The government wants to get rid of the so-called elephant graveyard, where agency heads who lose their jobs are placed on full salary. Instead of slowly dismembering the elephant, we are now burying the elephant graveyard, says Minister for Civil Affairs Erik Slottner (KD).
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats are calling Sida's Director General Jakob Granit to the Foreign Affairs Committee after information about Hamas money. The mere suspicion is a "national scandal", writes SD leader Mattias Karlsson on Expressen Debatt.
SwedenSida's managing director Jakob Granit was summoned to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Monday, after reports that Swedish aid funds may have gone to an organization with links to the terrorist-designated Hamas. I have continued confidence in Sida, says Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa after the meeting.
Swedish politicsSida's Director-General Jakob Granit is now commenting on the Minister for Development Cooperation Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) information that Swedish aid funds have gone to an organization with ties to Hamas.
Swedish politicsSwedish aid funds have gone to the Palestinian organization ICHR which has ties to the terrorist-designated Hamas and Islamic Jihad, reports aid minister Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) to Aftonbladet.
Swedish politicsThe Government and Sida are now presenting a package of 775 million kronor in humanitarian aid. The focus is on more support to Ukraine and life-saving efforts.
Swedish politicsSida's humanitarian department wants to resume aid to the aid organization Unrwa, but is refused by its own leadership, according to documents that Dagens Nyheter has taken part of. We work entirely in the government's line, says Sida's director general Jakob Granit to the newspaper.
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