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Reinfeldt presses Turkey to reform terror laws
Posted on March 13, 2013 | No CommentsReinfeldt presses Turkey to reform terror laws Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Tuesday called on Turkey to overhaul its terrorism laws, used by the country’s courts to jail journalists,... -
Turkey to Become Europe’s Strongest Economy by 2050
Posted on March 10, 2013 | No CommentsBaku-APA. Turkey will emerge as the strongest economy in Europe by 2050, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said on Saturday, APA reports quoting RIA Novosti. Turkey is similar to Sweden, while many... -
Turkey’s EU membership is not a ‘given’: Swedish FM
Posted on January 7, 2013 | No CommentsIZMIR, Turkey: Turkey’s prospect of joining the European Union at the end of a lengthy process is not a certainty, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Carl Bildt told AFP Sunday, saying efforts... -
APA – Turkey withdraws from Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Sweden
Posted on December 16, 2012 | No CommentsBaku. Ulker Rashidgizi-APA. Turkey will not be represented at the «Eurovision song contest 2013″ to be held next year in Sweden. Eurovision fans were confused after TRT had stated that... -
Swedish diplomat faces charges in Turkey
Posted on May 16, 2012 | No CommentsISTANBUL, Turkey, May 13 (UPI) — A Swedish diplomat caught with a small piece of marble in his suitcase as he prepared to fly home after a vacation could be... -
Cyprus – a litmus test for Turkey
Posted on April 14, 2012 | No CommentsFamagusta Gazette 9 April 2012 By Robert Ellis Sweden’s Minister for International Cooperation Development, Gunilla Carlsson, has confirmed in a joint article together with Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs, Egemen... -
CHP holds EU responsible for democracy in Turkey
Posted on October 18, 2011 | No CommentsHüseyin Hayatsever ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News Turkey’s main opposition leader has told the Swedish foreign minister that the European Union holds responsibility for growing government control of the judiciary... -
Deportation flights to Iraq resume despite UN warning
Posted on March 11, 2011 | No CommentsAsylum seekers have been returned to Baghdad after a temporary suspension of repatriation flights Owen Bowcott The first group deportation of Iraqis for six months has seen a number of... -
Europe, Look Outward Again
Posted on December 12, 2010 | No CommentsBy CARL BILDT, FRANCO FRATTINI, WILLIAM HAGUE, and ALEXANDER STUBB European Union enlargement, the transformation of a mainly Western European Club into a truly pan-European Union, has been one of the E.U.’s... -
Blog of Anna Ardin who accused Assange of rape
Posted on December 8, 2010 | No Commentsardin.se or annaardin.wordpress.com is the blog URL of Anna Ardin who accused Julian Assange of rape or assault. The blog is in Swedish. Following is a deleted post (taken from... -
Turkish Cypriot President to travel to Sweden
Posted on November 22, 2010 | No CommentsEroglu is expected to meet Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt in Stockholm. Sunday, 21 November 2010 16:07 President Dervis Eroglu of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will pay... -
Greek sues over photo on ‘Turkish’ yoghurt in Sweden
Posted on April 14, 2010 | No CommentsA Greek man is suing a dairy in Sweden for 50 million kronor ($6.9m; £4.5m) for using his image on pots of Turkish-style yoghurt, Swedish media report. The man only... -
Assyrian Genocide Recognition Creates Political Crisis in Sweden
Posted on March 14, 2010 | No Comments3-13-2010 Sweden (AINA) — The historical decision by the Swedish parliament recognizing Seyfo as a de facto genocide on Assyrians, Greeks and Armenians is creating a considerable political crisis in Swedish politics. The... -
Sweden culls its resurgent wolves
Posted on March 14, 2010 | 1 CommentSwedish hunters have begun culling wolves for the first time in 45 years after parliament ruled that numbers needed to be reduced again. More than half the quota of 27... -
Sweden, Turkey jointly denounce genocide vote
Posted on March 14, 2010 | 1 Comment(Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Turkey and Sweden condemned on Saturday a vote in the Swedish parliament that defined the early 20th-century killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as... -
Sweden’s FM Denounces Parliament Vote on Armenian Genocide
Posted on March 14, 2010 | No CommentsCarl Bildt tells reporters vote was ‘regrettable’ and ‘serves no useful purpose’ Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt (Photo: AP) Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has denounced a parliamentary resolution that... -
Armenia Thanks Sweden For “Genocide” Recognition
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsArmenia — President Serzh Sarkisian greets Goran Lennmarker (L), chairman of the Swedish parliament committee on foreign affairs, in Yerevan, 12 March 2010. 12.03.2010 Ruben Meloyan Armenia’s leaders thanked Sweden’s... -
Turkey Recalls Envoy After Sweden Recognizes Armenian ‘Genocide’
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsTurkish Ambassador to Sweden Zergun Koruturk said Swedish lawmakers ”acted thinking that they were historians rather than parliamentarians, and it’s very, very unfortunate.” March 12, 2010 (RFE/RL) — Turkey has... -
Racism and Anti-Semitism Is on the Rise in Sweden
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsLONDON (Feb. 26) — A rapid increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes is tarnishing Sweden’s reputation as a tolerant and harmonious land and leading some Jews to quit the country for... -
Turkey’s FM sure of eventual EU membership despite critics
Posted on September 7, 2009 | 1 CommentSTOCKHOLM — Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday hit out at opponents of his country’s EU aspirations, such as France and Germany, and said Turkey’s future within the European...
