The Local Sweden 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 New bid to curb secret political party donations 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 Deal struck on political donation transparency Donations greater than 20,000 kronor ($2,950) to political parties in Sweden will now be reported openly, according to an agreement among all parties represented in the Riksdag except the Sweden Democrats. https://www.thelocal.se/20121114/44426 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:10:00 +0100 44426 Boost for Swedes' charitable giving in 2010 Charitable giving in Sweden reached near record levels in 2010, according to preliminary statistics, approaching levels not seen since the year following the tsunami catastrophe in southeast Asia. https://www.thelocal.se/20110221/32180 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:51:00 +0100 32180 Swedes perform poorly in charitable giving survey Sweden came in 45th place among 153 countries in a survey measuring charitable behaviour around the world, tied with neighbouring Finland, as well as Lebanon, Zambia, and Ghana. https://www.thelocal.se/20100910/28910 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:28:00 +0200 28910 Swedes' generosity undented by recession The economic downturn and rising unemployment figures have not dented Swedish support for charities according to new figures from the Swedish Fundraising Council (FRII) which show a sharp upturn in revenues. https://www.thelocal.se/20100314/25518 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:47:00 +0100 25518 Swedish generosity on the rise Swedes have become all the more generous despite – or perhaps because of – the economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.se/20091221/23960 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:58:00 +0100 23960 Charitable Swedes defy credit crunch Swedish charities are predicting a record year for fundraising despite the ongoing financial crisis. Private donations have continued to increase despite credit crunch concerns, according to a report in Dagens Nyheter (DN). https://www.thelocal.se/20081216/16384 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:20:00 +0100 16384