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- 109 new A/H1N1 cases confirmed in Europe
STOCKHOLM, July 4 (Xinhua) -- A European health agency said Sunday that 109 new A/H1N1 flu cases were reported in European countries within the last 24 hours. Of the new cases, 25 were confirmed in Greece, 16 in Italy, 12 respectively in Ireland and
- Sweden kicks off EU presidency in institutional fog
The most urgent problem facing Sweden's presidency is that it risks finding itself with a lame duck president of the European Commission. Stockholm -Sweden kicked off its six-month European Union presidency last week amid fears the bloc's unresolved
- Spithill takes Womens title at Match Cup Sweden
Day 5 of Match Cup Sweden was ladies day with the Womens semis and finals scheduled. The fantastic weather continued today with a 10-12 knot sea breeze from the west north west which enabled a course to be laid right in the middle of Marstrand fijord in
- Mirsky Racing Team finish sixth at Match Cup Sweden
At Match Cup Sweden, Mirsky Racing Team (MRT) faced the inform Frenchman Sebastien Col who battled his way through the repechage to scrape through to the quarter finals in a best of five series. With an extra two days sailing under their belts, the
- Sarkozy talks Turkey with Sweden
On the first visit by a French president to Stockholm in nine years, Nicolas Sarkozy and host Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt have agreed to disagree about Turkey. Sweden, which has just taken over the EU presidency, wants to open up new negotiating
- Sweden: Volvo to recruit 100 for fuel cells
In partnership with Midroc and OCAS, the Swedish Energy Agency and the Volvo Group are investing SEK 200m (US$25.8m) in Volvoâ??s development of fuel cells. To accelerate the introduction of fuel cell... This content is available to members only
- Ships smashed together outside Sweden
Two freight ships carrying raw uranium and methanol collided Friday in a strait between Sweden and Denmark. The two ships, a Maltese ship carrying 182 tons of raw uranium and a Norwegian registered tanker that was carrying methanol, collided on the
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A military power during the 17th century, Sweden has not participated in any war in almost two centuries. An armed neutrality was preserved in both World Wars. Swedens long-successful economic formula of a capitalist system interlarded with substantial welfare elements has recently been undermined by high unemployment, rising maintenance costs, and a declining position in world markets. Indecision over the countrys role in the political and economic integration of Europe caused Sweden not to join the EU until 1995, and to forgo the introduction of the euro in 1999.
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