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 reputation of the Nordic countries for transparency and low corruption levels is "repeatedly being challenged", an anti-corruption campaign group has warned. https://www.thelocal.se/20191118/transparency-international-warns-nordics-over-growing-corruption Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:56:19 +0100 transparency-international-warns-nordics-over-growing-corruption Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson has made a 12 billion kronor ($1.2 billion) provision to resolve a US corruption investigation. https://www.thelocal.se/20190926/ericsson-braces-for-12-billion-bill-to-settle-us-corruption-probe Thu, 26 Sep 2019 10:54:06 +0200 ericsson-braces-for-12-billion-bill-to-settle-us-corruption-probe Sweden has the third lowest perceived levels of corruption in the world, according to a new report from the anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International. https://www.thelocal.se/20190129/sweden-seen-as-worlds-third-least-corrupt-country Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:12:42 +0100 sweden-seen-as-worlds-third-least-corrupt-country Two activists fighting corruption in Guatemala won the 2018 Rights Livelihood Prize on Monday, the jury for the Swedish human rights prize announced. https://www.thelocal.se/20180924/guatemala-anti-corruption-duo-wins-swedish-rights-prize Mon, 24 Sep 2018 13:25:10 +0200 guatemala-anti-corruption-duo-wins-swedish-rights-prize Swedish democracy is strong, according to new research from The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). https://www.thelocal.se/20171115/swedens-democracy-is-strong-new-report-says Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:41:51 +0100 swedens-democracy-is-strong-new-report-says Swedish telecom firm Telia will pay fines of nearly $1 billion to settle a bribery case brought by US, Swedish and Dutch authorities, the US Justice Department announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170922/swedish-telecom-firm-telia-to-settle-bribery-case-involving-billions-in-payments-to-uzbek-official Fri, 22 Sep 2017 09:00:19 +0200 swedish-telecom-firm-telia-to-settle-bribery-case-involving-billions-in-payments-to-uzbek-official Sweden has dropped from third to fourth in an annual ranking comparing the levels of perceived corruption around the world. https://www.thelocal.se/20170125/sweden-slips-in-global-corruption-rankings Wed, 25 Jan 2017 14:05:09 +0100 sweden-slips-in-global-corruption-rankings Ericsson paid millions of kronor to the then-president of Costa Rica while competing for a major telecom contract in the Central American country, Swedish public radio reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20161123/ericsson-fends-off-new-corruption-allegations Wed, 23 Nov 2016 08:27:31 +0100 ericsson-fends-off-new-corruption-allegations Swedes consider business leaders and local politicians to be the most corrupt figures in the country, and every third Swede thinks the risk of reprisals stops corruption from being revealed, according to a new Transparency International survey. https://www.thelocal.se/20161116/swedes-think-business-heads-and-local-politicians-most-corrupt Wed, 16 Nov 2016 10:00:44 +0100 swedes-think-business-heads-and-local-politicians-most-corrupt Pressure is mounting on Sweden's state auditor (Riksrevisionen) after a newspaper's investigation revealed details of suspected conflicts of interest and cronyism within the agency. https://www.thelocal.se/20160711/swedens-state-auditor-rocked-by-cronyism-claims Mon, 11 Jul 2016 18:00:26 +0200 swedens-state-auditor-rocked-by-cronyism-claims Greek authorities are investigating seven employees of the Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson on suspicion of corruption, the company said Sunday, just days after it confirmed a separate US-led graft probe. https://www.thelocal.se/20160620/greece-investigates-ericsson-staff-over-corruption Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:29:27 +0200 greece-investigates-ericsson-staff-over-corruption US authorities are investigating Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson over claims of corruption in its Chinese operations, the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper reported late on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20160617/ericsson-probed-by-us-over-alleged-corruption-in-china Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:10:30 +0200 ericsson-probed-by-us-over-alleged-corruption-in-china Denmark leads the world for limiting corruption, while neighbouring Sweden has nudged into third place in a major global ranking. https://www.thelocal.se/20160127/sweden-is-now-the-third-least-corrupt-country-on-the-planet Wed, 27 Jan 2016 09:27:39 +0100 sweden-is-now-the-third-least-corrupt-country-on-the-planet Swedish defence firm Saab paid around a billion kronor to shady middlemen as part of a controversial deal to sell fighter jets to South Africa, according to documents obtained by a Swedish tabloid. https://www.thelocal.se/20150625/saab-payouts-in-jas-gripen-bribery-scandal Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:22:42 +0200 saab-payouts-in-jas-gripen-bribery-scandal Swedes enjoy some of the fairest treatment in the world, according to the latest global study to shine a light on the rule of law in the Scandinavian country. https://www.thelocal.se/20150603/sweden-is-third-least-corrupt-place-on-planet Wed, 03 Jun 2015 17:34:00 +0200 sweden-is-third-least-corrupt-place-on-planet Swedish engineering giant Skanska has decided to pull out of the South American market after being dragged into a corruption scandal involving the Brazilian oil major Petrobras. https://www.thelocal.se/20141128/skanska-quits-south-america-over-corruption Fri, 28 Nov 2014 08:58:00 +0100 skanska-quits-south-america-over-corruption Town hall staff in Helsingborg will soon have a clear channel to report suspected corruption, and bypass any boss who may be implicated in any potentially underhand activities. https://www.thelocal.se/20140327/swedish-local-politicians-champion-whistleblowers Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:48:00 +0100 swedish-local-politicians-champion-whistleblowers On the heels of continued international criticism over Sweden's lack of political party funding transparency, new efforts are underway to ban anonymous party donations. https://www.thelocal.se/20140205/opposition-in-new-bid-to-curb-anonymous-party-donations Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:24:00 +0100 opposition-in-new-bid-to-curb-anonymous-party-donations While Sweden was acknowledged as one of the least corrupt countries in the EU, a new report from the European Commission urges Sweden to ban anonymous political party donations. https://www.thelocal.se/20140203/sweden-should-ban-secret-party-donations-eu Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:26:00 +0100 sweden-should-ban-secret-party-donations-eu The Swedish government wants to protect the identities of political party donors, a proposal that left the opposition crying foul on Monday. Sweden remains one of few EU countries without total party-funding transparency. https://www.thelocal.se/20140120/government-to-keep-anonymous-party-donations Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:57:00 +0100 government-to-keep-anonymous-party-donations