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 green party has proposed imposing a climate levy on US goods if the country leaves the Paris Climate Agreement. https://www.thelocal.se/20180904/swedish-party-threatens-us-with-green-trade-war Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:06:33 +0200 swedish-party-threatens-us-with-green-trade-war French anti-terror judges charged a Swedish man on Monday with complicity in the 2015 Paris attacks that left 130 people dead, over allegations he played a key role in the jihadist cell behind the carnage. https://www.thelocal.se/20180612/swedish-man-charged-with-complicity-in-2015-paris-terror-attacks Tue, 12 Jun 2018 09:01:41 +0200 swedish-man-charged-with-complicity-in-2015-paris-terror-attacks The makers of the hit international film series which includes "New York, I Love You" and "Paris, je t'aime" are about to create an ode to a new city – Malmö, in the south of Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170912/malmo-is-the-location-for-new-york-i-love-you-follow-up Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:28:42 +0200 malmo-is-the-location-for-new-york-i-love-you-follow-up The man who attacked a police officer with a hammer outside the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday is thought to have previously worked as a journalist in Sweden, French and Swedish media report. https://www.thelocal.se/20170607/paris-hammer-attack-suspect-worked-as-a-journalist-in-sweden-report Wed, 07 Jun 2017 16:18:26 +0200 paris-hammer-attack-suspect-worked-as-a-journalist-in-sweden-report A former Stockholm resident suspected of involvement in the recent terror attacks in Paris and Brussels also had links with an extreme Islamist network in the Scandinavian country, SVT’s Uppdrag granskning program reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20161130/brussels-terrorist-may-have-been-radicalized-in-sweden-report Wed, 30 Nov 2016 09:52:44 +0100 brussels-terrorist-may-have-been-radicalized-in-sweden-report Paul Pogba and Dimitri Payet scored as France fought back to beat Sweden 2-1 in a World Cup qualifier on Friday that was marked by tributes to the victims of last year's Paris terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.se/20161112/hollande-attends-sweden-match-to-mark-paris-attacks Sat, 12 Nov 2016 10:50:40 +0100 hollande-attends-sweden-match-to-mark-paris-attacks Swedish national Osama Krayem, linked to the deadly attacks in Paris on November 13 and in Brussels on March 22, is now suspected of having plotted to attack also the Schiphol airport in the Netherlands. https://www.thelocal.se/20161022/swedish-terror-suspect-planned-schiphol-airport-attack Sat, 22 Oct 2016 17:44:11 +0200 swedish-terror-suspect-planned-schiphol-airport-attack Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will aim to lift one final trophy as the curtain comes down on his record-shattering Paris Saint-Germain career in Saturday's French Cup final. https://www.thelocal.se/20160520/will-departing-zlatan-sign-off-from-psg-in-style Fri, 20 May 2016 09:34:16 +0200 will-departing-zlatan-sign-off-from-psg-in-style Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be edged out of Paris Saint-Germain as the club attempts a rebuilding exercise following their defeat by Manchester City in the Champions League. https://www.thelocal.se/20160414/could-defeat-spell-end-of-road-for-zlatan-in-paris Thu, 14 Apr 2016 10:30:00 +0200 could-defeat-spell-end-of-road-for-zlatan-in-paris Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has not ruled out staying with French champions Paris Saint-Germain despite a wealth of offers from around the world, his agent has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20160401/zlatan-not-out-of-paris-yet-says-his-agent Fri, 01 Apr 2016 08:18:49 +0200 zlatan-not-out-of-paris-yet-says-his-agent Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed what exactly it will take to convince him to stay in France beyond next summer, after sealing another goal record for his Paris Saint-Germain side. https://www.thelocal.se/20160314/this-is-what-zlatan-wants-to-stay-in-psg Mon, 14 Mar 2016 08:08:14 +0100 this-is-what-zlatan-wants-to-stay-in-psg The Eagles of Death Metal will play their first solo concert since the Paris attacks, at a small gig in the Swedish capital this weekend. https://www.thelocal.se/20160211/first-gig-for-paris-attacks-rockers-looms-in-stockholm Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:54:10 +0100 first-gig-for-paris-attacks-rockers-looms-in-stockholm A Swedish security services company is stepping up recruitment in Europe in the wake of the Paris attacks and Sweden's raised terror threat level, its director general has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20151119/terror-attacks-ramp-up-sweden-security-recruitment Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:37:46 +0100 terror-attacks-ramp-up-sweden-security-recruitment Swedish PM Stefan Löfven has come out in defence of his foreign minister, who sparked an outcry when she appeared to link the Paris attacks to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. https://www.thelocal.se/20151117/pm-backs-minister-in-israel-row-over-paris-remarks Tue, 17 Nov 2015 17:35:31 +0100 pm-backs-minister-in-israel-row-over-paris-remarks UPDATED: European ministers have backed a French request for help in defeating Isis, following Friday's Paris terror attacks. But Sweden has said it is unclear what its role will be. https://www.thelocal.se/20151117/sweden-mulls-helping-frances-war-with-isis Tue, 17 Nov 2015 12:12:36 +0100 sweden-mulls-helping-frances-war-with-isis Sweden's security police, Säpo, is investigating threats directed against the Swedish parliament and government and emailed to authorities on Monday afternoon. https://www.thelocal.se/20151116/threat-directed-at-swedish-parliament Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:44:00 +0100 threat-directed-at-swedish-parliament Flags are flying at half mast around Sweden and a minute’s silence has been held across Europe for the victims of the terror attack in Paris on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20151116/swedes-to-join-eu-silence-for-129-paris-victims Mon, 16 Nov 2015 10:41:03 +0100 swedes-to-join-eu-silence-for-129-paris-victims After the horrific attacks in Paris this weekend, many Facebook users changed their profile images to the French flag. But why - and is it worth it? NFGL student María José Velásquez shares her thoughts. https://www.thelocal.se/20151116/why-are-people-changing-their-profile-photos-on-facebook Mon, 16 Nov 2015 09:51:40 +0100 why-are-people-changing-their-profile-photos-on-facebook The Swede killed in the Paris attacks was in her twenties and came from the central Sweden town of Västerås, according to Swedish public broadcaster SVT. https://www.thelocal.se/20151115/swedish-woman-killed-in-paris-attacks-was-from-vsters Sun, 15 Nov 2015 18:23:17 +0100 swedish-woman-killed-in-paris-attacks-was-from-vsters An emotional Madonna asked the crowd to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Paris terror attacks and their families during a concert on her Rebel Heart tour in Stockholm on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20151115/madonna-cries-for-paris-at-stockholm-gig Sun, 15 Nov 2015 20:28:05 +0100 madonna-cries-for-paris-at-stockholm-gig