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 picture of Sweden's ex-labour minister Sven Otto Littorin sitting on a toilet soaking his feet while holding a puppy has inspired a Facebook frenzy and thrust the former politician back into the spotlight nearly three years after he resigned amid allegations he had paid for sex. https://www.thelocal.se/20130510/47810 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:21:00 +0200 47810 The name of Sweden's disgraced former labour minister, Sven-Otto Littorin, is back in the spotlight after Littorin won a travel agency's essay contest with his poetic description of a “dream holiday” to the Middle East. https://www.thelocal.se/20110816/35572 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:54:00 +0200 35572 Sweden’s biggest tabloid, Aftonbladet, would be likely to lose a libel case over its allegations that former minister Sven Otto Littorin used a prostitute, the former head of Sweden’s press watchdog has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20100716/27832 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:37:00 +0200 27832 Sven Otto Littorin has explained that he resigned as employment minister to save his family and friends from "untrue and very unpleasant information" in response to allegations that he bought sex in 2006. https://www.thelocal.se/20100714/27774 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:51:00 +0200 27774 Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's popularity has dipped as a result of the resignation of employment minister Sven Otto Littorin amid allegations that he bought sex in 2006, a new survey by Sifo shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20100713/27760 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:58:00 +0200 27760 The lawyer of former employment minister Sven Otto Littorin said on Saturday that her client denies Aftonbladet's allegations that he bought sex. https://www.thelocal.se/20100710/27710 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:50:00 +0200 27710 Swedish daily Aftonbladet claimed on Wednesday that Sven Otto Littorin was presented with information linking him to a crime the day before he resigned as employment minister. Fredrik Reinfeldt has said only that he gave "several reasons" for his departure. https://www.thelocal.se/20100708/27684 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:47:00 +0200 27684 The Swedish government has announced that migration minister Tobias Billström will take temporary charge of the employment ministry following the resignation of Sven Otto Littorin, citing personal reasons. https://www.thelocal.se/20100707/27652 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:11:00 +0200 27652 To meet labour market policy goals the Swedish Alliance government is now demanding that public authorities accept thousands of interns. https://www.thelocal.se/20100226/25232 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:24:00 +0100 25232 Sweden's two main employees' federations suffered a 12 percent drop in membership in 2007. https://www.thelocal.se/20080204/9868 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:11:00 +0100 9868 Sweden's labour market minister Sven Otto Littorin has said he never had a reason to question the credentials of an American college from which he took an MBA in 1997. https://www.thelocal.se/20070619/7654 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:46:00 +0200 7654 A senior Swedish minister's MBA was taken at a notorious American 'degree mill' it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.se/20070619/7644 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:59:00 +0200 7644 Swedish labour market minister Sven Otto Littorin has said he will not accept unions continuing to force non-members to pay their fees. https://www.thelocal.se/20070228/6556 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:11:00 +0100 6556 Sweden's labour market minister Sven Otto Littorin has said he is "terribly disappointed" by the failure of EU ministers to agree to changes in working time rules. https://www.thelocal.se/20061107/5437 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 20:44:00 +0100 5437 The Moderate Party has named communications director Per Schlingmann as its new party secretary, to replace Sven-Otto Littorin. https://www.thelocal.se/20060928/5048 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:43:00 +0200 5048 The Moderate Party has announced that party secretary Sven Otto Littorin is to resign. The new party secretary will be presented later on Thursday by leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, who is in the process of building a new government after the Alliance election victory earlier this month. https://www.thelocal.se/20060928/5046 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:54:00 +0200 5046