Tag: Sweden

  • Sweden Sees Sharp Rise In Number of Working Days Lost to Strikes

    February 20: Around 7,500 working days were lost in Sweden last year due to industrial action, breaking a years-long trend towards fewer conflicts. The exact figure of 7,527 is a […]

  • 25kg Cocaine Seized at Swedish Port of Uddevalla From Vessel From Colombia

    January 24: The Swedish Customs Agency started 2020 with a seizure of cocaine in the port of Uddevalla, worth over SEK 17 million in street value. A vessel from Colombia […]

  • Yemen peace talks set

    Evacuation of Al Houthi fighters from capital seen as a confidence building measure. Yemen peace talks expected on Wednesday The Saudi-led coalition said it approved evacuating wounded Al Houthi fighters […]

  • Blue on blue incident in Mediterranean

    Reinforces concerns over proposed military action. EXCLUSIVE: Swedish Coastguard Fires Warning Shots as it Mistakes Italian RHIB for Smuggler Boat by Mark Micallef A Swedish coastguard vessel on Monday fired warning shots at an […]

  • Swedes probe sub wreck

    Too early to confirm wreck’s origins. ‘Wrecked submarine’ found in Swedish waters Sweden is investigating a report that a submarine wreck has been discovered in the country’s territorial waters. The […]

  • Submarine sighted near Stockholm was civilian boat

    Claims alert was false alarm. Russian submarine sighted near Stockholm was civilian boat claims Swedish admiral By Umberto Bacchi A Swedish navy admiral has claimed that a suspected Russian submarine, which […]

  • After Operation ATALANTA

    What will the EU do about piracy in 2017? After Operation ATALANTA Rear Admiral Jonas Haggren of the Swedish Royal Navy, the new Force Commander for the EU’s Op Atalanta […]

  • EUNAVFOR: New Commander From Royal Swedish Navy

    New Commander for Op Atalanta. EU Naval Force Has New Force Commander From Royal Swedish Navy On Friday 13 February 2015, Rear Admiral Jonas Haggren from the Royal Swedish Navy […]

  • Sweden ends sub hunt

    Suspected vessel remains a mystery. Sweden calls off search for suspected submarine The Swedish military has called off its week-long search for a suspected submarine in the sea south of […]

  • Sweden continues sub hunt

    Hunt ongoing for unknown vessel. Swedish search for ‘foreign sub’ focuses on Ingaro Bay Naval vessels searching Swedish waters for a suspected foreign submarine are focusing on a bay near […]