The Swedish Academy's permanent secretary: No recognition of innocence

the Negotiations between the various parties has been protracted, but during Friday wrote to the two parties under the settlement agreement between Katarina Frostenson and the Swedish Academy.

" I'm very happy that it has come so far to a consensus. I am very happy about it. And I also think that it is good to Katarina Frostenson has been willing to enter into this dialogue. It has been a prerequisite that we have reached this solution, " says Anders Olsson to the TT.

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wanted to treat this Katarina Frostenson, but tried to create a reasonable pensionsliknande solution, says Olsson.

– We want to be able to have a similar solution also for others who leave the Academy, so that it does not become exorbitant amount of money, or a sense of buy-outs. This we think is a modest amount, " he says.

Anders Olsson says that the sum Katarina Frostenson may by the Academy every month does not really cover the rent of the apartment that she lives in – and that is why she also gets a certain rent reductions.

with Miller as a very important one for the Academy's future. But Olsson also tells TT that the agreement does not mean that the parties agree on the debt issue.

– It is important to point out there so that you don't see this settlement as a recognition of innocence, " says Anders Olsson.

" No, we will not go further into this issue. We are satisfied with the agreement as it has been written.

" It was one of the points that the Nobel foundation in a letter in december pointed out that is extremely important for us to solve. It is one of the four points we now have managed to cope. It is very important for us to have done it. Then there is the other which might remain, but I think we have come a good distance on the path to reach there.

" We'll see what the further demands, but it is very much about the actual decision-making process that the Nobel foundation may also know that the new, enlarged the nobel Committee get a real influence over the price. We have also discussed the conclusion we can imagine a slightly altered order means a joint statement which recommends a winner before the Academy, so that is not the committee left out of the decision-making process.

– the Conditions for it are excellent, and we will also have contact with the Nobel foundation in this matter before the decision is taken. I have already contacted Lars Heikensten about this outcome and will have a dialogue with the foundation also in the coming weeks.

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