A new wave of home invasions in Dalby has left police asking the public for help and at least 8 safes have been plundered in Lund. In economic news, Ericsson cuts over 1000 jobs across Sweden leaving 28 jobless in Lund and Malmö. This and more in this week’s news.
Wave of Robberies in Dalby, Police Seeking Help
With 19 home home invasions so far since September, Dalby residents are beginning to tire, yet the police have no leads so far and would like for residents in the area to assist and be on their guard. Resident Birgitta Johansson says she “isn’t scared any longer. Just angry.”
Johansson and her husband Curt experienced two home invasions in the past two months even after cutting down hedges, and ramping up security on their property.
Safes emptied across Lund
A gang is suspected to have specialized in breaking into Lundian safes, considering that eight safes in Lund have been depleted of cash and valuables since the summer. The robberies each involve heavy sums reaching into tens of thousands of Swedish kronor and up to 80 000 kr.
“These heists are well-organized. The people behind them are often bold, and have cell phone contact with their colleagues on the streets outside of their targets. And they most often know exactly where the safe is located,” reports Lund police comissioner Stephan Söderholm.
No other crimes of this nature were reported during this same period last year in Lund.
Ericsson cuts down costs: 28 jobs lost in Scania, 1550 in Sweden overall
With 1550 jobs on the chopping block, Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson looks back on a bleak season reminiscent of the 2008 economic crisis. Stockholm bears the brunt of the burden losing a possible 1000 jobs, whilst 13 layoffs are being planned in Malmö along with 15 in Lund.
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt responded with regret stating that the job losses were serious and expressed his sympathies. However, workers in the Stockholm region claimed that Ericsson was on a downhill turn and that these losses were somewhat expected.
Both Ericssons personell director Tomas Qvist and PM Reinfeldt do not deny that there will be further layoffs to come.
LU Vice-Chancellor to report Danish tuition to EU – Commission
Soaring Danish tuition fees have long been a source of agitation for Swedes interested in studying in Denmark.
Now, Lund Vice-chancellor Per Eriksson might report Denmark to the EU-Commission on the issue of fair treatment involving tuition for Nordic students moving freely in Scandinavia, if not a deal is sealed between the countries.
An agreement had been reached last week where the Nordic Council of Ministers agreed on raising compensation per student from 22 000 to 30 000 Danish kronor.
However, Chancellor Eriksson maintains that this is unfair towards Swedish students since “Any student can come from Denmark to Sweden tuition-free, but not all students can study tuition-free in Denmark.”
