Over 1,800 legal professionals have now signed a petition warning that recent and proposed changes to the law, disregard for the legislative process and attacks on judicial independence are undermining the rule of law in Sweden..
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On Monday June 1st, the Tidö parties announced their long-awaited relief measures for young adults affected by Sweden's so-called teen deportation problem. But the opposition thinks the measures simply shift the issue by…
In this week's podcast: lawyers claim rule of law endangered in Sweden, threats in the Riksdag after citizenship vote scandal, museums risk closure, and take on our panelist in a a Swedish civics quiz.
Warning of persistent threats to the rule of law in Hungary and the continuing deterioration of common values, Civil Liberties MEPs have reiterated their calls for EU action.Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home…
Welcome to The Local’s Fika Calender, where we guide you through the most important cake, pastry and other food-related days in the Swedish calendar.
New figures from Sweden’s National Institute of Economic Research (NIER, or Konjunkturinstitutet in Swedish) have revealed that people born outside of Sweden represent a greater net gain to the Swedish economy than those…
Sweden's National Agency for Education says upper-secondary schools should offer fewer places on some more theoretical programmes, and more on vocational courses.Lyssna: 1020 ENG Vocational programs urged to become moreS…
Social Democrat Marie Svensson and Moderate Party's Filip Rundström in Eskilstuna where their two parties have governed together since 2014.Lyssna: Moderates and Social Democrats forming coalitions in more than 50 local…
My Levin Klintfors (on the right) thinks young people drink less because they spend more time on their screens than being social and partying. Lyssna: Report: Fewer Swedes drink alcohol: 'Spend more time on screens than…
Jan-Erik Lindenblad Heed is one of many retirees with side hustles today, earning them extra income. Lyssna: More Swedish retirees continue working: 'Extremely low taxes'More and more Swedish retirees opt to work post re…
Unemployment is down in all of Sweden, with exceptions for older people and people with disabilities. Lyssna: Swedish unemployment down -- companies hiring moreUnemployment levels in Sweden are decreasing according to ne…
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Sweden's Riksbank has raised the country's key interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent, with more increases expected in the new year. How can foreigners in Sweden best plan their finances accordingly?
American Democrats gathered over pancakes and coffee in Malmö on the morning of November 4th to celebrate their party's victories in the US midterm elections. But alongside the jubilation, some described the frustration…
The financial markets are banking on the Riksbank raising Sweden's key interest rate at least four times – possibly even five – within the space of a single year.
Sweden's central bank, the Riksbank, on Wednesday hiked the country's key interest rate from 1.75 percent to 2 percent.
Clock ticks towards snap election as Sweden's prime minister votes hit deadlock – and markets brace for aggressive Sweden rate hikes as Riksbank plays catch-up. Here's the latest news.
Sweden doesn't have a government yet, more than 50 days after the election. When will it get one? Here's your chance to ask The Local's editor about that and anything else politics-related on your mind.
Sweden's outgoing conservative prime minister Ulf Kristersson has been tasked with trying to form a new government amid a political deadlock more than seven weeks after the country's general election.
Several European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, forcing the temporary closure of an airport, but all planes landed safely and no explosives were found, authorities said.
The Swedish parliament has, as expected, voted against Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister. Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson will now get the next shot at forming a government.