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 diplomatic row over Budapest's new family policy heated up between Sweden and Hungary on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190220/sweden-hungary-relations-turn-frosty-as-diplomatic-row-escalates Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:05:02 +0100 sweden-hungary-relations-turn-frosty-as-diplomatic-row-escalates The Hungarian foreign affairs minister, Péter Szijjártó, has called on Sweden’s ambassador in Budapest to explain recent criticism from the Swedish government. https://www.thelocal.se/20180830/hungary-demands-answers-after-swedish-criticism Thu, 30 Aug 2018 17:40:41 +0200 hungary-demands-answers-after-swedish-criticism Sweden's embassy in Budapest has sharply rebuked Hungary after an official leaflet claimed that Stockholm and other European cities had become "no-go areas". https://www.thelocal.se/20160923/embassy-no-go-zones-do-not-exist-in-sweden-hungary Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:40:38 +0200 embassy-no-go-zones-do-not-exist-in-sweden-hungary Sweden has said it will summon Hungary's ambassador to Stockholm to protest against her country's refusal to take back asylum seekers who first registered in Hungary. https://www.thelocal.se/20160812/sweden-hits-out-at-hungary-in-asylum-seeker-spat Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:13:26 +0200 sweden-hits-out-at-hungary-in-asylum-seeker-spat A Swedish woman has been arrested after she was caught trying to smuggle guns, grenades, and drugs across the Serbian border and into Hungary. She was believed to be heading home to southern Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20140318/swede-held-for-smuggling-grenades-drugs-in-serbia Tue, 18 Mar 2014 15:25:00 +0100 swede-held-for-smuggling-grenades-drugs-in-serbia Two researchers have said there is strong evidence to suggest that Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg was still alive after the date on which the Soviet Union claimed he had died of a heart attack. https://www.thelocal.se/20100403/25890 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 12:39:00 +0200 25890 More than one hundred Swedes who were defrauded of tens of millions of kronor by a group of phony stockbrokers will likely never see their money again. https://www.thelocal.se/20091118/23348 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:02:00 +0100 23348 Zlatan Ibrahimovic kept Sweden’s 2010 World Cup dreams alive on Saturday when the star striker scored a dramatic injury time goal to give his team a 2-1 victory over hosts Hungary. https://www.thelocal.se/20090906/21906 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 09:55:00 +0200 21906 Swedish prosecutors have opened an investigation into claims of bribery in relation to the leasing of JAS 39 Gripen planes to Hungary. https://www.thelocal.se/20070911/8451 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:44:00 +0200 8451 The number of Hungarians seeking asylum in Sweden is rising rapidly, despite the fact that Hungary is a member of the European Union. Around 30 Hungarians claimed asylum in Malmö on Thursday alone. https://www.thelocal.se/20061116/5534 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 19:43:00 +0100 5534 Hungary took delivery of their first five JAS 39 Gripen fighter planes on Thursday. They are thus the proud owners of the world's most modern fighters. The planes were formally handed over by defence minister, Leni Björklund, on behalf of the supplier - the Swedish state. https://www.thelocal.se/20060330/3428-2 Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:42:00 +0200 3428-2