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| Budget to Encourage Women in Business The government’s 2010 budget will include financing for programs that encourage women to start and run businesses. According to the government’s website, 14 million US dollars will be allotted to the effort.Ministry for Enterprise Maud Olofsson told news wire TT that the investment "is an important signal to our authorities and of course to women," who will enjoy better opportunities for starting businesses. sr.se |
Firemen Demand CCTV With violence against police and firemen increasing in some Swedish suburbs, the labor union Kommunal demands camera monitoring in all fire engines to ensure the safety of the staff. The head of the labor union, Ylva Thörn, refers to the successful example of busses and subways where camera monitoring has helped decrease violence both against personnel and equipment. sr.se |
Burger baron to buy Stockholm's priciest flat Curt Bergfors, the founder of Swedish fast food chain Max, has lined up the purchase of the most expensive apartment ever built in Sweden, a piece of property set to leave him with a 52 million kronor ($7.6 million) hole in his pocket. thelocal.se |
King and queen to launch new youth forum In traditional Christmas speeches on December 25, Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Sylvia announced the launch of a new forum for children and youth in honour of the 20th anniversary of the United Nation's Convention of the Right's of the Child. thelocal.se |
Swedish students stage beer pipeline protest at nearby brewery Several dozen university students occupied a brewery near Gothenburg in western Sweden on Tuesday in their long-standing effort to convince the brewery to build a pipeline to carry beer to the students' union. thelocal.se |