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 European Commission said on Wednesday it had opened an investigation into 19 countries for violations of asylum laws, including Sweden, France and Germany. https://www.thelocal.se/20150923/sweden-among-eu-states-probed-for-asylum-violations Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:09:13 +0200 sweden-among-eu-states-probed-for-asylum-violations The devastating shipwreck disaster in the Mediterranean has put the question of allowing EU embassies to process asylum applications back on the table, as the UN upped the death toll to 800 in the latest tragedy. But the Swedish coalition government remains divided on the issue. https://www.thelocal.se/20150421/swedish-government-split-on-eu-embassy-asylum Tue, 21 Apr 2015 09:33:08 +0200 swedish-government-split-on-eu-embassy-asylum UPDATED: As around 700 refugees remain missing after this weekend's shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea, devastated relatives in Sweden have told of their anxious wait to find out if their loved ones are dead or alive. https://www.thelocal.se/20150420/swedish-relatives-fear-for-migrants-lost-at-sea Mon, 20 Apr 2015 09:24:35 +0200 swedish-relatives-fear-for-migrants-lost-at-sea A car bomb exploded outside the Swedish consulate in the restive Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, seriously damaging the building but causing no casualties, a security official said. https://www.thelocal.se/20131011/50734 Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:05:00 +0200 50734 Newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN) on Monday revealed the existence of a triple-agent in Sweden, a man who goes under the name “Joseph” and who has allegedly been carrying out intelligence gathering for Sweden, Britain and Libya at the same time. https://www.thelocal.se/20120611/41372 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 17:43:00 +0200 41372 More than two dozen Swedes were arrested in Brussels on Sunday for attempting to break into NATO headquarters along with hundreds of other peace activists. https://www.thelocal.se/20120402/40034 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:47:00 +0200 40034 The Swedish military has been hit by a smuggling scandal stemming from the Air Force's just completed mission in Libya. https://www.thelocal.se/20111026/36976 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:13:00 +0200 36976 Following the news of Muammar Qaddafi's capture by Libyan rebel forces on Thursday, several Swedish politicians have welcomed the demise of the Qaddafi regime. https://www.thelocal.se/20111020/36870 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:23:00 +0200 36870 Foreign minister Carl Bildt revealed his impressions of Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi at a press conference held Monday, describing him as simultaneously “bizarre” and “fascinating”. https://www.thelocal.se/20110823/35712 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:56:00 +0200 35712 Sweden’s prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said in an interview on Monday morning that he is ready to discuss the possibility of sending Swedish troops to Libya to help guarantee the country's security. https://www.thelocal.se/20110822/35688 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:59:00 +0200 35688 NATO has declined the offer from Sweden to provide a military unit especially trained to board naval vessels, a unit whose deployment was a condition for the Social Democrats to agree to the government's extension of the Swedish Libya mission. https://www.thelocal.se/20110818/35624 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0200 35624 Police stormed the Libyan embassy in Stockholm on Thursday afternoon after the building was occupied by demonstrators earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.se/20110811/35484 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:31:00 +0200 35484 This coming Wednesday will see ten Swedes travelling to Italy to engage in information missions, as part of the NATO-run military operation in Libya. https://www.thelocal.se/20110702/34692 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:01:00 +0200 34692 Lawmakers voted by a large majority on Friday to extend Sweden's participation in NATO's Libya bombing campaign for another three months. https://www.thelocal.se/20110618/34430 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:30:00 +0200 34430 The Swedish government has reached an agreement with the Social Democrats and the Green Party to extend the country's military mission in Libya. https://www.thelocal.se/20110608/34228 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:22:00 +0200 34228 One or a couple Gripen aircraft to stay on for the prolonged operation in Libya. https://www.thelocal.se/20110606/34192 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:59:00 +0200 34192 Urban Ahlin, the foreign policy spokesman for the Social Democrats, said on Friday that he is "hopeful" to reach an agreement with the government on how the Swedish mission in Libya should continue. https://www.thelocal.se/20110603/34168 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:41:00 +0200 34168 Sweden could be set to beef up its military presence in Libya following a request from NATO for more assistance. https://www.thelocal.se/20110602/34132 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:33:00 +0200 34132 Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt expects Sweden to receive a request from NATO to extend its contribution to the UN-mandated Libya mission. https://www.thelocal.se/20110524/33964 Tue, 24 May 2011 18:33:00 +0200 33964 Sweden has expelled two diplomats working at the Libyan embassy in Stockholm, confirming that Libya no longer has any diplomatic ties with Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20110520/33884 Fri, 20 May 2011 12:31:00 +0200 33884