SEB may sell German retail banking business
SEB Group has confirmed it is in talks to sell its German retail banking business. The bank has long expressed its dissatisfaction with the division's profitability. thelocal.se |
Birgitta Ohlsson - A maverick in a ministerial suit
Sweden's Minister of EU Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson talks to The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson about freedom of expression in Sweden and Europe today; the euro and Sweden's status outside of it; and what can be done to encourage and promote universal European liberal values. thelocal.se |
Aide moved over 'Islam is like Nazism' comment
A civil servant working under Integration Minister Nyamko Sabuni will be assigned new duties after writing a blog saying that there are no good adherents of Islam and comparing the religion to Communism or Nazism. thelocal.se |
Social Democrats call for market prices on public asset sales
The Social Democrats have called for new legislation to prevent local governments from selling public assets at below-market prices. thelocal.se |
17,000 minks set free in southern Sweden
17,000 minks escaped from a farm in Skillingaryd in southern Sweden on Monday after a lock on the animals' cage was bust open. The minks are reported to be worth eight million kronor ($1.2 million). thelocal.se |