In the first of two votes, the Swedish parliament voted to enable authorities to strip dual citizens of their Swedish citizenship in certain situations..
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Swedish opposition politicians welcomed an opinion piece from a Sweden Democrat MP in which he apologised for his party's decision to send in two extra MPs to block a motion on transitional citizenship rules.
Swedish MPs are set to debate and vote on a citizenship bill set to affect the lives of more than 100,000 prospective citizens today. The Local is reporting live from parliament. Join the conversation here.
On April 29th, Swedish MPs will have a choice. They can vote in favour of transitional rules for citizenship, or condemn many of the 100,000 in the queue to a rejection. They must choose the former, writes The Local's Ed…
The Swedish parliament is set to vote on Monday on a proposal to empower the Migration Agency to deny or revoke residency permits in the case where the applicant or holder demonstrates a "flawed way of life".
Swedish MPs on the committee in charge of processing immigration laws are set to meet at 10am to discuss the opposition's bid for a new vote on adding transitional provisions to the recently passed citizenship law.
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