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 Should Sweden join the European banking union? A planned move by the Nordic region's biggest bank from Sweden to Finland has sparked much soul-searching among Swedes about the wisdom of trying to protect its banks from future crises without eurozone help. https://www.thelocal.se/20171108/should-sweden-join-the-european-banking-union Wed, 08 Nov 2017 08:45:53 +0100 should-sweden-join-the-european-banking-union Borg to block EU bank supervision plan Sweden’s Finance Minister Anders Borg will vote against a European banking union at a meeting in Brussels next Tuesday, effectively vetoing the plan. https://www.thelocal.se/20121130/44774 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:56:00 +0100 44774 Sweden's Borg advises Greece to quit euro Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg on Friday advised Greece that it would be better if they pulled out of the euro. https://www.thelocal.se/20121013/43790 Sat, 13 Oct 2012 10:11:00 +0200 43790 Sweden's Borg dismisses EU bank supervision plan Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg rejected plans to place all eurozone lenders under the supervision of the ECB at a meeting of top EU officials on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120916/43258 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 12:46:00 +0200 43258 Euro crisis a threat to Swedish banks: Borg Sweden may have some of the strongest public finances in Europe but its banks are more vulnerable than most in the current euro debt crisis, Finance Minister Anders Borg said in an interview published Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20111012/36702 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:40:00 +0200 36702