Sweden said on Thursday that some used clothes can now be thrown away with regular waste, after an EU ban on textile disposal overwhelmed municipalities and flooded recycling centres..
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On Tuesday, Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textiles across the EU.Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Source : © European Union, 20…
A landmark decision against a citizenship rejected under the new rules that came into force in June has been appealed to Sweden's highest migration court, raising hopes that the parliament's decision not to include trans…
New reunification rules for immigrant families, citizenship test results and maybe, just maybe, a new government are on the cards for Sweden in October 2026.
In the first of The Local's election interviews with the immigration spokespeople of Sweden's political parties, the Sweden Democrats' Ludvig Aspling downplays the impacts of new stricter work permit and citizenship rule…
Sweden’s opposition parties failed to add transitional rules to the new stricter citizenship bill when it was voted through by parliament, meaning the tougher rules will apply even to pending applications when they come…
If Sweden’s parliament passes a new citizenship law without transition rules, it risks undermining the reputation for fairness and stability that has long helped Sweden attract skilled international workers, says Patrick…
In this week's podcast: English as an official language, sub-standard immigrant detention centres, Knutby murder trial resurfaces, reader's predictions for 2026, and young Sweden Democrats target Islam.
The Local's Nordic Editor Richard Orange rounds up the biggest stories of the week in our Inside Sweden newsletter.
The Swedish Migration Agency is to close its contact centres, with the functions moved to the national government service centres which already handle face-to-face meetings for the Tax Agency. Sara Åhman, the agency's di…
Sweden's government has published a detailed list of its proposed changes to work permit rules, including a new 90 percent salary threshold, a requirement for full health insurance, and better rules for high-skilled work…
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Alexander StubbFinlands president 2024–Payments between Nordic countries are still expensive, despite close economic ties, according to a new analysis from Nordic central banks.
A leading Swedish business organisation is urging the next government – whenever it is formed – to step up the work of attracting and retaining crucial international talent.
Following strong gains for the Moderate Party and the Sweden Democrats, a new poll has the right-wing side nearly four percentage points higher than their left-wing rivals.
Kristersson calls on speaker to force parliamentary vote to break Swedish government deadlock – and right-wing bloc takes clear lead over left wing in new poll. Here's the latest news.
As Sweden doesn't yet have a new government, outgoing Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson will present a caretaker budget in November. It will be completely devoid of election pledges and fresh policy initiatives – exc…
Sweden is expected to hike its interest rate – and the budget deadline is fast approaching, as well as the deadline for sending Christmas presents outside Europe. Here's that and everything else that changes in November.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Matilda Molander, head of the green and liberal Fores think tank.
A 60-year-old woman who was rejected for a job because of her age has been awarded 50,000 kronor in compensation.
Speaker to call party leaders after Centre Party fails to forge centrist government – and Swedish security firm pays out 50,000 kronor over age discrimination. Here's the latest news.
When something in a culture becomes so iconic that it's ubiquitous, it can be easy to assume that its status is overblown. But even after all this time and exposure, Pippi Longstocking still lives up to the hype, writes…
