Farnborough Airshow 2014
Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit Farnborough Airshow together with a Swedish delegation.
Rock the House in UK Parliament
Rock the House is the UK Parliament’s biggest competition raising awareness of Intellectual Property rights among parliamentarians, but also the importance of live music.
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt in London
During his last trip to London the Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was interviewed by BBC HARDtalk.
Bildt’s key message was that the European Union needs to deliver results. The European citizens want to see clear results. “We face major challenges. We know that the nation states are too small to master those challenges by themselves. Bildt also shared…
Swedish investments in Wales
Last week I joined the Secretary of State for Wales David Jones on a tour to the southern and northern part of Wales. It was a great trip that included many different stops and meetings with many interesting people. Some of the highlights included a visit to Swansea University where we also had the opportunity to see the new Bay…
Josef Frank’s role in shaping Swedish design
Josef Frank has made a huge imprint on Swedish design history. He was almost 50 years old when he fled from Austria to Sweden in 1933. In Sweden he became chief designer for Svenskt Tenn and collaborated with Estrid Ericson to establish a particular style of Swedish modern design. Frank’s talent was quickly spotted and he became one of Sweden’s…
Royal Events
In the past few weeks there have a number of of royal events. The Queen’s Garden Party is always a pleasure to attend. It is a great opportunity to stroll around in the beautiful garden, meet colleagues and have tea and delicious cakes.
ECFR Annual Meeting in Rome
This year’s ECFR Annual Meeting in Rome attracted a large group of politicians, policymakers and journalists from across Europe – including the Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, the Finnish Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja and the Italian foreign minister Federica Mogherini who gave the keynote address at the meeting.
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Swedish Minister for Housing in London
Today Stefan Attefall, Swedish Minister for Public Administration and Housing visited London. The visit included talks with Parliament Under-Secretary Nick Boles and a lunch with policy experts at Policy Exchange.
Swedish Cleantech Tour
Last week the Swedish embassy hosted an investor seminar as part of the Swedish Cleantech Tour. The event was organized in collaboration with the Swedish incubator STING – Stockholm Innovation and Growth, and LEAD – Linköping University Entrepreneurship and Development.
End Sexual Violence in Conflict – Time To Act
It is a terrible fact that rape and sexual violence is used as a weapon of war around the world. It breaks up families, destroys whole communities and ruins the lives of women and men, boys and girls. Sometimes rape is even used as a way to deliberately infect victims with HIV.
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