Scandal-hit King denies all allegations
Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf has denied all reports of alleged visits to strip clubs and contact with the criminal underworld, in an interview with the TT news agency on Monday afternoon.
Day: May 30, 2011
Sweden
Reduce abortions by promoting adoption: Christian Democrat
Rather than abort unwanted children, women in Sweden should give birth and put the children up for adoption, a Christian Democrat politician has argued, hoping the measure would reduce the number of abortions in Sweden.
Sweden
Resilience: Stockholm centre helps the world grow sustainably
The Stockholm Resilience Centre is leading the charge to put global development on a sustainable footing - a task that is engaging leading scientists and politicians worldwide.
Germany
‘This nuclear phaseout is not a revolution starting after Fukushima’
Out with the old, in with the renewable. With Germany's nuclear exit date now set at 2022, the country is about to embark on a decade of energy reform. Can it be done? The Local asked energy expert Marcel Viëtor.
Germany
Minister plans to keep petrol prices down under
German motorists would have advanced warning of petrol price rises under an Australian-inspired proposal from Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer to stop the big oil firms from price-fixing.
Germany
Sunniest, driest spring since 1893 recorded
Germany has registered the sunniest and driest spring since records began in 1893, the German Weather Service (DWD) said Monday. But thunderstorms could end a hot start to the week.
Sweden
Galatasaray confirms Elmander signing
Turkish club Galatasaray has confirmed the acquisition of Sweden striker Johan Elmander from English top-flight club Bolton.
Sweden
Swedish women battle mounting debts
Women are experiencing increasing problems servicing SMS loans and for the first time are defaulting at the same levels as men, according to a new survey from the Swedish Enforcement Authority (Kronofogden).
France
New Renault deputy to draw line under affair
French carmaker Renault appointed on Monday Carlos Tavares as its new deputy chief in a board room shuffle aimed at overcoming an embarrassing bogus industrial espionage case.
Germany
Court rules ‘kiss my ass’ insulting
The German phrase “Leck mich am Arsch,” the equivalent of “kiss my ass,” has been officially ruled an insult by a court in Kaiserslautern.
Sweden
Woman in critical condition in EHEC case
A Swedish woman is reported to be in critical condition after being infected with the virulent enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) bacteria stemming from an E. coli outbreak which originated in northern Germany.
Germany
Insurer deducted €83,000-orgy from taxes
A notorious Budapest sex party hosted by a German insurance company for its top employees was reportedly used as a €83,000 tax write-off by the company.
Sweden
Sahlin slams Social Democrats over Libya
Former Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has criticised the party's u-turns over Sweden's participation in the UN-backed Libya mission, and new leader Håkan Juholt for being "harsh" to former justice minister Thomas Bodström.
Sweden
Sweden critical of German nuclear decision
Sweden's environment minister Andreas Carlgren has criticised Germany's decision to decommission its nuclear power stations as "unrealistic".
Germany
Renewables unlikely to fill nuclear gap without bold policy changes
Germany has decided to phase out nuclear power, but can renewables satisfy the energy needs of Europe’s largest economy? Experts say better policy, not technology, is needed for renewable energy to reach its potential.
Switzerland
Blatter facing renewed scrutiny amid Fifa turmoil
A series of dramatic announcements at the Zurich-based Fifa, the world football governing body, are putting the organisation’s embattled Swiss head back into the media spotlight, although he will face no official probe.
Switzerland
New rules ‘don’t threaten Swiss banks’
The vice president of the Swiss National Bank defended on Saturday tough new regulatory measures, saying they do not pose a threat to Swiss banks' competitiveness.
Sweden
Sweden’s free school profits debate heats up
While applications to start privately-run, publicly-funded free schools (friskolor) are on the rise in Sweden, there is nevertheless gathering unease about the suitability of schools being run by private companies, The Local's Geoff Mortimore explains.
Sweden
Think tank: cut wages to boost immigrant jobs
The government should work to cut wages in low paid jobs so that more new Swedes can get into the labour market, according to Swedish free market think tank Timbro.
Germany
Germany tops Europe for foreign capital
Germany is the most attractive European country for foreign companies to set up in, according to Monday news report.
Sweden
Swedish police called to fight beaver invasion
Police were called to help a homeowner deal with a wayward Swedish beaver that had found its way into the caller's garage.
Germany
ISAF general describes Afghan bomb attack
After narrowly surviving a bomb attack, the wounded German commander of international forces in northern Afghanistan, Markus Kneip, vowed late Sunday to carry on with his job and described the moment of the blast.
Germany
Crisis team meets as E. Coli death toll hits 13
As Germany’s health and political leaders called a crisis meeting on Monday afternoon to discuss the ongoing E. coli outbreak, authorities confirmed a thirteenth person had been killed by the deadly bacteria.
Sweden
Woman marooned for 3 days with dead husband
An elderly woman was stuck alone on an island with her dead husband for three days after he drowned and washed up on shore after a boating accident on a lake in northwestern Sweden last Wednesday.
Germany
Germany to quit nuclear power by 2022
Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phaseout due to be wrapped up by 2022.