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Radio
Sweden News
May 28, 2003
Denmark to Hold Referendum on EU
Constitution But Not Sweden
Wednesday, 2003-05-28
Sweden and Denmark seem to be following
different paths on approval of the European Union s forthcoming
constitution.
Denmark, known for its European Union opt-outs, says it will be holding
a referendum on the issue. [Radio
Sweden News]
Plavsic May Be Jailed in Sweden
Wednesday, 2003-05-28
Convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Biljana
Plavsic may serve her sentence in a Swedish jail, where female inmates
have private cells equipped with color television and private bathrooms
-- a prospect that is sure to anger many Bosnian
Muslims. [Radio
Sweden News]
Postcard Campaign for Guantanamo Swede
Wednesday, 2003-05-28
The father of the 23 year old Swedish citizen
imprisoned at the American Guantanamo base in Cuba has launched a
postcard campaign to free his son. [Radio
Sweden News]
Sweden Calls on Iceland to Refrain from
Whale Hunting
Wednesday, 2003-05-28
Sweden has once again urged Iceland to refrain
from whale hunting. The call came during the current visit to Stockholm
by Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson. [Radio
Sweden News]
Stork Crossing Signs
Wednesday, 2003-05-28
Sweden is famous for its moose crossing signs,
which have often been stolen from roadsides by tourists. Now a local
homeowners association in southern Sweden has put up stork crossing
signs. [Radio
Sweden News]
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