| EU slams Sweden over Spanish name refusal The Swedish tax agency has been instructed by the EU commission to revise its procedures for approving surnames after a Spanish-Swedish couple were refused the right to give their son both their names. thelocal.se |
Sweden sees first quarter trade surplus shrivel Sweden's trade surplus for the first three months of 2010 was 25.3 percent lower than the same period last year, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden. thelocal.se |
Mankell calls for release of Israeli soldier Swedish crime writer and Ship to Gaza activist Henning Mankell has called on Hamas to release Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit from Palestinian custody. thelocal.se |
Ibrahimović confirms he will stay at Barcelona Barcelona's Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimović quashed rumours on Thursday that he is leaving football club FC Barcelona, saying that he will remain at the club. thelocal.se |
Swedish flight engineers go on strike Air traffic officials warned travelers in Sweden on Thursday of possible delays and cancelations after Swedish flight engineers went on strike on Thursday. thelocal.se |