The Turkish parliament was Tuesday set to resume debate on approving Sweden's bid to join NATO, a thorny issue that was further complicated after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan linked it to Ankara's request for F-16 fighter jets from its ally the United States.. Läs mer på The Local
Sweden's government is currently racing to get the final, crucial new laws in its "paradigm shift on migration" passed by parliament before the election in September. Here is a list of when the key laws are set to be vot…
Sweden's parliament is not scheduled to debate plans to hike the minimum salary for a work permit to 90 percent of the median salary until March at the earliest, according to a calendar for 2026.
SVT's televised immigration debate showed being tough on immigration isn't a straightforward vote-winner any longer. But by focusing almost entirely on refugees, the debate managed to ignore the people who actually migra…
Sweden Democrat MP Mattias Karlsson has complained that the questions asked in a BBC debate in Stockholm on Tuesday had "such a strong left-wing bias" that he was "close to feeling that SVT in comparison represents the h…
Today the bill on stricter rules for citizenship – and any proposed amendments including transitional rules – is set to be finalised, before it goes before parliament tomorrow.
Sweden's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday afternoon to impose in a new minimum salary for work permits set at 90 percent of Sweden's median wage, with the new requirement in force from June 1st.
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…
Sweden's government said on Thursday that it was denying a request from Turkey for a Swedish court to interrogate a journalist facing terror charges in Turkey.
In this week's Politics in Sweden, Richard Orange argues that only one question will determine which candidate gets to be Sweden's next prime minister: the ultimate wishes of Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist…
This week’s Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Brenda and Marcus Ramström, a couple in western Sweden who spoke to The Local just days before she was forced to return to her native Brazil following a Migrat…
The opportunities for building or renovate a home in Sweden are mind-boggling, with empty plots galore and rural areas crammed with run-down houses. Are you building or renovating a property? We’d love to hear about your…
Newly married and expecting her first child, it should be the happiest year of Brenda Ramström's life. But tomorrow she's going to have to get on a flight back home to Brazil, not knowing when she'll be able to reunite w…
Henrik Landerholm, the childhood friend who Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson appointed national security adviser, has been found guilty of 'negligence with classified information' after a court overturned his not-g…
The 20 Filipino electrical engineers who were seized by Swedish police on October 9th and held in a Migration Agency detention centre have been released, with the company's lawyer calling the decision to detain them "unl…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has invited the Centre Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist for a "no-strings-attached conversation on the parliamentary situation", posting an open letter on X.
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Steve WitkoffAmerikansk fastighetsinvesterare och jurist
Volodymyr ZelenskyjUkrainas president 2019–
Elisabeth Thand RingqvistSvensk politiker
Daniel HelldénSvensk statsvetare och politiker
Vladimir PutinRysslands president 2000–2008 och 2012–
Donald TrumpUSA:s 45:e och 47:e president 2017–2021 respektive 2025–
Benjamin NetanyahuIsraels premiärminister 1996–1999, 2009–2021 och 2022–