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 a few years..
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The Centre Party, Green Party and Left Party are calling for parliament to end teen deportations by making children of work permit holders up to the age of 21 eligible for residency permits as dependents of their parents…
The Swedish opposition parties' lead in the election has collapsed to just 2.6 percentage points in a new poll, as the Liberal Party gains support and the Social Democrats fall to their lowest polling numbers since the 2…
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…
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…
Niels Paarup-Petersen (Centre), Ida Karkiainen (Social Dems), Annika Hirvonen (Greens) and Jennifer Merelaid Hankins (Left) talking with journalists after Thursday's meeting in parliament. Lyssna: Red-green parties reach…
All parties in the Swedish parliament are backing a proposal to introduce emergency legislation halting the so-called 'teen deportations'. However, bringing the new law into force could take time.
All 8 parties sitting in the Swedish parliament now support the proposal.Lyssna: Teen deportation stop law now backed by all parties in parliamentAll parties in the Swedish parliament now support a law that would stop so…
On Thursday, Swedish parliament voted in favour of the government's proposal to lower the age of criminal responsibility, along with other crime and punishment proposals including eliminating the sentencing 'discount' fo…
Sweden's government has said it will change a new law temporarily reducing the age of criminal responsibility to 13-years-old after the collapse of the parliament's pairing system put it at risk of a defeat.
The sweeping new changes to Swedish citizenship laws set to take effect on June 6th of this year include dramatically raised bars for the partners of Swedish citizens and a 20,000 kronor self-sufficiency requirement for…
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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…
As Sweden's annual 'reading break' for schoolchildren gets under way, we want to know what Swedish children's books have had a real impact on you or your children.
Winter is coming, and in Sweden, that means darkness – in some places, round-the-clock. Reflectors are a key safety tool in the Swedish winter darkness, and they're not just for kids. Here's how they work, and how to use…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist is ending her bid to forge a centrist coalition and has handed her exploratory mandate back to the speaker of parliament.
Fresh weather warnings for Sweden in wake of Storm Boelo – and far more children tied to gang violence in Sweden than previously thought. Here's the latest news.