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| Swedish security service's Bond-themed staff party costs 4.3m kronor | Swedish security service's Bond-themed staff party costs 4.3m kronor |
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| Sweden's prime minister has urged the heads of government agencies to control their spending on staff parties after the country's SAPO security service admitted it held a Bond bash for 4.3m kronor (£411,000). | Sweden's prime minister has urged the heads of government agencies to control their spending on staff parties after the country's SAPO security service admitted it held a Bond bash for 4.3m kronor (£411,000). |
| The Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported that SAPO threw the party for its 1,000 employees in June 2011, featuring roulette tables, a tuxedo-clad orchestra playing Bond film music, as well as song, dance and comedy performances by Swedish artists. | The Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported that SAPO threw the party for its 1,000 employees in June 2011, featuring roulette tables, a tuxedo-clad orchestra playing Bond film music, as well as song, dance and comedy performances by Swedish artists. |
| The report, following a string of articles about spending binges at government agencies, exposed SAPO to both ridicule and criticism. | The report, following a string of articles about spending binges at government agencies, exposed SAPO to both ridicule and criticism. |
| Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told the paper on Wednesday that agency chiefs "are well paid, they should know better". | Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told the paper on Wednesday that agency chiefs "are well paid, they should know better". |
| SAPO said the party capped a day of educational and inspirational activities meant to provide "knowledge, inspiration and solidarity" after a year of organisational changes and a heavy work load. | SAPO said the party capped a day of educational and inspirational activities meant to provide "knowledge, inspiration and solidarity" after a year of organisational changes and a heavy work load. |
| "In this case, the agency set aside a large amount of money so that our roughly 1,000 employees stationed across Sweden could gather – something that is necessary for us to carry out our mission," SAPO chief Anders Thornberg said in a statement. | "In this case, the agency set aside a large amount of money so that our roughly 1,000 employees stationed across Sweden could gather – something that is necessary for us to carry out our mission," SAPO chief Anders Thornberg said in a statement. |
| Critics said the event was particularly ill-timed since SAPO has been undergoing a reorganisation involving budget cuts. | Critics said the event was particularly ill-timed since SAPO has been undergoing a reorganisation involving budget cuts. |
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