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 A documentary being aired by Nordic public broadcasters Wednesday claims Russia is suspected of having a spy programme in the North Sea planning the sabotage of energy infrastructures in Northern Europe. https://www.thelocal.se/20230419/are-russian-spy-ships-planning-sabotage-of-danish-energy-infrastructure Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:44:17 +0200 are-russian-spy-ships-planning-sabotage-of-danish-energy-infrastructure The United States spied on top politicians in Europe, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from 2012 to 2014 with the help of Danish data cables, Danish and European media reported on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.se/20210531/us-used-danish-surveillance-system-to-spy-on-merkel-and-nordic-allies Mon, 31 May 2021 10:54:56 +0200 us-used-danish-surveillance-system-to-spy-on-merkel-and-nordic-allies A person has been arrested on suspicion of illegal intelligence activity against Sweden, according to the country's security police. https://www.thelocal.se/20190227/suspected-spy-arrested-in-central-stockholm Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:58:26 +0100 suspected-spy-arrested-in-central-stockholm Swedish media outlets who uncover news which damages Sweden's relations abroad could be charged with spying, if a controversial law gets the go-ahead. https://www.thelocal.se/20171207/new-law-could-see-swedish-media-prosecuted-for-espionage Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:55:58 +0100 new-law-could-see-swedish-media-prosecuted-for-espionage Sweden's security police Säpo has arrested a man suspected of spying on refugees in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20170227/man-arrested-for-refugee-espionage-in-sweden Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:05:24 +0100 man-arrested-for-refugee-espionage-in-sweden Several attempts by foreign countries to infiltrate the Swedish state through winning government contracts have been detected, according to country’s security service, Säpo. https://www.thelocal.se/20160728/swedish-state-outsourcing-is-letting-spies-in Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:21:23 +0200 swedish-state-outsourcing-is-letting-spies-in Former two-term Republican US senator Gordon Humphrey has called Sweden the "ideal country" to provide refuge to whistleblower Edward Snowden, saying that it "has a reputation for high-mindedness" and is only a short flight from Moscow. https://www.thelocal.se/20130718/49138 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 16:21:00 +0200 49138 Sweden and the UK have joined forces to block the first talks between Europe and the US on intelligence and espionage following the NSA surveillance scandal, according to a report in the UK Guardian daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20130706/48914 Sat, 06 Jul 2013 19:26:00 +0200 48914 The US Justice Department said on Thursday a former State Department employee now living in Sweden had been indicted with conspiracy to commit espionage for Cuba. https://www.thelocal.se/20130427/47580 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:28:00 +0200 47580 The Stockholm woman charged in the US with conspiracy to commit espionage for Cuba is married to a Swedish foreign ministry official, Sweden's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Utrikesdepartementet) confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130426/47574 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:25:00 +0200 47574 The United States has indicted a former State Department employee now living in Sweden with conspiracy to commit espionage for Cuba, the Justice Department announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130426/47566 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:12:00 +0200 47566 Industrial espionage directed against Swedish companies and research institutions is on the rise, according to intelligence officials, prompting new inter-agency intelligence coordination to protect national security. https://www.thelocal.se/20130114/45612 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:34:00 +0100 45612 Spies from more than 15 foreign powers are operating in Sweden today, with Russia, China and Iran being the most active in espionage within Sweden's borders. https://www.thelocal.se/20121208/44930 Sat, 08 Dec 2012 10:54:00 +0100 44930 Over fifteen countries are systematically conducting intelligence operations against Sweden, in Sweden or against Swedish interests overseas, according to security service Säpo. https://www.thelocal.se/20110617/34416 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:18:00 +0200 34416 The Swedish military is investigating what could be a sighting of a foreign submarine in the Swedish archipelago after a Stockholm resident snapped a photo of a lurking mass on the surface while walking her dog. https://www.thelocal.se/20110506/33624 Fri, 06 May 2011 15:12:00 +0200 33624 A computer found hidden at Jönköping Airport in central Sweden in a case of suspected industrial espionage has been found to have been part of routine cooperation between the IT department and an airline. https://www.thelocal.se/20110216/32084 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:49:00 +0100 32084 The Swedish Riksdag’s constitutional committee has announced that it will look into what current and former cabinet ministers knew about the US embassy in Stockholm's surveillance of people in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20101123/30386 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:58:00 +0100 30386 Sweden’s former Social Democratic government was informed in 2002 about a surveillance programme run by the US embassy in Stockholm, secret documents reveal. https://www.thelocal.se/20101119/30304 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:30:00 +0100 30304 Sweden's Security Service Säpo did not give permission to the US embassy to conduct surveillance in Sweden, according to chief Anders Danielsson. https://www.thelocal.se/20101110/30124 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:28:00 +0100 30124 The United States on Monday acknowledged its surveillance programme conducted at embassies in Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen, seeking to ease tensions after a Swedish prosecutor opened a probe into the legality of the practice. https://www.thelocal.se/20101109/30102 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 08:07:00 +0100 30102