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Tuesday, 6 January 2009

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Sweden country news

A move has been launched at the United Nations to expand universal recognition of human rights to homosexuals, with 63 countries having already signed a... full story

Lufthansa looks to pick up SAS in a deal

Govt in press subsidy reversal

Netherlands looking to buy the Jas Gripen

Volvo Aero signs deal with Pratt & Whitney

Sensis, Saab team up for US military radar deal

France Telecom gives up bid for TeliaSonera

Wiretapping, phone bugging law will monitor data

Probe dropped over explosives scare at nuclear plant

Telia Sonera board rejects offer from France Telecom

Political

Parliament okay’s shaky Lisbon Treaty after debate

The Swedish parliament has ratified the tottering European Union reform pact known as the Lisbon Treaty, but it took nine hours of contentious debate to... full story

Income taxes could be cut by 1.6 billion Euro

Armed forces may face imminent spending cuts

Saving the Baltic Sea becomes a priority

Not an EU citizen? You can still get a job

No push for an EU boycott on Australian wool seen

Africa trade depends on fixing democracy and its investments

Afghanistan’s foreign minister visits, asks for help

No support for the Baltic Sea pipeline in this corner

Troops could be sent to Chad to help refugees

more political news...

Business

Hydro renews motors contract with ABB

Hydro Aluminium Profiler AB has signed a new contract with ABB Motors in Vasteraas, Sweden, continuing the delivery of motor housings for ABB’s low-voltage DC... full story

A business vacuum, so Electrolux lays off workers

Ericsson in spare parts deal with TMIB in Bangladesh

Nordea, EU banks, caught up in record US fraud case

Volvo truck deliveries drop 21 percent in November

Autoliv cuts earnings outlook over slow car sales

Volvo will cut 2,700 jobs, looks toward China

Mum’s the word from Ford on Volvo sale

Trying to make heads or tails of Carnegie Bank

Dagens Nyheter applies for state aid package

Economic

Recession looming fast, so the outlook is revised

The Swedish government has revised its economic outlook and does not rule out recession in one scenario, Finance Minister Anders Borg said. The two main... full story

Corporate tax rate cut, no breaks for eco-cars

Russia and CIS drive Q2 income for Scania

Swedish travel industry sets record for 2007

Diesel users may lose their tax break at the pump

Lots of red ink on the presses as Metro posts some losses

Down, down, downturn for Investor AB results

Saab’s revenue picture is backing up a bit

Telia Sonera will pay clients for email crash

It’s pay TV for sure, and people are paying up fast

more business news...

more economic news...

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Winning European hearts and minds on Afghanistan

Bylines & Interviews

The Tragic Cost of Being Unscientific
By Peter Singer is Professor of bioethics at Princeton University.

Australia’s goal of cutting emissions by 15% in 2020
By Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, Australia

Normalisation amidst recession
By Sreeram Chaulia is a researcher on international affairs at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in Syracuse, New York.

INTERVIEW with Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia
interview with Ivo Sanader, Prime Minister of Croatia

INTERVIEW with Mariano Rajoy Leader of Partido Popular
interview with Mariano Rajoy Leader of Partido Popular

Firm action more important than noble goals
By Jorgo Chatzimarkakis is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany

The Sarkozy EU Presidency: an assessment
By Philippe Le Corre is a Partner at Publicis Consultants and a former Ministerial Adviser in the Chirac Government

Asia to the rescue? Prospects and trade-offs
By Shada Islam is a Senior Programme Executive at the European Policy Centre, www.epc.eu

Eight years on
interview with Vlodomyr Shandra

The triumphant return of John Maynard Keynes
By Joseph E. Stiglitz, professor of economics at Columbia University

EU seeks dialogue with uninformed citizens
By Jo Leinen is a Member of the European Parliament from Germany, the Socialist Group, and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs

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