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 leader of Sweden's crisis preparedness agency has offered his resignation after being accused of breaking coronavirus recommendations with a trip to the Canary Islands. https://www.thelocal.se/20210106/swedish-crisis-chief-offers-to-resign-over-canary-islands-trip Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:25:28 +0100 swedish-crisis-chief-offers-to-resign-over-canary-islands-trip The leader of Sweden's centre-right opposition has called for the head of the country's crisis preparedness agency to resign after he took a holiday in the Canary Islands which broke national recommendations. https://www.thelocal.se/20210106/swedish-opposition-calls-for-crisis-chief-to-resign-over-christmas-trip Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:28:07 +0100 swedish-opposition-calls-for-crisis-chief-to-resign-over-christmas-trip The head of Sweden's national police, Dan Eliasson, has resigned to lead disaster preparedness agency MSB. https://www.thelocal.se/20180131/swedish-police-chief-dan-eliasson-resigns-msb Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:24:05 +0100 swedish-police-chief-dan-eliasson-resigns-msb A 24-year-old man considered to be Sweden's worst serial rapist was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for attacking 13 women in the central Swedish town of Örebro. https://www.thelocal.se/20110615/34366 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:24:00 +0200 34366 The 24-year-old man charged with attacking 15 women in Sweden's to date largest serial rape case was found guilty on Tuesday at Örebro district court. https://www.thelocal.se/20110419/33292 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:14:00 +0200 33292 The trial of a 24-year-old man charged with 14 sex offences in Sweden's to date largest serial rape case closed on Tuesday in Örebro district court. https://www.thelocal.se/20110412/33166 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:26:00 +0200 33166 Swedish Foreign Minister and former UN assembly president Jan Eliasson on Sunday condemned Israeli raids on the Lebanese village of Qana that killed at least 51 civilians and appealed for an immediate cessation in hostilities. https://www.thelocal.se/20060730/4468 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:40:00 +0200 4468 Jan Eliasson has begun work as Sweden's new Foreign Minister. Eliasson, 65, was appointed on March 27th as Ministry of Foreign Affairs head by Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson following the resignation of former Swedish Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds. https://www.thelocal.se/20060425/3648-2 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 20:30:00 +0200 3648-2 Jan Eliasson has been named as Sweden's new foreign minister. The announcement was made by prime minister Göran Persson at a press conference at Rosenbad on Monday morning. https://www.thelocal.se/20060327/3384-2 Mon, 27 Mar 2006 19:40:00 +0200 3384-2