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Sweden says China blocked prosecutors' probe of ship linked to cut cables Sweden's foreign minister said Monday that China had denied a request for prosecutors to conduct an investigation on a Chinese ship linked to two severed Baltic Sea cables despite Beijing pledging "cooperation" with regional authorities.
Sweden releases updated version of 'If Crisis or War Comes' booklet
Nov 18, 2024 · The booklet "If Crisis or War Comes", sent by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), contains information about how to prepare for emergencies such as war, natural disasters, or cyber attacks.
INTERVIEW: 'Most foreigners in Sweden don't know they can get …
Apr 18, 2024 · You can also add a påslag or "markup", if you are renting out the apartment fully furnished, but this cannot exceed more than 15 percent of the rent.. That doesn't mean that most landlords follow the law. The competition for rental apartments, especially in Stockholm, is so intense, that unscrupulous sublet landlords often try to get away with charging well over the legal amount, charging ...
English-language jobs in sweden - The Local Sweden
Find your next English-language job in Sweden on The Local Jobs. With jobs for foreigners in every sector from teaching and translation to engineering, IT and customer service, The Local jobs is the place to come to take your career to the next level in Stockholm, Uppsala, Örebro, or elsewhere in Sweden.
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Monday
Jul 22, 2024 · Fermented herring producers fear yet another year of shortage. Shortages of herring in the Baltic are leading to yet another lean year for producers of Sweden's stinky fermented herring delicacy, with Jan Söderström, the owner of Oskars, one of the leading brands of surströmming, telling TT he only received 25 to 30 tons of herring to ferment this year, compared to 100 tons in a normal year.
Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
Jul 5, 2024 · Swedish diplomat recalls darkest hours in Iran prison. After almost 800 days in Iran's notorious Evin prison, the now-free Swedish diplomat Johan Floderus in an interview with AFP recalled the darkest moments throughout his imprisonment and how he survived them.. Released in mid-June, Floderus and another Swedish citizen were part of a prisoner exchange that saw a former prison official return ...
For the first time, more Indians are leaving Sweden than arriving
Aug 21, 2024 · But despite the Swedish government’s pledge to attract international talent, tech layoffs and tougher work permit rules are creating new hurdles for immigrants.. As The Local has previously reported, the number of work permits awarded to highly qualified immigrants fell 20 percent in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period last year.First-time work permits to Indian citizens fell ...
Denmark boosts border checks with Sweden amid gang violence
Aug 9, 2024 · Since April, Swedes have been implicated in 25 cases in Denmark linked to organised crime, Hummelgaard told reporters on Thursday. In recent days, three Swedes -- all minors -- have been arrested and held in custody following three shootings in Denmark. READ ALSO: Danish minister vows to tackle spate of shootings by Swedish teens Sweden has struggled to contain the rising gang violence in ...
'Want clarity': Swedish government plans to survey immigrants' …
Oct 11, 2024 · “The measures needed will be determined by how large the problem turns out to be,” Employment and Integration Minister Mats Persson, from the Liberals, told Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet.. The goal of the new investigation is to find out to what extent immigrants’ values match or deviate from what Persson calls “liberal democratic values”.