Today, it is exactly 100 years since the Swedish Parliament passed the formal decision on universal and equal voting rights, also for women. After a strong advocacy outside our parliament, the common right to vote became a reality on May 24, 1919, 100 ago years today.
Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal bill will not be published or debated until early June, the government says. At the same time Theresa May is fighting her final battle, having a meeting with Sir. Graham Brady tomorrow about the date for her resignation. The prime minister is under pressure to resign following a backlash from …
The world’s largest drone delivery network, ferrying 150 different medicines and vaccines, as well as blood, to 2,000 clinics in remote parts of Ghana, was recently announced. The WHO will also use the company’s system for future mass immunisation programmes in Ghana. At the New Tafo Government Hospital in Ghana’s Eastern Region, community health …
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Airbus and SAS Scandinavian Airlines will collaborate on research into hybrid and electric aircraft eco-systems and the infrastructure to support them, the firms announced today. The project will analyse how ground infrastructure and charging will impact the range, resources, speed and availability of the burgeoning technology. The collaboration also includes a plan to involve …
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10 things we love about the EU: ? Peace – for 70 years and counting ? Erasmus – over 5 million students taking part so far ? Diversity – uniting 510 million Europeans ? Jobs – more Europeans in work than ever before ? Aid – world’s biggest development aid donor ? Investment – …
The New Brexit Deal presented by Prime Minister Theresa May tonight makes a ten-point offer to everyone in Parliament who wants to deliver the result of the referendum. One – the Government will seek to conclude Alternative Arrangements to replace the backstop by December 2020, so that it never needs to be used. Two …
Theresa May has said MPs have “one last chance” to deliver Brexit, urging them to back what she said was a “new deal”. MPs will get a vote on whether to hold another referendum if they back the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill, she said. The bill also contains new guarantees on workers’ rights, environmental …
The EU will not renegotiate the Brexit withdrawal deal, regardless of who the UK’s next prime minister is, Simon Coveney told Britain yesterday. In a scathing assessment of the political situation in the UK, the tánaiste warned that Britain could trigger a no deal “by default” if it failed to “get its act together”. …
PM Theresa May writes today in Sunday Times that she will in June present a new bold version of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement to the Commons. May says: When the government puts the Withdrawal Agreement Bill — the law that will take the UK out of the EU, deliver Brexit and allow us to …
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Theresa May has said a “new and improved” Brexit deal will be put to MPs when they vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill in early June. Writing in the Sunday Times, Mrs May said the bill will be a “bold offer”. Extra protections for workers are expected to be among the proposals, with …
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The Brexit secretary says if MPs don’t pass the withdrawal deal in parliament, a no-deal situation will become more likely. Preparations for a no-deal Brexit should be brought forward “at pace” if MPs do not back the prime minister’s deal, the Brexit secretary has warned. The comments are likely to reignite the debate about …
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Theresa May suggests her upcoming deal offered to the Commons will have new elements, as a confirmation vote is proposed. Labour’s Brexit spokesman has suggested Theresa May could end parliamentary deadlock by including a “confirmatory” public vote as part of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) – as the PM claims to offer a “bold” …
Time for Eurovision Song Contest this evening. The show is presented tonight in Tel Aviv, Israel. 26 countries in the final contest after national contests and semifinals. Will John Lundvik give Sweden a sventh win? We are second best in the Eurovision Song Contest with six victories. Only Irelamd is better with seven. We …
Today it is World Whisky Day, a day of global whisky celebration. Whiskey events are taking place all over the globe. Happy World Whiskey Day 2019!
“Can you hear me?” Greta Thunberg asks the 150 members and advisers in the U.K. Houses of Parliament. She taps the microphone as if to check if it’s on, but the gesture is meant as a rebuke; she’s asking if they’re listening. She asks again later in her speech. “Did you hear what I …
All the latest updates as the bid to broker an agreement both main parties could vote for falls apart. Crisis talks to broker a Brexit deal between the government and Labour have collapsed. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the negotiations had “gone as far as they can” because “we have been unable to bridge …
Today it is the 17 May, the Norwegian Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred simply as syttende mai (seventeenth May), Nasjonaldagen (The National Day) or Grunnlovsdagen (The Constitution Day), although the latter is less frequent. …
Brexit talks between the Conservatives and Labour are about to close without an agreement, the BBC has learned. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn will now move to a second phase, aimed at agreeing on a process for Parliamentary votes designed to find a consensus. It comes after Mrs May promised to set a timetable …
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I love my club, Malmö FF. I see all games, at our stadium when I can – in TV/Stream otherwise. Tonight I was on the top game IFK Gothenburg vs Malmö FF. The two giants of Swedish football. Malmö is #1 and Gothenburg #2. Also in the table of this season. Full stadium in …
I have spent a few days with my colleagues in our global management team at our HQ in Gothenburg. Great discussions on how to continue the wonderful journey og KGH. Our Group CEO Lars Börjesson talking about group strategies. A discussion with colleagues from our IT Digital Department regarding our Brexit Services.
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