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 EU Affairs and Trade minister Ann Linde, who was caught up in the scandal around a cyber security slip-up, says that she was not initially informed about the level of seriousness of the IT failings. https://www.thelocal.se/20170902/swedens-spo-did-not-inform-me-of-seriousness-of-it-leaks-ann-linde Sat, 02 Sep 2017 20:07:37 +0200 swedens-spo-did-not-inform-me-of-seriousness-of-it-leaks-ann-linde Why the rest of the world should be keeping a closer eye on the political crisis unfolding in Sweden, according to this opinion piece by Dr Itay Lotem of the University of Westminster. https://www.thelocal.se/20170809/opinion-why-care-about-the-swedish-government-crisis Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:32:37 +0200 opinion-why-care-about-the-swedish-government-crisis A further Swedish government minister has been caught up in the scandal around a cyber security slip-up after EU Affairs and Trade Minister Ann Linde confirmed she was made aware of suspected IT security failings in 2015 while she was state secretary to then Interior Minister Anders Ygeman. https://www.thelocal.se/20170804/swedens-eu-and-trade-minister-confirms-she-knew-about-suspected-it-failings-in-2015 Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0200 swedens-eu-and-trade-minister-confirms-she-knew-about-suspected-it-failings-in-2015 There will be no new election or new government formed ahead of schedule in Sweden after the PM instead opted for a cabinet reshuffle in response to an opposition no-confidence motion, but was it the right move? The Local asked two political scientists for their expert view. https://www.thelocal.se/20170728/analysis-was-prime-minister-lofvens-cabinet-reshuffle-a-smart-move Fri, 28 Jul 2017 12:45:00 +0200 analysis-was-prime-minister-lofvens-cabinet-reshuffle-a-smart-move Swedish PM Stefan Löfven has announced that Interior Minister Anders Ygeman and Infrastructure Minister Anna Johansson will leave their positions in response to a no-confidence motion against three of the government's ministers by the opposition Alliance coalition. https://www.thelocal.se/20170727/breaking-swedish-pm-announces-removal-of-two-government-ministers-in-response-to-no-confidence-motion Thu, 27 Jul 2017 12:50:41 +0200 breaking-swedish-pm-announces-removal-of-two-government-ministers-in-response-to-no-confidence-motion The Swedish government is holding an emergency meeting after the opposition Alliance coalition announced it plans a motion of no confidence against three ministers following the transport data leak that made top secret police databases available to foreign IT workers. https://www.thelocal.se/20170726/swedish-opposition-announces-no-confidence-motion-in-three-government-ministers Wed, 26 Jul 2017 11:15:18 +0200 swedish-opposition-announces-no-confidence-motion-in-three-government-ministers Three Swedish government ministers now face a no-confidence motion from the opposition Alliance parties in the wake of the recent transport data leak. But what exactly does that mean? The Local gives you the low-down. https://www.thelocal.se/20170726/the-swedish-no-confidence-motion-explained-whos-involved-and-what-it-means Wed, 26 Jul 2017 14:59:18 +0200 the-swedish-no-confidence-motion-explained-whos-involved-and-what-it-means Senior Swedish ministers were quizzed by parliamentary committees on Tuesday as the government battled to contain the fallout after a massive leak of confidential information. https://www.thelocal.se/20170725/swedish-government-battles-political-fallout-from-transport-data-leak Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:06:41 +0200 swedish-government-battles-political-fallout-from-transport-data-leak Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has commented for the first time on a cyber security slip-up that made top secret police databases available to foreign IT workers. https://www.thelocal.se/20170724/swedish-cyber-security-slip-up-a-disaster-pm-stefan-lofven Mon, 24 Jul 2017 09:56:19 +0200 swedish-cyber-security-slip-up-a-disaster-pm-stefan-lofven Two secret police databases were made available to Czech IT workers without security clearance during a cyber security slip-up at the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen), reports the DN daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20170721/it-workers-in-other-countries-had-access-to-secret-records-report Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:47:09 +0200 it-workers-in-other-countries-had-access-to-secret-records-report Government agencies are cashing in by selling personal information to advertising firms without Swedish citizens even knowing about it. https://www.thelocal.se/20130804/49428 Sun, 04 Aug 2013 14:21:00 +0200 49428 Authorities have told a motorcyclist in southern Sweden to change his number plate after the current “666” registration was deemed to be too offensive. https://www.thelocal.se/20120607/41304 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:49:00 +0200 41304 Stockholm politicians are arguing that the city’s cyclists be allowed to run red lights and cycle against one-way traffic in order to avoid congestion and improve the situation for those who chose to travel by bicycle. https://www.thelocal.se/20110614/34336 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:06:00 +0200 34336 Having FCKU2 on your licence plate is not acceptable, according to The Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen), who recently turned down a 31-year-old man from western Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20110527/34036 Fri, 27 May 2011 18:27:00 +0200 34036 Serious deficiencies in operating procedures resulted in an incident last fall in which two Swedish fighter planes flew into a training area where the Swedish Armed Forces were engaging in a live ammunition exercise. https://www.thelocal.se/20101104/30028 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:13:00 +0100 30028