812 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:17:00 +0100 31812 A 40-year-old Swedish man has been arrested in Bulgaria on suspicions of money laundering and drug crimes. https://www.thelocal.se/20091013/22616 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:31:00 +0200 22616 Three Swedish men are reported to have been assaulted by security guards at the Sunny Beach resort in the Bulgarian town of Nesebar on Wedesday night. Four security guards were involved in the attack, which left one of the tourists needing several stitches, Aftonbladet reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20070802/8075 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:54:00 +0200 8075 A 26-year-old Swede who was assaulted in an incident at a nightclub in Bulgaria, in which another Swede was killed, has returned to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20070725/7986 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:34:00 +0200 7986 Bulgarian police have launched an internal inquiry following the death of a Swede at a nightclub in the holiday resort of Nessebar on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20070718/7927 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:04:00 +0200 7927