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 Back-up tapes containing information relating to the last government's much criticized handling of the 2004 tsunami disaster should not be subject to a 70-year secrecy order, top government lawyers have said. https://www.thelocal.se/20071108/9036 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:00:00 +0100 9036 A review of tapes found in government offices in late 2006 has shown that Swedish officials were less active than they had claimed during the tsunami crisis in 2004. https://www.thelocal.se/20070614/7605 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:43:00 +0200 7605 On Thursday afternoon Sweden's Catastrophe Commission is to present its second set of findings with regard to the government's handling of the tsunami catastrophe in December 2004. https://www.thelocal.se/20070614/7598 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:59:00 +0200 7598 Top civil servants will face stern criticism for giving incorrect answers to the parliamentary inquiry over Sweden's handling of the 2004 tsunami catastrophe. https://www.thelocal.se/20070603/7490 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 12:24:00 +0200 7490 The Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) has confirmed that the tsunami tapes found in government offices in October 2006 have not been manipulated. A number of individual e-mails may however have gone missing as a result of a server error. https://www.thelocal.se/20070316/6714 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:22:00 +0100 6714 Witnesses wishing to testify to Sweden's Catastrophe Commission may ask for their identities not to be revealed. https://www.thelocal.se/20070209/6348 Fri, 09 Feb 2007 09:39:00 +0100 6348 Leading figures from Sweden's seven main parties met on Wednesday to discuss new revelations surrounding the previous government's handling of the 2004 tsunami disaster. https://www.thelocal.se/20070201/6266 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:17:00 +0100 6266 New facts have emerged surrounding the previous government's handling of the tsunami catastrophe. According to newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, the new information contradicts statements made to the parliament's Constitutional Committee by Göran Persson's aide at the time, Lars Danielsson. https://www.thelocal.se/20070129/6233 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:17:00 +0100 6233 The previous Swedish government's handling of the tsunami catastrophe of two years ago will once again be taken up by parliament's Consitutional Committee. https://www.thelocal.se/20070114/6088 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 14:11:00 +0100 6088 The Swedish government has called in the police over the apparent disappearance of tapes containing emails from government officials. The tapes could contain information relating to the former government's actions during the 2004 tsunami catastrophe. https://www.thelocal.se/20061116/5533 Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:37:00 +0100 5533 Tapes containing emails from government offices at the time of the tsunami catastrophe have mysteriously disappeared, according to Svenska Dagbladet. https://www.thelocal.se/20061115/5513 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:41:00 +0100 5513 A leading civil servant tried to have security tapes containing e-mails relating to the tsunami catastrophe destroyed, according to Svenska Dagbladet. But Bengt Nordqvist's wish was not granted and the Catastrophe Commission is now ready to wade through masses of new information. https://www.thelocal.se/20061023/5293 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:37:00 +0200 5293