Few positions are more central on Sweden’s political right than the one Fredrik Kopsch holds as chief economist at Timbro. But as he launches a new book on deportations, Utvisad, which calls for an amnesty for integrated foreigners, he says his liberal views feel increasingly at out of place..
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Sweden's Green Party have tabled a motion in parliament calling for an immediate and permanent stop to teen deportations, arguing that those affected do not have time to wait for government talks to be completed.
In this week's podcast: Sweden backtracks on deportations; who is Felicia, Sweden's Eurovision hopeful? Why April could be a good month for personal finances, and the latest on work permit threshold exemptions.
Sweden's government has struck an agreement with the far-right Sweden Democrats on a set of measures to stop the deportations of young adults and well-integrated employed foreign citizens hit by the hasty abolition of th…
Migration Minister Johan Forssell has given a flat "no" to a stop law put forward by the opposition on the much-debated teenage deportations. The opposition's attempt to get such a law passed will be decided next week.
The proposed law that Sweden's migration minister claims will end teen deportations is likely instead to lead to a sharp rise in the number of children of work permit holders ordered to leave the country, one of Sweden's…
The Green Party has presented a new proposal to stop teenage deportations. This time, it is supported by a united opposition. "The government must act now," wrote Social Democrat spokesperson Ida Karkiainen in a statemen…
In this week's podcast: protests against worker deportations, Swedish reactions to Maduro arrest and US talk of acquiring Greenland, new laws in 2026, and how to dispose of your Christmas tree in Sweden.
Two high-profile politicians from the prime minster’s Moderate Party want action taken to end a spate of ‘teen deportations’. Also, Ebba Busch in hot water over Israel remarks.
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…
Sweden's centre-left parties have reached an agreement on how to draft a emergency law halting so-called "teenage deportations".
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Dana WhiteAmerikansk affärsman och företagsledare
Maud OlofssonSvensk politiker
Donald TuskPolens premiärminister 2007–2014 och 2023–
Magdalena AnderssonSveriges statsminister 2021–2022
Benjamin IngrossoSvensk sångare och låtskrivare
Marius Borg HøibySon till kronprinsessan Mette-Marit av Norge
Emil MagnussonSvensk diskuskastare
Jonatan UngeSvensk ståuppkomiker
Antonio TajaniItaliensk politikerA 19-year-old man in Sweden has been charged with planning a knife attack on a high school in the name of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, prosecutors said Friday.
Last month, The Local's Mandy Pipher wrote a grumpy op-ed about Swedish attempts at Halloween – but then actually had a good time going trick-or-treating in her Umeå neighbourhood. Read about her experience – and the wee…
Centre 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.
