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 has been told by the European Union to repay 870 million kronor (€94 million, $127 million) in agricultural subsidies, a third of which will be paid by farmers, an industry body said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20110922/36304 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:21:00 +0200 36304 Sweden’s largest morning paper, Dagens Nyheter (DN), formally applied for state-sponsored press subsidies on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20081114/15702 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:38:00 +0100 15702 The Swedish government will not implement a controversial proposal which would drastically cut press subsidies to the Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) and Skånska Dagbladet newspapers. https://www.thelocal.se/20080829/14002 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:10:00 +0200 14002 The Swedish union of journalists has accused the EU Commission of colluding with media firm Bonniers against the system of press subsidies. Margot Wallström is also criticized for proposals that would further classify the EU Commission's routines. https://www.thelocal.se/20080721/13172 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:39:00 +0200 13172 Ung Vänster, the Left Party's youth organization, registered a false number of members in order to get inflated state subsidies, it has been alleged. According to Dagens Nyheter, the organization knowingly cheated the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs by presenting 11,000 more members than it actually has. https://www.thelocal.se/20050627/1673-2 Mon, 27 Jun 2005 18:44:00 +0200 1673-2