AfaIk, the international pricing is coordinated by the Universal Postal Union, regulating the amount of money e.g. European parcel sevices (DHL, PostNord, …) get when delivering packages from foreign countries. As China currently is treated as developing country, the fees are ridiculously low. Thus, currently, European parcel services “pay” for delivering parcels from China.
However, Valeskog told the newspaper [Dagens Nyheter] that it would refuse such a move which was “the opposite of what we stand for,” as he called for the U.S. to withdraw the demand.
This is the polite Swedish way of saying “Fuck off!”
He said it the U.S. embassy that benefits from the City of Stockholm, not the other way around. If the U.S. ended ties with the city’s planning office, the embassy would have difficulty getting a permit for construction. “It’s their headache, not ours,” Valeskog, added according to a translation.
LOL
Fortunately, it’s not enshrined in the constitution (Grundgesetz) itself.
They were stored under improper conditions in the basement of the town hall as renovations were going on. Later, they had damage from water, were covered with mold and dust and subsequently were thrown away. In total, they supposedly had a value of about 22000 €, so nothing spectacular.
E.g. cut currently still existing economic ties, exclude ALL russian banks from SWIFT, and send russian diplomats home.
Indeed.
Perhaps check if they speek about the situation in China, make life harder for them in Sweden and their family back in China, abduct them from Sweden back to China. Many aspects to think about.
From top to bottom:
How does that work? The government gives him a schedule of … what exactly? Honest question, I have no idea.
I assume, it works similarly like the federal president of Germany or Austria. They sign laws and fulfil representation duties which are managed by their own office.
Does somebody claim it was?
They don’t advertise against travel to US (yet). If they did, it would read like this:
Utenriksdepartementet fraråder alle reiser til Myanmar.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises against all travel to Myanmar.
A travel warning also is very explicitly indicated as a “warning”, e.g. here:
Vor Reisen nach Myanmar wird gewarnt.
Deutschen Staatsangehörigen wird empfohlen, das Land zu verlassen.
People are warned against travelling to Myanmar.
German nationals are advised to leave the country.
Not really a travel warning, but a hint:
Når du skal søke om ESTA eller visum til USA, er det to kjønnsbetegnelser å velge imellom: Mann eller kvinne. USA anerkjenner kun søkerens kjønn ved fødselen. Reisende hvis nåværende kjønn avviker fra kjønnet ved fødselen, anbefales å kontakte den amerikanske ambassaden før reisen for råd og veiledning.
When you apply for an ESTA or visa to the USA, there are two gender designations to choose from: Male or Female. The US only recognises the applicant’s sex at birth. Travellers whose current gender differs from their gender at birth are advised to contact the US Embassy prior to travel for advice and guidance.
Then they opened the can and tasted the fish…
Epic. I don’t know if Surströmming can actually spoil.
Some years ago, surströmming was actually used to scare away the voles around the king’s library in Stockholm.
Surströmming based area denial. At least it works against voles.
I’ve always thought, this was a German thing.
What happened in 2021?
Was it the arms being delivered to IKEA?
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Definitely.