The Winter Olympic Games 2018 in PyeongChang Korea has started – and how it started. Charlotte Kalla from Sweden took the first Olympic Gold of the Games by winning the Skiathlon race today. The 30-year-old beat defending champion Marit Bjoergen by 7.8 seconds but the Norwegian still became the most decorated female Winter Olympian …
Hugh Bennett is Deputy Editor at BrexitCentral and he wrote yesterday the following article, quoting my report from European Parliament on Brexit. This is the opening of the article: It has been a mystifying spectacle to witness the fresh wave of doom-mongering over the future of the Irish border and the Good Friday Agreement …
Manchester United hope Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return to first-team action before end of month. The Swedish legend has been sidelined with a knee problem since United’s Boxing Day draw at home to Burnley. The red devils decided not to rush him back to let him work on his core fitness in the gym. The …
Downing Street has ruled out involvement in a customs union with the European Union amid confusion over government policy as Theresa May prepares for a crucial week of talks. After the exposure of divisions between ministers over the UK’s future relationship with the EU, an official source said: “It is not our policy to …
Just as electricity transformed the way industries functioned in the past century, artificial intelligence — the science of programming cognitive abilities into machines — has the power to substantially change society in the next 100 years. AI is being harnessed to enable such things as home robots, robo-taxis and mental health chatbots to make …
The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl for the first time after beating Tom Brady’s New England Patriots 41-33 in an extraordinary encounter in Minneapolis. On a night when records tumbled and the expected norms of an NFL game went out the window, the Eagles – led majestically by quarterback Nick Foles – produced …
I have had a weekend in Manchester with the family, visiting my youngest daughter who lives here. We also went to The Theatre of Dreams, Old Trafford. Manchester United beat Huddersfiled 2-0. We also met with my daughters boyfriend and his family. Great people and a great weekend
The secret of Ikea’s hot dog with five-span bread is written down in Ingvar Kamprad’s testament – and behind the low price is a philosophy hidden. “I proposed to the Executive Board that we would sell sausages for five kronor (approx 50 cents). They looked at me with anxiety and amazement, Ingvar Kamprad told …
I have travelled to the beautiful city of Kiev in Ukraine. Sweden and Ukraine are very close and there has always been good relations between the two countries – being almost neighbors, sharing the yellow/blue colours. I have had the fortune to visit Ukraine many times. Now I am back for some meetings. I …
On Sunday four times European Champions Sweden played Spain in the final of EHf Handball Euro 2018 Championship in Croatia. After defeat in four previous finals, Spain have finally ended their hoodoo as they won the European handball championship with a victory over Sweden in Sunday’s final. A rampant Spain, the oldest team of …
We just finalized two days with Core Experts & Consultants from KGH Global Consulting st our Stratehägic Planning Conference 2018 in Copenhagen. Super Team. Great Days. We build the future!
Ingvar Kamprad, superentrepreneur & founder of IKEA left us yesterday. I met the Man, the Myth, the Legend – two times. Yes. He was extraordinary. IKEA was the pilot for the forst AEO programme in the world, The Stairway. iKEA also became the worlds’ first AEO Company globally with the certificate #1. R.I.P.
U2. The biggest rock’n toll band on the planet. Legendary. The soundtrack of my life. Just before the holidays, in December 2017, the band played an exclusive concert for BBC at the Abbey Road Studio in London. Here is Beautiful Day: Beautiful Day And they played ‘With or Without You’, the most beautiful love …
It is soon time for the Academh Awards again. Since I love film this is a highlight of the year. The 2018 Oscars ceremony will be held at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4. The nominees for the 90th Academy Awards were announced yesterday at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater …
Tonight Sweden, with injuries on our three best goals scorers in the tournament so far, beat favourites Denmark in the semifinal of the EHF EuroCup in handball. Sweden won 35-34 after extra time (5+5 minutes). Sweden lead the entire game and with three goals only 2 minutes remaning – however Denmark made it 28-28 …
Today from 11 am to 5 pm, Manneken-Pis in Brussels will wear his new costume as customs officer. Manneken-Pis, the symbol of Brussels folklore, gets a costume at major events. On 26 January he will celebrate World Customs Day. Manneken Pis is a landmark small bronze sculpture ( 61 cm) in Brussels, depicting a …
I have had two days of very good meetings in London. KGH is expanding and we are setting up a large operstion in Unitef Kingdom right now. We are also involved in the BREXIT development work, both with Government and the Private Sector. I will be in London a lot this year. I like …
Today I have been in Athens for meetings. It is always great to visit Greece. Arrived yesterday. It is some time since I was here last. Havibg said that, good to see old friends and potential new partners – and to dicuss how to save the world. Again.
The Dutch company Port-Liner is building two giant all-electric barges dubbed the ‘Tesla Ships’. The company announced that the vessels will be ready by this autumn and will be inaugurated by sailing the Wilhelmina canal in the Netherlands. The battery-powered barges – pictured above – are capable of carrying 280 containers. The first 6 barges …
The European Commission has published a report on the state of play of implementation of the new EU Customs legislation, the Union Customs Code (UCC) since its entry into force on 1 May 2016. The report also deals with how the Commission has exercised its power to adopt delegated acts supplementing the UCC. The …
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