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 Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt made a last ditch effort on Wednesday night to get EU leaders to agree on a candidate to become the European Union’s first president. https://www.thelocal.se/20091119/23352 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:36:00 +0100 23352 Sweden, which currently hold the rotating EU presidency, has called an extraordinary meeting in Brussels next week with the aim of presenting candidates for the new positions of president and foreign policy chief. https://www.thelocal.se/20091111/23200 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:58:00 +0100 23200 Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has called a an extraordinary EU summit on September 17th to prepare for the upcoming G20 summit in Pittsburgh, the Swedish EU presidency announced in a statement on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090904/21882 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:49:00 +0200 21882 The World Water Week opened in Stockholm on Monday welcoming an international cast of politicians, industry leaders and United Nations officials aiming to improve access to water and halt a tide of deaths in poor nations. https://www.thelocal.se/20090818/21530 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:25:00 +0200 21530