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                Minister for Rural Affairs Eskil Erlandsson will speak about bioenergy and ash recycling at an international seminar in Växjö on Wednesday 16 May. The seminar is being arranged by the Swedish Forest Agency, with invited guests from Estonia and Latvia.<br/>
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        16 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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                Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will travel to Canada this week for political discussions primarily focusing on issues on the Arctic agenda. Mr Bildt will also visit the Arctic areas in Canada.<br/>
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        14 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweden launches global network for sustainable urban development]]></title>
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                Minister for Information Technology and Energy Anna-Karin Hatt is in London today where she is taking part in launching The Global Sustainable Cities Network (GSCN), an initiative to promote renewable energy and sustainable urban development. <br/>
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        14 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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    <title><![CDATA[Anna-Karin Hatt participates in Clean Energy Ministerial]]></title>
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                Minister for Information Technology and Energy Anna-Karin Hatt is participating in the Clean Energy Ministerial in London on 25-26 April. Energy ministers from the G20 countries and the Nordic countries are gathering at the meeting to discuss the energy transition.<br/>
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        24 April 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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    <title><![CDATA[Fairer conditions for the world&#039;s farmers]]></title>
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                The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) today endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests. The CFS is a joint committee consisting of UN bodies and civil society. <br/>
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        11 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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                    Ministry for Rural Affairs<br/>
                
            
            
        
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Bildt and Gunilla Carlsson to Foreign Affairs Council meetings in Brussels]]></title>
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                On Monday 14 May, Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will participate in the EU foreign ministers meeting and Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson will participate in the development ministers meeting, being held in Brussels. <br/>
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        11 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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    <title><![CDATA[New Ambassador to Finland]]></title>
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                        The Government today appointed Anders Lidén as Ambassador in Helsinki. Mr Lidén is currently Ambassador in Harare, Zimbabwe. Prior to that he has been head of the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York, Director-General for Political Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Ambassador in Tel Aviv. He has also served at the Embassy in Beirut, the Ministry&#039;s Middle East and North Africa Department and at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations. Mr Lidén will take up his new post in the autumn of 2012.<br/>
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        10 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
                    Ministry for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
            
            
        
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    <title><![CDATA[Minister for Trade hosts Global Swede diploma ceremony]]></title>
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                Sweden is an attractive and good study destination for higher education, a fact that we are working in various ways to market and provide information about abroad. The Global Swede diploma ceremony, which is being organised for the second consecutive year, highlights a number of foreign students who have studied in Sweden and have distinguished themselves in areas closely related to innovation and entrepreneurship. <br/>
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            Monday 7 May 2012, 10.3014.00<br/>Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Prince Royals Palace, Gustav Adolfs Torg 1<br/><br/>
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        10 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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                State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Frank Belfrage will host a Deputy Ministers&#039; meeting for the Member States of the Arctic Council in Stockholm on Tuesday 15 May. The meeting marks the halfway point of the Swedish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. In connection with the Deputy Ministers&#039; meeting, the media are invited to a press conference. <br/>
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        09 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
                    Ministry for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
                    Ministry of the Environment<br/>
                
            
            
        
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    <title><![CDATA[Focus on health issues as Gunilla Carlsson visits Geneva ]]></title>
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                Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson travels to Geneva on Thursday 9 May to meet representatives of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), the Global Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).<br/><br/>
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        09 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
                    Ministry for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
            
            
        
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    <title><![CDATA[Media accreditation closing 9 May: Princess Estelle&#039;s Christening ]]></title>
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                The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for media accreditation for the Christening of H.R.H. Princess Estelle on 22 May 2012. Please note that it will not be possible to process applications receieved after 9 May!<br/>
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        07 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
                    Ministry for Foreign Affairs<br/>
                
            
            
        
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    <title><![CDATA[Increased Nordic cooperation in focus at Nordic foreign ministers meeting]]></title>
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                        A meeting of Nordic foreign ministers is taking place in Stavanger, Norway on Thursday and Friday, 3-4 May. Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt will take part on Friday.<br/>
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        04 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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                Most advanced economies are undertaking fiscal adjustments in order to put their public finances on a sounder footing. The key policy challenge, however, is to strike a balance between consolidation and growth-oriented policies, while ensuring that sound public finances are preserved once the crisis is over. To achieve this ambitious goal, countries need strong budgetary frameworks that can support the pursuit of well-balanced policies. To further the policy debate on this crucial topic, the Swedish Finance Ministry and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are convening a high-level conference in Stockholm on May 7-8, 2012.<br/>
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        02 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
                    Ministry of Finance<br/>
                
            
            
        
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    <title><![CDATA[Sweden receives international award for Vision Zero]]></title>
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                The Swedish government has been awarded the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its work with Vision Zero. The prize was established in 1987 and recognizes organizations worldwide for outstanding contribution to the improvement of road safety.<br/>
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        02 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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    <title><![CDATA[Carl Bildt to Germany for talks with Guido Westerwelle ]]></title>
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                        Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt is visiting Berlin today, Wednesday 2 May, for political talks. His schedule includes a meeting with his German counterpart, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle, for talks on political issues of common interest.<br/>
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        02 May 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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    <title><![CDATA[Fredrik Reinfeldt to receive Herman Van Rompuy]]></title>
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                        On Friday 4 May, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt will receive President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy for talks. The agenda includes current EU issues such as the economic situation in the euro area, growth issues and the next EU budget.<br/>
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        30 April 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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                Four new ambassadors, from Chile, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Lesotho, will present their letters of credence to HM The King on Friday 27 April 2012.<br/><br/>
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        27 April 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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                        The Government today appointed Karl-Olof Andersson as Ambassador to North Korea. At present Mr Andersson is Director of the Swedish Diplomatic Training Programme and Secretary of the Selection Board of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He has previously served in the Department for Asia and the Pacific Region and at Sweden&#039;s embassies in Tallinn, Berlin and Athens. Mr Andersson will take up his new post in the autumn of 2012.<br/>
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                In conjunction with the environmental conference Stockholm+40, Minister for the Environment Lena Ek together with Nina Cromnier, Director-General of the Swedish Chemicals Agency, organised an international chemicals dialogue on Tuesday 24 April. As a step forward, Ms Ek today adopted a declaration of intent focusing on eight selected areas in which to concentrate implementation efforts over the next eight years.<br/>
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        26 April 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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                The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is arranging a seminar on Friday 27 April on the consequences for Swedish business of Russia&#039;s accession to the WTO and its new commitments in the area of trade. Minister for Trade Ewa Björling and Russia&#039;s chief negotiator Maxim Medvedkov will be among the participants in a concluding panel discussion. Media representatives are invited to a press conference in connection with the discussion. <br/>
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        26 April 2012<br/>
        
            
                
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