Today Sweden plays Kazakhstan in the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship. The 10 teams are divided into two, five-team groups in the Preliminary Round. Sweden is leading one of the two groups after having won the games against Finland and Switzerland so far. The fifth team of the group is Slovakia. In the other …
Boris Johnson is to take personal charge of the negotiations over the UK’s future relationship with the EU, as he prepares to rebrand his Brexit unit “Taskforce Europe”. After the planned closure of the Department for Exiting the European Union at the end of January, David Frost, Mr Johnson’s Europe adviser, will lead the team …
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Today we probably had this years’ last barbecue in our garden. It was definitely the first barbecue this season with below zero temperature celsius outside.
The head of Britain’s frontline defence against cyber attack warned the challenge of securing technology will become ever more complex as it was revealed he will step down next year. Ciaran Martin, 45, will leave the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the summer, almost four years after founding the organisation, the government said …
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It really is magical, Scorseses ‘The Irishman’. As a final chapter on the maffiamovies of the 70-. 80- & 90s, it’s brilliant – with a signature from the best director of our time. I have seen it three times now. I had so high expectations since I love Scorseses movies, but it still is …
I finally saw the Cannes ‘Palme D’Or’ winner ‘Parasite’ by Bong Joon-ho in the cinema yesterday. Everybody is talking about it. Now I know why. It is a spectacular film. Amazing. Not the best I have seen in 2019, but definitely top 5. Highly recommended.
Italian media today reports that Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Thursday agreed to a return to AC Milan. He will be presented over the weekend and will be available for play immediately. The contract is for 6 + 12 months with an option for an extension and an additional 12 months. Zlatan played in Milan 2010-2012. …
At a time when the multilateral system is under siege and media speculation about Brexit and whether the European Union is in decline is widespread, the African Union is quietly deepening economic, social, and political ties. Africa has embarked on a journey of transformational change: while the international media may be portraying a dismal …
On January 31st 2020 the United Kingdom will leave the European Union. After a transition period of eleven months UK leaves the EU Customs territory and the Customs Union. For me it is a moment of mixed feelings. As Swedish representative in the highest EU Customs policy group for many years in the past, …
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It is time for a few days of holiday season. I wish all readers of this blog Happy Holidays!
The 2020 Brexit date has been enshrined in law – with or without a trade deal – in the EU Withdrawal Bill. The prime minister has radically alteried the EU Withdrawal Bill to prevent parliament extending the transition period beyond the end of next year. “Our manifesto made clear that we will not extend …
Sometimes people say that the holidays at the end of the year is the season to be gloomy, when the world’s prognosticators provide their competing lists of the coming year’s top risks. And there are plenty of candidates, from Iran to North Korea, and from American elections to global warming. Acting on the advice …
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The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill will have its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Today Friday 20 December, the newly formed Parliament will begin the process of ratifying the great new deal the Prime Minister negotiated with the EU. The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill will have its Second Reading in the …
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The ice hotel is the most popular tourist attraction in Sweden according to foreign guest. The hotel is located up north of Swede above the polar circle and it is rebuilt every year. New architects make the hotel different every year and artists make their own contributions of ice magic. This year the ice …
Yesterday the Brittish Parliament opened when the Queen traditionally deleivered the Queens Speech, plan of the new Government after the General Election held last week. After the Queen, PM Johnson made his opening remarks and comment, which have made the main healdlines of media in United Kingdom today. In his remarks Boris Johnson promised …
I like New York, Bruce Springsteen and actor Ed Norton. How wonderful it is to read a short piece about all of them in Variety, when Springsteen makes tribute to Nortons’ katest film, ‘Motherless Brooklyn’. Here is the article: “My soul was not at peace with God.” Edward Norton’s beautifully realized neo-noir, “Motherless Brooklyn,” …
Today I was in Bahrain for meetings. This is a very ijteresting coubtry and it has been great to get to know it more. To be able to have discussions with colleagues here about modern border processing, trade facilitation and trade is inspiring, interesting and important. The Government agencies, and especially Customs, are advanced …
I am Member of Malmö FF football club. My hometown, my club, my team. I saw them play live for the first time when I was 4 years old. More than 50 years later I still love the club without conditions. I watch every game, I follow and read every thread on social media. …
Boris Johnson’s plan to enshrine a 2020 Brexit into law to demonstrate that he has no plans to extend the transition period has been met with a certain amount of eye-rolling in Brussels. EU officials readily recall the British Prime Minister’s hard-charging start to the last round of Brexit negotiations which ended with Mr …
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The super-massive black hole in the center of the galaxy Holm 15A is the largest astronomers have ever found. It’s incredibly gigantic. The giant hole is as large as our solar system and has the same mass as 40 billion solar. The researchers believe that eight smaller spiral galaxies have fused together and formed …
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