• While Sweden's plan of action to tackle the coronavirus spread continues to garner both criticism and approval both at home and abroad, Lövin says the government and public alike must see it through. (thelocal.se)
  • The commission said existing structural issues in Sweden's care system contributed to the high amount of deaths, despite an attempt to ring-fence the elderly off. (yahoo.com)
  • Sweden's Ordinances are adopted by the Government. (boverket.se)
  • Sweden's minister of justice and home affairs, Morgan Johansson, referenced the Transport Agency incident in a speech in January calling for a change of approach in outsourcing IT systems to private contractors. (computerweekly.com)
  • The government and Public Health Agency have both admitted this failed, while Sweden's healthcare watchdog has condemned "serious flaws" in elderly care during pandemic . (thelocal.se)
  • For example through the regional Team Europe Initiative on SRHR in Sub-Saharan Africa where Sweden's development cooperation agency, Sida, is a driving force. (government.se)
  • Sweden's expert authority in the areas agriculture, fishery and rural areas with the mission for Sweden to produce food in a sustainable and profitable way. (lu.se)
  • Was replaced by the Swedish National Agency for Education in 1991 when the responsibility for schools was transferred from the state to the municipalities. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Railway Safety Fencing Board (Swedish: Stängselnämnden) was a government agency responsible for settling conflicts between municipalities and rail transport companies regarding the building of fences along railways. (wikipedia.org)
  • In total, 15 programmes were held throughout the country, with around 200 attendees from 55 governmental agencies, county councils and municipalities. (4cstrategies.com)
  • By then, regional authorities, local governments, relevant organisations and private interests will have all expressed views on how Internet gambling should be regulated going forward in a country already notorious for its state-sponsored gambling monopolistic system. (casinolistings.com)
  • While there is no complete lockdown in Sweden Lövin said the impact of the health authorities' advice has led to a similar kind of changes in habits and way of life that other countries have seen. (thelocal.se)
  • As part of the official guidelines to the public the Swedish government and health authorities have been urging people suffering even minor coronavirus-like symptoms not to go to work, to lower the risk of spreading the virus. (thelocal.se)
  • Sweden failed to protect care home residents from the coronavirus and the government is to blame - although other individual agencies and authorities bear responsibility - according to the country's coronavirus commission's first report. (thelocal.se)
  • Sweden appointed a panel to investigate the response to the coronavirus and evaluate the response from the government and other authorities. (thelocal.se)
  • UK local authorities created a Municipal Bond Agency in 2014 to facilitate bond issuance at local government level and secure better terms (it has a private credit rating). (responsible-investor.com)
  • It's about to undertake its first conventional bond issuance, but those close to the market say local authorities and government officials have been looking at the potential to use the agency to issue green bonds too: local authorities could pool their green projects to create enough scale for a deal. (responsible-investor.com)
  • The municipal green bond market has been more of a US market so far, but it would be great to see local authorities in the UK issuing them in order to scale up their impact. (responsible-investor.com)
  • He has also publicly criticised the health authorities - and indirectly the government - for abandoning the elderly. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • The economic consequences of the present pandemic are enormous.2 These are determined to a large extent by the measures taken by government authorities, which in turn depend on the incentives and restrictions facing policymakers. (cepr.org)
  • The first concerns personal freedom of movement and the second concerns the particular independence enjoyed by public agencies or authorities.3 In addition, the constitution gives extensive powers to local government in designing policy measures regarding public health issues, in this way limiting the role of the central government. (cepr.org)
  • Its members are high-level experts, representing government authorities, branch organisations, companies and NGOs in areas of agriculture, forestry, nature conservation and climate change. (lu.se)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency guide authorities and practitioners in the implementation of the Environmental Code, but also concerning other issues such as how to conduct monitoring. (lu.se)
  • Residents, governments, and public health authorities of all Arctic countries are increasingly concerned about the spread of zoonotic infections as the climate warms, the emergence of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens, the reemergence of tuberculosis, the entrance of HIV into Arctic communities, the specter of pandemic influenza, and the emergence of new viral pathogens. (cdc.gov)
  • Other than the executive branch, the Riksdag also has a number of independent agencies. (wikipedia.org)
  • In order for the Government to draft an Ordinance in an area that is regulated through an Act, the Riksdag must give the Government an authorisation to draft more detailed regulations. (boverket.se)
  • Skolverket helps implement decisions that the Riksdag and government have made regarding schools. (informationsverige.se)
  • As for known technical accessibility issues, our goal is to resolve these issues by the end of 2020, when the website has been updated to the next version of the Drupal web publishing system. (lu.se)
  • The deputy PM however accepted that not everyone in Sweden is following the government's advice, which includes keeping distance from other people when in public places. (thelocal.se)
  • The Gender Equality Agency supports the government's goal in this regard. (cndblog.org)
  • Sweden is the latest country to consider the censorship option, reports The Stockholm News this weekend. (casinolistings.com)
  • The event, organised by the Stockholm International Water Institute, focuses on global water issues with this year's event examining the need for greater collaboration on water usage. (rcinet.ca)
  • Life in Sweden is absolutely not going on as normal, the country's Deputy Prime Minister Isabella Lövin told The Local as she warned the government was prepared to take stronger measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. (thelocal.se)
  • Sweden has been the subject of huge international attention during the coronavirus crisis given the decision not to impose the kind of strict lockdown similar to those imposed across Europe and in the United States. (thelocal.se)
  • A mosque in Sweden announcing that Friday prayer has been cancelled due to the coronavirus. (thelocal.se)
  • Sweden has passed a new law giving its government power to enforce lockdown measures in the country, amidst rising coronavirus infections. (yahoo.com)
  • Sweden registered 12,536 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, covering the period since 5 January, Health Agency statistics showed. (yahoo.com)
  • Sweden has been widely criticised for its more relaxed response to the spread of coronavirus, and its failure to protect the elderly during the first wave of the pandemic. (yahoo.com)
  • Nursing home resident Gun-Britt Johnsson was the first person in Sweden to receive the coronavirus vaccine. (yahoo.com)
  • SWEDEN has apparently sidelined the epidemiologist who developed the coutry's controversial 'no lockdown' approach towards the coronavirus pandemic with case numbers in the Scandinavian country spiking. (express.co.uk)
  • As State Epidemiologist of Sweden, Dr Tegnell was handed the responsiblity of developing his country's strategy earlier this year. (express.co.uk)
  • Two weeks ago Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell ruled supreme in Sweden . (telegraph.co.uk)
  • The government arrested and prosecuted some officials engaged in corruption, malfeasance, and human rights abuses, although civil society groups alleged continued impunity. (state.gov)
  • In 2013, Company and Israeli government officials determined that the Company had "reached the point of balance between its ability to trace additional substantial assets and their diminishing value," and the law establishing the Company was amended to close it down in 2017. (state.gov)
  • As part of a nation-wide programme to support government agencies in countering this rise in disinformation, 4C Strategies has been training government officials across Sweden. (4cstrategies.com)
  • The country never entered a full lockdown, unlike its Nordic neighbours who, as a result, have so far reported fewer cases per capita than Sweden. (yahoo.com)
  • Dr Tegnell repeatedly denied he was an advocate of herd immunity - but argued that by resisting the temptation to impose a full lockdown, Sweden would neverthless emerge from the Spring with higher levels of immunity which would ensure a lighter second wave. (express.co.uk)
  • Sweden is one clear exception to this pattern: no nationwide mandatory lockdown has been enforced. (cepr.org)
  • On this webpage, we describe how www.nateko.lu.se complies with the Swedish Act on Access to Digital Public Service, any known accessibility issues and how to report deficiencies to us so that we can rectify them. (lu.se)
  • We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website, and this page describes how www.ace.lu.se complies with the accessibility regulations, any known accessibility issues, and how you can report problems so that we can fix them. (lu.se)
  • There are no known accessibility issues with this website. (lu.se)
  • In anticipation of the conversations at the Summit, we had released the 9th World Summit Discussion Paper in May 2022, which explores the Summit theme, Safeguarding Artistic Freedom and intends to spark initial thinking around some of the complex issues surrounding artistic freedom and the ways in which we might respond. (ifacca.org)
  • 1 "Tattoo inks and permanent make-up," European Chemicals Agency, accessed March 18, 2022. (lu.se)
  • Lövin said the tourism industry in Sweden had been hit "incredibly hard" by the crisis caused by the pandemic, which has been linked to over 2,000 deaths in the country. (thelocal.se)
  • The government should have taken steps to ensure the elderly care was better prepared for the pandemic. (yahoo.com)
  • The report highlighted structural issues that had been raised by the OECD and WHO even before the pandemic, such as low levels of staffing and expertise. (thelocal.se)
  • The second establishes unique independence for public agencies, allowing them to design the policy response to the pandemic. (cepr.org)
  • Introduction: Denmark and Sweden initially adopted different responses to the COVID-19 pandemic although the two countries share many characteristics. (bvsalud.org)
  • In contrast, Sweden relied on voluntary restrictions and a more "relaxed" response during the first wave of the pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • A government agency may draft a general recommendation without having an authorisation as long as the general recommendation lies within the agency's area of activity. (boverket.se)
  • Although this occurs around the world, it is perhaps most explicit in Thailand and Tanzania , where violent evictions and killings define relations between Indigenous peoples, governments, and the U.N. agency's reputation. (grist.org)
  • He is currently serving a 10-year sentence in prison issued in 2018 for " cybercrimes . (hrw.org)
  • Research by NGO Monitor has shown that, despite receiving subsidies from various governments, many of these Christian aid societies do not report the amounts of grants to Sabeel or other NGOs active in the Israeli-Palestinian region. (ngo-monitor.org)
  • Further, the governments making these grants to the Christian aid charities do not report the amounts granted to Sabeel for use in the Israeli-Palestinian region, and are thus non-transparent. (ngo-monitor.org)
  • SULF believes that university basic government grants must constitute the long-term foundation of their operations and not be exposed to competition. (sulf.se)
  • This applies to the current system which means that 20% of basic government grants are allocated based on quality indicators, external funding, publications and citations. (sulf.se)
  • But it also applies to VR's proposal to allocate 20% of basic government grants according to the proposals in FOKUS. (sulf.se)
  • SULF does not believe that Sweden should choose the lesser of two evils, but instead completely protect basic government grants from this type of competition. (sulf.se)
  • The third grants exceptional powers to local government. (cepr.org)
  • Swedish National Board of Universities and Colleges, or Universitets- och högskoleämbetet, was responsible for higher education until 1992 when the central agency was abolished. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was replaced with an agency with a considerably more limited field of operations, the Office of the Chancellor of the Swedish Universities, or Kanslersämbetet. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Swedish National Agency for Higher Education was set up on 1 July 1995, incorporating the Office of the Chancellor, the Council for the Renewal of Undergraduate Education (Grundutbildningsrådet) and parts of the Swedish National Agency for Services to Universities. (wikipedia.org)
  • He has designed and conducted training and development programs for several large Canadian corporations as well as universities and government agencies. (uwo.ca)
  • GoviMithuru undertaken by Dialog collaborating with universities, government agencies and other industry partners for better community resilience. (ac.lk)
  • Consultative referral on the report "Research quality evaluation in Sweden - FOKUS", a model for resource allocation to universities and university colleges, including expert review of research quality and relevance. (sulf.se)
  • The Swedish Research Council (VR) was tasked by the previous government to explore a model for resource allocation to universities including expert review of research quality and relevance. (sulf.se)
  • Freya Koss, Wynnewood resident and Director of Development for Consumers for Dental Choice, a national non-profit organization promoting the abolishment of mercury dental amalgam, questions governmental agencies' and the dental industry's motivation, in what she views, as not protecting the public, 'what happened to the Precautionary Principal, Do No Harm when there is no scientific proof that a product is safe. (toxicteeth.org)
  • Gatherings of more than eight people were banned, but the government could only impose the restrictions on public events as Swedish law meant that the guidance was optional for private events. (yahoo.com)
  • Consequently the Government itself has begun to impose restrictions including a ban on alcohol sales after 10pm and reducing the maximum number of people permitted to gather in public to eight. (express.co.uk)
  • On this topic, we invite you to read a letter from Nanna Borchert, an ecosystem scientist who manages the "Living Environment Program" at the Sami parliament in Sweden - a government agency of the indigenous (Sami) people. (yale.edu)
  • However, things might be about to change: RI can reveal that there are moves to create a municipal green bond market in the UK, mirroring existing markets in the US, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, France, Australia and others. (responsible-investor.com)
  • Attention is drawn in recent responses to the fact that it is not presently illegal to visit the Internet sites of foreign gambling companies, therefore why should legal accessibility be prevented by the government? (casinolistings.com)
  • Our goal is to resolve all known editorial accessibility issues as soon as possible. (lu.se)
  • The Agency for Digital Government is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. (lu.se)
  • The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control is predicting death rates in Sweden to surpass the peak witnessed in April, with between 100 and 140 people projected to die of the virus each day by next month. (express.co.uk)
  • The National Government Service Centre runs service centres in which several government agencies collaborate. (informationsverige.se)
  • The government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. (wikipedia.org)
  • The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor the agencies and preparing decision and policy papers for the government as a collective body to decide upon. (wikipedia.org)
  • As such, they are mandated to report foreign government financing to Israel's Registrar of Non-Profit Organizations. (ngo-monitor.org)
  • The organizations and their promotion of innovation issues are used as windows through which to perceive how Swedish government agencies use persuasion and the management of external relationships in order to promote political issues. (lu.se)
  • The project is based on a global partnership, drawn from malaria-affected countries, organizations of the United Nations system, bilateral development agencies, development banks, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector, and committed to a common purpose, ways of working and outcomes. (who.int)
  • Rather, the OFCCP Ombuds advocates only for fair processes, effective communication, and collaboration between the agency and stakeholders. (dol.gov)
  • In such circumstances, we have witnessed several events supported by states and governments, some even in collaboration with UN agencies, which call for creative people and entrepreneurs to offer solutions to some of the issues our societies are facing due to the COVID-19 situation. (lu.se)
  • The number of deaths in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland had not yet started to deviate sharply. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • Interviews were conducted with artists working in three different EU member states (Sweden, Denmark, and Italy) which are all subjects to the REACH legislative structure. (lu.se)
  • Protection Agency, London, UK ticipating in ESSTI and in Switzerland. (cdc.gov)
  • Few countries (Australia, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Finland, and Sweden) have specific recommendations for occupational exposure limits when it comes to musical activities or noise in the entertainment industry. (cdc.gov)
  • It didn't work in Italy, and it is creating major waves of protest in Australia at present - the prospect of governments forcing Internet Service Providers to impose blocks censoring online gambling websites. (casinolistings.com)
  • These experts are also saying that the government must step in - while waiting for additional testing kits, protective gear and treatment breakthroughs - and impose stricter rules. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • A teenage Sami boy stands with a reindeer in the snow at the Sami village of Ravttas near Kiruna, Sweden. (grist.org)
  • This is an integral part of the programme to enable a collegial space for networking and to experience some of the wonderful arts and cultural offerings in Sweden. (ifacca.org)
  • The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (Havs- och vattenmyndigheten) is the Swedish Government agency responsible for the protection, restoration and sustainable use of marine and freshwater resources including fisheries management. (lu.se)
  • The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management publishes evaluations and reports based on the results from their monitoring. (lu.se)
  • The implementation of the winning ideas will be assisted by the Swedish Agency for Digital Government. (lu.se)
  • List of Swedish government enterprises Government agencies in Iceland Government agencies in Norway Landes, David (11 February 2008). (wikipedia.org)
  • However, with Winter approaching, 630 deaths so far registered as a result of Covid-19 in Sweden this month, representing a death rate per capita ten times that of Norway, where just 30 deaths were recorded between October 28 and November 25. (express.co.uk)
  • Sabeel is the recipient of taxpayer money primarily from a number of European governments: Netherlands, Sweden, and Norway. (ngo-monitor.org)
  • The commission's report looked into exactly what led to these failures, and who is responsible, but also noted that Sweden does not have an especially high share of deaths in care homes as a proportion of total Covid-19 fatalities compared to other countries. (thelocal.se)
  • Thus, the institutional framework for the policymaking process is the key to understanding the whole Covid-19 story for Sweden. (cepr.org)
  • Additionally, the government sold most of its 946 apoteket (pharmacy) stores and eliminated its monopoly on pharmacies. (traveldocs.com)
  • Additionally, spyware allows governments to manipulate data on devices, including corrupting, planting, or deleting data, or recovering data that has been deleted, all while erasing any trace of the intrusion. (eff.org)
  • You will be obtain employment in civil society organisations around the exposed to a diverse range of cross-regional issues. (lu.se)
  • A bill was passed on Friday allowing the government temporary power to shut shopping centres and public transport and to fine people who break social distancing rules. (yahoo.com)
  • Because carers have proven to have little or no protective equipment, thereby making nonsense of the claim that the low level of intergenerational mixing in Sweden would protect the elderly. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • For example, the Swedish initiative "Hack for Sweden" ( https://hackforsweden.se ) supported by the Swedish government, brought together 7400 participants to design digital or concept based solutions for the future of Sweden in three categories: save lives, save business and save communities. (lu.se)
  • Similar initiative took place in Montenegro ( https://coronathon.me ), also supported by the government and the UN agency- UNDP, among other partners. (lu.se)
  • In similar vein, the Agency for Administrative Development opined that the proposal will mean "a ban for Swedish citizens to use parts of the Internet" and recommended wider and deeper discussion on the possible consequences of the proposal. (casinolistings.com)
  • The Migration Board examines applications from persons who want to visit, move to or seeks shelter in Sweden, or who want to become Swedish citizens. (informationsverige.se)
  • The best approach to ensure that the rule of law is upheld in corrections is to conceptualize the business of corrections as a human rights business.1 When government has exceptional authority over its citizens, the potential for abuse of powers is great and the protections of fundamental rights must be a core preoccupation of those empowered and trusted with such exceptional powers. (prisonlegalnews.org)
  • The above paragraph thus guarantees full freedom of movement for Swedish citizens within Sweden and across the Swedish border under peacetime conditions. (cepr.org)
  • What really must be taken into account is that there are no similar regulations in any other area of Swedish law", the courts write in their response to the government report. (casinolistings.com)
  • This is a description of what regulations are and of the regulation hierarchy in Sweden. (boverket.se)
  • Regulations' is an umbrella term for what is laid down in Acts and Ordinances as well as in the mandatory provisions and general recommendations of government agencies. (boverket.se)
  • EU Directives must be implemented in the legislation of Sweden (and other countries), meaning that Swedish regulations must be amended in order to achieve the purpose of the Directives. (boverket.se)
  • If Sweden were to have regulations that conflict with an EU Regulation, these would not apply. (boverket.se)
  • The Swedish government is tightening its public procurement regulations in an effort to increase cyber security. (computerweekly.com)
  • Brussels) - The European Union should adopt stronger regulations to prevent cyber surveillance technology developed in Europe from being sold to repressive governments, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the European Union together with seven other human rights groups. (hrw.org)
  • As an administrator of federal equal employment opportunity laws and regulations, OFCCP conducts compliance evaluations, complaint investigations, and offers compliance assistance, all of which have the potential to generate questions, concerns, or issues that might impact successful coordination between OFCCP and stakeholders. (dol.gov)
  • But in an interview with The Local, Deputy PM Isabella Lövin said it was wrong to suggest the more relaxed approach meant it was business as usual in Sweden. (thelocal.se)
  • A high-tech local economy and a comprehensive system of welfare benefits allow Sweden to enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. (traveldocs.com)
  • The staff at Vision Zero does this by working closely with law enforcement, local government agencies, and schools to promote safe driving habits. (rwbpress.com)
  • It will address a priority health issue at country and local levels, within the context of sustainable health sector development. (who.int)
  • We are very happy to convene the World Summit in the Nordic region for the first time - in Sweden, a country with a strong tradition of democracy and longstanding commitment to championing artistic freedom and in partnership with the Swedish Arts Council. (ifacca.org)
  • Prepare government agencies and county administrative boards to effectively counter information influence activities, in accordance with industry best practices. (4cstrategies.com)
  • With information influence continually on the rise and antagonists looking to destabilise countries, regions and industries through the spread of fake news and disinformation, 4C Strategies was approached by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) to help prepare government agencies and county administrative boards nationwide to counter this threat. (4cstrategies.com)
  • In a move viewed within the country as indicative of growing unease at his methods, Dr Tegnell's biweekly press conference on Thursday was pushed into the background by another briefing delivered by Mr Lofven, who announced new modelling prepared by the Public Health Agency. (express.co.uk)
  • Also, the issue of "more could have been done" has a special significance in a country in which more still can be done. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • No country, no government can do it alone. (government.se)
  • I left the Chamber to check what was happening in Sweden, and was told by a person in that country that the scheme is not going to be scrapped. (parliament.uk)
  • The word ombuds directly translates to "representative" and its origin dates back to 1809 when the first public sector ombudsman was appointed by the Parliament of Sweden. (dol.gov)
  • Each county in Sweden has its own County Administrative Board which is responsible for ensuring that decisions from parliament and the Government are implemented in the county. (lu.se)
  • The nongovernmental organization (NGO) Eliminating Deaths and Abuse in Custody Together (EDICT) accused the government and police of not taking the issue seriously and called for a coroner's inquest to determine the cause of death. (state.gov)
  • Ewa Stenberg, a political commentator who works for Sweden newspaper Dagens Nyheter newspaper, said the agency had been damaged by its apparent failure. (express.co.uk)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency considers Mercury in dental fillings to be poison before being placed into the body and hazardous waste when removed comments Dr. Eugene Nau, assistant professor of biochemistry at Kutztown University. (toxicteeth.org)
  • The ombudsman's role was to protect individual rights alongside the interests of the government. (dol.gov)
  • Erika Ingvald is Head of Division, Mineral Information and Mining Industry, at the Geological Survey of Sweden, working with sustainable metals and minerals value chains on a national, European and global level. (svemin.se)
  • With increasing societal urgency to address sustainability challenges, funding agencies continue to announce new calls for proposals that address sustainable development. (lu.se)
  • Those working on issues of climate change have advocated for place-based ecological management schemes as a way to produce the social intelligence needed to understand and address complex environmental problems. (yale.edu)
  • Ms. Hannah Singer, Resident Coordinator of the UN in Sri Lanka, sent her message to the symposium, in which she stated that the last year's report by the climate change panel was, as the UN Secretary General called it, a quadratic for humanity, and emphasized on the urgent need for gender-inclusive science back solutions to tackle environmental issues and climate change. (ac.lk)
  • The data that companies submit are used in international reports, but also in monitoring progress towards the national environmental quality objectives and in government agencies' company supervision. (naturvardsverket.se)
  • The national agency in Sweden that is responsible for environmental issues. (lu.se)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency publish a lot of reports and folders dealing with conservation and other environmental issues. (lu.se)
  • An online map service for protected nature has been developed by the Environmental Protection Agency. (lu.se)
  • The County Administrative Board also produces reports dealing with conservation and other environmental issues, most of which are written in Swedish but some are also available in English. (lu.se)
  • Permissible noise levels enacted by the Environmental Protection Agency were cited for air compressors and medium and heavy trucks. (cdc.gov)
  • On 1 July 2015 the Agency assumed the overall responsibility for the country's communicable disease control from The National Board of Health and Welfare. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • And despite official denials by Dr Anders Tegnell and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven , insiders have insisted there is a split between the government and the Public Health Agency with Dr Tegnell spearheads on the issue. (express.co.uk)
  • Nicholas Aylott, an associate politics professor at Stockholm's Sodertorn University, told the Sunday Telegraph: "There's certainly a split, and I'm pretty sure that many in the government have rather lost faith in the Public Health Agency. (express.co.uk)
  • She said: "There is criticism against the Public Health Agency in the government because of that, and because of their lack of stringency in their advice to people. (express.co.uk)
  • And the commission criticised the Public Health Agency for only publishing its national testing strategy 17 days after it was urged to do so by the government. (thelocal.se)
  • It highlighted failures of the Public Health Agency and the National Board of Health and Welfare to focus on elderly care at an early stage, saying: "The Public Health Agency of Sweden and the National Board of Health and Welfare should have immediately placed more emphasis on conditions in residential care for older persons. (thelocal.se)
  • In Sweden, the Public Health Agency has, astonishingly, played down the health risks. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • The Public Health Agency of Sweden is an expert authority with responsibility for public health issues at a national level. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • In order for a government agency to draft mandatory provisions, the Ordinance must contain an authorisation. (boverket.se)
  • But the report reiterates the overall responsibility of the government, even if specific agencies were directly responsible for different elements of the strategy. (thelocal.se)
  • The Tax Agency is also responsible for the population register, which is a register of everyone who lives in Sweden, where they live, and what their family circumstances are. (informationsverige.se)
  • The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency is responsible for issues concerning civil protection, public safety, emergency management and civil defence. (4cstrategies.com)
  • The national authority responsible for forest-related issues. (lu.se)
  • The newspaper reveals that a government report suggesting the blocks is at present undergoing a public consultative process, and picking up plenty of flak as it does so. (casinolistings.com)
  • The proposal is one of many in the government report on the future of Swedish gambling, and suggests that a Swedish government agency should have sole responsibility to decide what is and is not acceptable in terms of Internet content, and issue orders for ISPs to block specific websites. (casinolistings.com)
  • Not all companies in Sweden must report their emissions. (naturvardsverket.se)
  • I hope that the Paymaster General will explain why the Government want to scrap an initiative that is working so well. (parliament.uk)
  • Unlike most European countries Sweden has, up until now, adopted mainly voluntary measures to limit the spread of the virus , partly because the government lacked wide-reaching legal powers to act. (yahoo.com)
  • The Toronto-based research group Citizen Lab has found evidence that FinSpy was being used by government agencies in over 30 countries, including many with abysmal records on rights , like Bahrain , Oman, and Qatar, and traced Hacking Team's RCS to use in 21 countries, including by repressive governments in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. (hrw.org)
  • Virtual pilots have been developed in a number of countries and core issues such as additionality, pricing, corresponding adjustments, and attribution have been studied in recent years. (ipsnews.net)
  • We have referred to the other countries that have done exactly that, and I point out to the Paymaster General that although a debate is taking place in Sweden about whether the scheme there should continue, it is still in force and is likely to remain so. (parliament.uk)
  • For years, gaps in the current regulation have allowed the sale of so-called "dual use" items produced in the EU, including mass and intrusive surveillance systems, to abusive governments. (hrw.org)
  • This is a collection of resources and articles related to the NSA surveillance program called PRISM, overall government surveillance, the Verizon metadata and eavesdropping affaird and Edward Snowden the Whistleblower who revealed it all. (pirateparty.org.au)
  • PRISM is a clandestine national security electronic surveillance program operated by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) since 2007. (pirateparty.org.au)
  • This book documents the government directives, policies, protocols and strategies that were created by the agencies in order to facilitate and enable their public relations practices. (lu.se)
  • The new law will give the government more power so it can restrict shop opening times and, if necessary, shut private businesses and public transport, and limit the number of people in public spaces like parks and beaches. (yahoo.com)
  • The government has also previously used foreign technology to record private phone conversations and emails of people targeted for their alleged political beliefs. (hrw.org)
  • Expert in Sweden visa services since 2003, VisaHQ is a private visa agency, not affiliated with the government of Sweden. (visahq.co.uk)
  • For political and diplomatic reasons, foreign governments were exempt, as were U.S.-based NGOs on constitutional grounds. (guttmacher.org)
  • ICS is a network of hospitals, public health agencies, and reference laboratories throughout the Arctic linked together to collect, compare, and share uniform laboratory and epidemiological data on infectious diseases of concern and to help develop prevention and control strategies (2). (cdc.gov)
  • That comes as a result of people obeying the recommendations our government agencies have issued," she said. (thelocal.se)
  • While spending ceilings can technically be surpassed, they represent a promise the government makes to the people and they are adhered to. (traveldocs.com)
  • They also issue ID cards for people who are listed in the Swedish population register. (informationsverige.se)
  • The Swedish Transport Agency issues learners' permits to people who want to get a driving licence. (informationsverige.se)
  • Two days ago, 22 Swedish experts signed a highly critical opinion piece in a leading paper, in which they argue that the Swedish Health Agency has failed miserably to protect the Swedish people. (telegraph.co.uk)
  • National Audit Office (Riksrevisionen) - the supreme audit institution of Sweden. (wikipedia.org)
  • Swedish National Public Transport Agency, or Rikstrafiken on 1 April 2010. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sweden is tightening up its cyber security defences as part of a wider national security strategy. (computerweekly.com)
  • Peter Hansen, operations and information security consultant at Capgemini Sweden, believes the regulation is a step in the right direction, particularly where IT outsourcing affects sensitive data on a national scale. (computerweekly.com)
  • What does the National Agency for Education do? (informationsverige.se)
  • The National Agency for Education (Skolverket) works to ensure that all pupils receive a good education in a safe environment. (informationsverige.se)
  • Dr. Fakhruddin, who has spent a lot of his career establishing the Tsunami Early Warning System in Sri Lanka and was a pioneer in setting up the National Disaster Management Center in Sri Lanka, elaborately spoke on the Domino Effect: cascading disasters and risk management, and addressed how everything is interlinked and how a cohesive approach comprising academia, industry, government, and community can contribute to building better resilient communities. (ac.lk)
  • In a national capacity, Sweden is very glad to have a feminist governemnet. (cndblog.org)
  • The Agency was formed on 1 January 2014 through a merger of The Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control and The Swedish National Institute of Public Health. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • The Agency is the national focal point concerning international threats to public health. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)
  • There were scattered reports the government or its agents committed arbitrary or unlawful killings, mostly in the prison system. (state.gov)
  • It has a parliamentary system of government selected through regular, multiparty elections and is headed by a prime minister. (state.gov)
  • Jim is especially interested in the management challenges at the operating level and issues surrounding implementation. (uwo.ca)
  • The Swedish Energy Agency is committed to supporting the global effort to reduce emissions to meet the Paris Agreement's long-term goals and contribute to its implementation. (ipsnews.net)
  • Sweden entered the financial crisis with a budget surplus due to prior economic growth and conservative fiscal policy. (traveldocs.com)
  • SULF does not think so and instead would like to restate the Prime Minister, in his Statement of Government Policy, who indicated a direction moving away from New Public Management with its associated evaluation hysteria in his statement "Let the professionals be professional. (sulf.se)
  • The Swedish Post and Telecommunications Agency, the High Courts and the Agency for Administrative development have issues concerning the blocking of Internet access. (casinolistings.com)
  • As a government, we are determined to carry out this enormous project and contribute strategically to the concerns of the international community and to expand the development of scientific cooperation. (telecomtv.com)
  • The Swedish government and the US Agency for International Development announced on Monday a US$ 25 million grant program to improve access to clean water for farming, AFP news agency reported. (rcinet.ca)
  • When ap- and South-East Asia, including international relations, economic plying for the MSc in Asian Studies, you must also submit a development, political issues, as well as digital transformations. (lu.se)
  • On 1 August 2021 the Agency was designated official statistics agency for the two areas development of public health and communicable disease control. (folkhalsomyndigheten.se)