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 Sweden’s former prime minister Göran Persson continues to expand his country estate in Sörmland County south of Stockholm, having recently purchased an additional 88 hectares. https://www.thelocal.se/20080702/12784 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:05:00 +0200 12784 Former Prime Minister Göran Persson protested bitterly against the current government plans to give tax breaks for people using domestic services such as cleaning or gardening - but now it has been revealed that Persson is making maximum use of the tax break he opposed. https://www.thelocal.se/20080201/9841 Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:45:00 +0100 9841 Budget airline Ryanair has settled a lawsuit out of court brought by Sweden's ex-prime minister Göran Persson after it used his picture in an advertisement without his consent, his lawyer said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20071217/9433 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:53:00 +0100 9433 Göran Persson has blamed internal wranglings over property tax for the Social Democrats' election defeat in 2006, Aftonbladet reports. In a new book released today, the former prime minister also reveals how tensions once ran high between his potential successors, Pär Nuder and Anna Lindh. https://www.thelocal.se/20071023/8871 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:52:00 +0200 8871 Former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson has been receiving a full ex-prime minister's salary, despite having a number of jobs in the private sector, it has been reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20070925/8596 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:28:00 +0200 8596 Göran Persson has decided to accept the accusation that he broke health and safety rules during the building of his mansion in Torp, south-west of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20070601/7472 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 10:18:00 +0200 7472 There was confusion on Friday afternoon over the status of the case against former Prime Minister Göran Persson, who has been accused of breaking health and safety rules during the building of his mansion in Torp, south-west of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20070525/7408 Fri, 25 May 2007 13:23:00 +0200 7408 Laila Freivalds has reiterated her view that the foreign ministry did not engage in censorship when the Sweden Democrats' website was temporarily shut down early last year. https://www.thelocal.se/20070410/6953 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:06:00 +0200 6953 In Monday's fourth and final installment of documentary 'Ordförande Persson' ('Chairman Persson'), the former prime minister reveals his dislike for Dagens Nyheter, Sweden's largest morning newspaper. The newspaper's chief political commentator, Henrik Brors, is singled out for particular criticism. https://www.thelocal.se/20070326/6803 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:27:00 +0200 6803 In the latest instalment of a series of interviews with Göran Persson, the former prime minister claims to have offered current Foreign Minister Carl Bildt a range of jobs when he resigned as leader of the Moderate Party in 1999. But Bildt, writing in his blog, immediately rejected the assertion as a "fantastical fable". https://www.thelocal.se/20070321/6749 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 09:57:00 +0100 6749 It was difficult to pick a winner in the first televised debate between new Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin and Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt . Despite the soft approach favoured by both debaters, the contest was peppered with sly digs and faint praise. https://www.thelocal.se/20070320/6738 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 08:51:00 +0100 6738 Monday evening sees the first installment of a long-awaited four part documentary about Sweden's former Prime Minister Göran Persson . https://www.thelocal.se/20070319/6732 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:11:00 +0100 6732 On Thursday the government began following up on its promise to tackle cronyism by advertising two top public sector jobs in the main daily newspapers. The government hopes to find suitable candidates to fill the posts of University Chancellor and Consumer Ombudsman. https://www.thelocal.se/20070315/6700 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:03:00 +0100 6700 Sweden's former prime minister Göran Persson has been given a 700,000 kronor ($99,000) state grant to write a book about his years in office. https://www.thelocal.se/20070309/6639 Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:37:00 +0100 6639 Former Prime Minister Görna Persson has begun writing his memoirs. https://www.thelocal.se/20070109/6033 Tue, 09 Jan 2007 11:23:00 +0100 6033