Sweden is for the first time linking development aid to its bid to cut immigration, boosting aid to countries near conflict zones and migration routes..
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SVT's televised immigration debate showed being tough on immigration isn't a straightforward vote-winner any longer. But by focusing almost entirely on refugees, the debate managed to ignore the people who actually migra…
Shima and Bijan left the UK for Sweden seven years ago with their young daughter. If they knew then what they know now about Sweden's approach to family immigration, they say they would never have come.
In this week's podcast: PM says Sweden Democrats will get migration minister position if right wins election, inside Sweden's deportation centres, high-skilled workers losing trust in Sweden, and why is competition a dir…
Thousands of people joined demonstrations in nearly 30 locations across Sweden over the weekend to call for “more humane immigration laws”.
In this week's podcast: immigration laws coming thick and fast, Sweden's Winter Olympics chances, new list of work permit exemptions on the way, and the scourge of formulaic parent-teacher meetings.
In this week's podcast: how to celebrate Christmas in Sweden, Moderates split on immigration, predictions for Sweden's economy in 2026, and why has a court blocked Sweden's planned wolf hunt?
Sweden's migration minister said Thursday that the country would cooperate with Damascus to increase deportations of Syrians convicted of crimes in Sweden, saying it was a condition for some aid.
In this week's podcast: reactions to Sweden Democrats' 'immigration map'; where did brands like Billys and Gorbys get their names?; Swedish humour, Migration Agency contact centres closing; delays to language tests for c…
Applying for an extension, permanent residency, or citizenship in Sweden can be confusing and a good immigration lawyer can make all the difference. Which ones have helped you, and which haven’t? Share your experience in…
Sweden’s migration minister has pledged to make Sweden’s immigration laws tougher than those in Denmark, the country that has long served as the Nordic poster child for tighter curbs.
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Jimmie ÅkessonSvensk politiker
Ulf KristerssonSveriges statsminister 2022–
Susie WilesAmerikansk politisk tjänsteman
Magdalena AnderssonSveriges statsminister 2021–2022
Stephen MillerAmerikansk politisk rådgivare och talskrivare
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Simona MohamssonSvensk politikerCentre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has launched a bidding process for her party's support, saying it will back whichever candidate for prime minister can offer the best 'total package' of policies and governme…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, dropping its demand for both ministerial positions or policy promises. What does this…
At a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg, Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson dropped his party's demand for governing positions in order to allow a right-wing government, however he said his party intends t…
Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats.
The National Anti-Corruption Unit has closed the investigation into voter fraud which originated from information in a newspaper opinion piece.
This week: Is Sweden heading for a second election? How can a citizenship test take half a decade to produce? Why are the Sweden Democrats bickering about Swedishness? And what's the hardest Swedish sound to pronounce?
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
Sweden Democrat leader to give update on far right's cabinet demands – and Stockholm taxi firms rattled as low-cost rival branches into Sweden. Here's the latest news.
No one outside of Sweden has heard of it, and people in Sweden's larger cities farther south tend to speak about it with a drop of disdain, but The Local's Mandy Pipher says she wouldn't want to live anywhere in Sweden b…
Just a day after Sweden's central bank raised the country's key interest rate to 2 percent, banks are starting to follow.