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 Swede fined by a court in Malta for defacing a recently restored ornate fountain laughed as the magistrate gave him his sentence, dismissively replying "shit happens" when told he could go to prison. https://www.thelocal.se/20180412/shit-happens-not-so-lagom-swede-laughs-when-told-he-could-go-to-prison Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:39:14 +0200 shit-happens-not-so-lagom-swede-laughs-when-told-he-could-go-to-prison A Swedish member of the European Parliament was Monday spearheading efforts to thwart the appointment of Malta's European Commissioner designate Tonio Borg because of his conservative views on women's rights. https://www.thelocal.se/20121112/44380 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:50:00 +0100 44380 Tobacco producer Swedish Match claimed on Friday it was offered the opportunity to pay €60 million ($78 million) to thwart new EU tobacco legislation in a scandal that has cost Europe's top health official his job. https://www.thelocal.se/20121019/43932 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:03:00 +0200 43932 Sweden said Friday it was contributing a C-130 Hercules military plane and 33 million kronor ($5.2 million) to the United Nations' efforts to evacuate refugees from Libya. https://www.thelocal.se/20110304/32404 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:11:00 +0100 32404 A number of Swedes were successfully evacuated from Libya on Thursday after a Swedish plane was able to land in Tripoli following days of delays. https://www.thelocal.se/20110304/32388 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:38:00 +0100 32388 A Swedish plane was expected to depart from Malta for Libya on Tuesday afternoon to help push evacuation plans forward following delays due to the collapse of air traffic control in Tripoli. https://www.thelocal.se/20110301/32338 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:03:00 +0100 32338 After sending a military transport plane to Libya to evacuate foreign and Swedish nationals, seven Swedes have now safely arrived in Paris, a stop over before heading home. https://www.thelocal.se/20110227/32294 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:46:00 +0100 32294 Swedish finance minister Anders Borg promised on Thursday to bring the country's unemployment rate down to 5 percent by 2014. https://www.thelocal.se/20110203/31822 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:14:00 +0100 31822 A 15-year-old football player from a Maltese team was questioned by police after kicking a referee in the chest at Storsjöcupen in Östersund on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100711/27728 Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:52:00 +0200 27728 Sweden’s national side came to life on Wednesday night with a convincing 4-0 victory over Malta, keeping the squad’s World Cup qualification hopes alive. https://www.thelocal.se/20090611/19998 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:32:00 +0200 19998