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 Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner have pronounced their support for eventual Serbian membership in the EU. https://www.thelocal.se/20080312/10418 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:59:00 +0100 10418 Kosovo faces a major challenge in developing a sustainable economy after its February 17th declaration of independence from Serbia, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080309/10368 Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:19:00 +0100 10368 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will travel to Pristina this weekend, the first visit by a foreign minister since Kosovo declared independence, the Swedish government said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080306/10318 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:58:00 +0100 10318 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said on Tuesday that Fidel Castro's decision to give up Cuba's presidency would give rise to the possibility of the island nation shifting towards democracy. https://www.thelocal.se/20080219/10036 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:27:00 +0100 10036 A "vast majority" of EU nations are likely to recognize Kosovo in "one form or another" over the next month, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080218/10031 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:28:00 +0100 10031 Multilateralism and free trade remain guiding principles of Sweden’s foreign policy. https://www.thelocal.se/20080213/9971 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:18:00 +0100 9971 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has called on Georgians to respect the results of a snap presidential election after international observers said the vote was fair. https://www.thelocal.se/20080107/9577 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:45:00 +0100 9577 Sweden's foreign minister, Carl Bildt, has joined world political leaders in condemning the assassination of Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. https://www.thelocal.se/20071227/9516 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 22:28:00 +0100 9516 The European Union said it will open fresh membership talks with Ankara next week, after France and Sweden resolved a row on Monday highlighting their differences over Turkey's suitability to join the EU. https://www.thelocal.se/20071211/9370 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:36:00 +0100 9370 Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas risks losing power if this week's Middle East peace initiative fails, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt wrote in an editorial Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20071126/9213 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:55:00 +0100 9213 A female bodyguard working for Sweden's foreign minister has been given an official reprimand for her abusive behaviour at Heathrow airport earlier this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20071022/8866 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:48:00 +0200 8866 A Swedish prosecutor has dropped an inquiry into Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's blog after allegations it carried anti-Palestinian comments, news agency TT reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20071017/8819 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:21:00 +0200 8819 Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has become first high-profile Swedish politician to set up a page on popular networking site Facebook. But there's not much politics on his page. https://www.thelocal.se/20070823/8272 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:48:00 +0200 8272 The victory of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party has been welcomed by Sweden's Foreign Minister. Carl Bildt wrote on his blog that the result gave Turkey "a new pro-reform government with a strong economic programme." https://www.thelocal.se/20070723/7969 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:47:00 +0200 7969 Prosecutors have started an investigation into Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt's blog, it has been reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20070621/7674 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:07:00 +0200 7674 Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on Friday welcomed the decision by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to nominate political independent Salam Fayyad to form an emergency government. https://www.thelocal.se/20070615/7622 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:01:00 +0200 7622 Sweden's foreign minister was recently deprived of his bodyguards by security staff at Heathrow airport. Airport security took a dim view of the bodyguards' guns https://www.thelocal.se/20070613/7585 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:45:00 +0200 7585 Carl Bildt has admitted to a parliamentary committee that he could have refrained from cashing in on his controversial share options in the Vostok Nafta investment company. But, the Swedish foreign minister told the Constitution Committee on Tuesday, he saw no reason not to sell. https://www.thelocal.se/20070417/7024 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:41:00 +0200 7024 Cuban authorities have expressed growing irritation with Sweden and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt. The Swedish ambassador in Havana was called in on Thursday to listen to the Cubans' opinion with regard to the recent bickering. https://www.thelocal.se/20070323/6778 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:00:00 +0100 6778 Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will not meet Hamas members of the new Palestinian unity government during a trip to the Palestinian territories this weekend, a spokesman said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20070322/6763 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:02:00 +0100 6763