Ministers at odds over jobs quota for women
Labour Minister Ursula von der Leyen and Family Minister Kristina Schröder were at loggerheads Monday on whether to enforce a quota for women in top jobs in German firms.
Day: January 31, 2011
Germany
Sweden
Does Swedish culture hinder Swedish children?
While Sweden's emphasis on equality is admirable, it may end up keeping Swedish children from striving to be the best they can be, argues contributor Ruben Brunsveld.
Sweden
Suspects planned to slit journalists’ throats
The men from Sweden currently being held in Copenhagen on suspicions of planning a terror attack against the Jyllands-Posten newspaper planned on slitting the journalists' throats, police wiretaps reveal.
Sweden
Swedish whisky maker eyes stock market listing
Sweden's Mackmyra Svensk Whisky has announced its plans to list on the stock market later this year, adding that it is now looking for a CFO to help accomplish the task.
Germany
Facebook launches ‘deals’ marketing tool
Social networking site Facebook announced Monday it was launching its “deals” service, on which members can look up special offers on anything from a cup of coffee to a football scarf on their smart phones.
Germany
Merkel in Israel for two-day visit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at the start of a two-day visit that will include a joint German-Israeli cabinet meeting.
Sweden
Hospital cleared in probe of Anna Lindh’s care
Sweden's National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) said Monday that its review of her case revealed no grounds to criticise the care administered to former foreign minister Anna Lindh, following a fatal knife attack in 2003.
Germany
Metal and electrical industries expect 50,000 new jobs in 2011
Some 50,000 new jobs are expected to open up in Germany’s metal and electrical industries this year, the Gesamtmetall industrial employers’ association said in Berlin on Monday.
Germany
Experts puzzled by Bavaria’s suicide rate
Prosperous Bavaria has the highest suicide rate of any German state, a fact that is confounding experts, a Monday media report said.
Sweden
Rise in support for Sweden Democrats: poll
Support for the far-right Sweden Democrats has increased since the party entered the Riksdag, while support for the four parties of the centre-right Alliance government have dropped, according to a new poll.
Sweden
Subaru mulls green car production in Sweden
Japanese carmaker Subaru has announced its desire to start making vehicles in Sweden, possibly at a vacant Saab Automobile facility in western Sweden's Trollhättan.
Sweden
Swedish tourist: police in Egypt tortured me
A 22-year-old Swedish tourist in Egypt claims he was arrested and tortured for four days by police before escaping when protesters set fire to the building where he was being held, media reported Monday.
Germany
Police catch pair of 12-year-old girls driving in pyjamas
A pair of 12-year-old girls have been caught out for a late-night joyride in their pyjamas, police in northern Germany reported Monday.
Germany
Gorch Fock sets sail for home
The German naval training ship at the centre of a scandal involving the death of a cadet, an alleged mutiny and accusations of sexual harassment was sailing back home on Monday, the navy said.
Sweden
Foster kids still abused in Sweden: report
Children being cared for in foster homes and state institutions in Sweden continue to suffer from abuse, violence and sexual abuse, according to a forthcoming report.
Germany
Merkel steps up pressure on Egypt’s Mubarak
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to refrain from violence in dealing with the protests in his country during a phone conversation Sunday, her office said.
Sweden
Repatriation of Swedes from Egypt delayed
Swedish tour operator Ving Group will likely begin flying home Swedes from Egyptian tourist resorts Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada on Monday, according to the company.
Sweden
Gabrielsson blames Millennium feud on men who hate women
As the dispute over the estate of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson heats up, his longtime partner, Eva Gabrielsson, is starting to feel like Millennium-trilogy heroine Lisabeth Salander, the AFP's Robert MacPherson discovers.
Germany
Robben defiant after attack on Müller
Bayern FC winger Arjen Robben was defiant on Sunday about his physical attack on teammate Thomas Müller during the team’s 3:1 win over Bremen.
Sweden
Sweden proposes survey of abuses against Roma
The Swedish government's proposal to document abuses against the country's Roma population has met with mixed reactions among Roma activists.
Germany
Freight train driver investigated over crash
Prosecutors have placed under investigation the 41-year-old driver of the freight train that collided with a passenger train Saturday night, killing 10 people, on the suspicion he drove through a stop signal.
Sweden
Lidström captains NHL all-star squad to victory
Veteran Swedish defenceman Nicklas Lidström captained his all-star squad to a 11-10 win against Team Eric Staal in the National Hockey League All-Star Game in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday.