March 20, 2010
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Swedes back pensioner king to carry on
Society: 1 Mar 10
A majority of Swedes are in favour of King Carl XVI Gustaf remaining on the throne despite reaching the pension age in 2011.
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'Don't force mothers to stay at home'
Analysis & Opinion: 25 Feb 10
The European Commission's proposed new directive on maternity leave is well-meaning but fatally flawed, argues Minister for EU Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson.
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Sweden slams forced maternity leave
Politics: 25 Feb 10
The Swedish government is critical of a new EU directive proposal making it obligatory for women to be at home for the first six weeks after birth. EU minister Birgitta Ohlsson plans to argue Sweden's case in the EU parliament.
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Why deny a princess her fairytale? Republicans and the royal weddings
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 10
With Sweden's royal wedding year now upon us, writer and commoner Allan Burnett hoists the flag for an influential group catering for the anti-monarchy needs of a large and flabbergasted minority.
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Green Party stumbles in new poll
Politics: 5 Feb 10
The two political blocs have drawn to within three percentage points of each other, a new voter poll shows. The Green Party is the biggest loser in the new survey.
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Profile: Sweden's new EU minister Birgitta Ohlsson
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Feb 10
Birgitta Ohlsson was named as Sweden's new EU minister on Tuesday. An outspoken advocate of feminism, equality and civil liberties issues, as well as a keen supporter of Nato membership, Ohlsson also harbours dreams of a top UN human rights post.
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Ohlsson defies critics to claim EU minister post
Politics: 2 Feb 10
Birgitta Ohlsson has been named as Liberal Party colleague Cecilia Malmström's successor as Sweden's EU minister despite the initial reservations of party leader Jan Björklund.
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Politician calls for green diaper bonus
Politics: 7 Oct 09
Politicians have used their full powers of imagination in drafting more than 3,000 parliamentary motions this year that deal with everything from the need for a Minsiter of the Suburbs to a government inquiry into the lives of cats.
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Swedish MP: I don't want to force abortion on Ireland
Society: 4 Aug 09
Swedish MP Birgitta Ohlsson has denied she wants to use the EU's Lisbon Treaty to impose liberal abortion laws on other countries. She just wants a debate, she says.
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Liberals launch EU pro-choice abortion initiative
Politics: 2 Jun 09
The Swedish Liberal party has launched a new initiative to give the women of Europe the right to choose to have an abortion and establish abortion as a human right.
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Liberals: Sweden must join NATO
Politics: 13 May 09
The Swedish Liberal Party has demanded that Sweden become a full member of NATO and argues that an open debate over the issue is needed.
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'Isolationism is passé - Sweden needs to join NATO': Liberals
Analysis & Opinion: 12 May 09
With neutrality outdated and Sweden unable to effectively defend it's borders, the country needs to set aside its hang-ups and start thinking seriously about joining NATO, argues Birgitta Ohlsson, foreign policy spokesperson for the Liberal Party.
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Swedish MP to Pope: Ditch fundamentalism
Politics: 26 Mar 09
Prominent feminist politician Birgitta Ohlsson is demanding that the Swedish government launch a formal protest with the Vatican over the “religious fundamentalism” of Pope Benedict XVI.
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'Prosecute Israel and Hamas for war crimes'
Politics: 28 Jan 09
A leading Social Democrat member of parliament has urged Sweden's government to take action to ensure that Israel and Hamas are both taken to task for alleged war crimes in the Gaza conflict.
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Raunchy Ryanair calendar wings its way to Swedish feminists
Society: 14 Nov 08
Low-cost airline Ryanair has responded to 'anti-fun' opponents of its advertising by sending its raunchy 2009 cabin crew calendar to select Swedish politicians.
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Feminist boycott demand 'a storm in a D cup': Ryanair
Society: 14 Oct 08
Budget airline Ryanair went on the attack on Thursday, mocking Swedish feminist politician Birgitta Ohlsson’s call for a boycott of the airline because of its allegedly sexist advertising practices.
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Swedish feminist demands Ryanair boycott
Society: 14 Oct 08
Birgitta Ohlsson, one of Sweden’s most prominent feminist politicians, has called for a consumer boycott of Ryanair in response to the discount airline’s attitudes about an ad deemed sexist by a Swedish advertising trade group.
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Riksdag opening met with FRA-law protests
Politics: 16 Sep 08
Several hundred demonstrators marched from Sergels Torg in central Stockholm to the steps of the Riksdag on Tuesday to protest Sweden’s surveillance law.
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Liberal Party FRA-law revolt widens
Politics: 18 Jul 08
A split has widened in the Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) which could lead to the scrapping of Sweden’s controversial surveillance law.
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Liberals demand snoop law retreat
Politics: 14 Jul 08
Former leaders of the Liberal Party, including Bengt Westerberg, have called on the government to back down over the controversial snoop law.
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Dissenters put snoop vote on knife edge
Politics: 17 Jun 08
Four centre-right members of parliament, the exact number needed to block Sweden's hotly debated new surveillance law, have not yet committed to voting in favour of the bill.
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Party whips to force through snoop law
Politics: 17 Jun 08
Sweden's governing centre-right parties are expected to gain the majority of votes needed to pass a deeply controversial surveillance law.
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Swedish feminists challenge New York governor on sex law
National: 20 Mar 08
Two leading Swedish feminists, Birgitta Ohlsson (l) and Jenny Sonesson (r) have challenged the incoming New York Governor to seek inspiration in Swedish laws outlawing the purchase of sexual services.
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Darfur: the time for talk is over
Analysis & Opinion: 17 Dec 07
Birgitta Ohlsson, foreign affairs spokesperson for Sweden's Liberal Party, calls for less talk, more action on Darfur.
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From Diapers to Darfur
Lifestyle: 16 Nov 07
Most women on maternity leave think that changing diapers and feeding their youngsters - with the occasional latte for sustenance - is quite enough work. But a group of American women has also found time to raise Swedish awareness over the crisis in Darfur. Paul O'Mahony has met them.
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Reinfeldt 'must boycott Africa summit' over Zimbabwe
National: 13 Oct 07
Pressure is growing on Fredrik Reinfeldt to boycott a meeting between European and African leaders if Robert Mugabe attends. Liberal Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Birgitta Ohlsson has called on Reinfeldt to follow Gordon Brown's lead.
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Opposition demands gay marriage
Politics: 5 Oct 07
The three opposition parties are piling pressure on the government to table a bill establishing gender-neutral marriage. They are demanding gay marriage is legalized by March.
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'Give single women sperm donations'
Society: 27 Feb 07
Single women in Sweden may soon be permitted to become pregnant using artificial insemination techniques. Five out of seven parties favour the move.
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Liberal: stop arms deal with UAE
National: 25 Jan 07
The Liberal Party's foreign affairs spokeswoman has called on the government to block an arms deal with the United Arab Emirates on the basis that the country is a dictatorship.
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Liberal MPs campaign against king
National: 3 Nov 06
A group of Liberal MPs have proposed a motion to remove the king as Sweden's head of state. The current system is outdated and undemocratic, they argue.
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Bildt may be forced to sell Russian shares
Politics: 20 Oct 06
Shareholdings by Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt in the Russian oil and gas industry could cause a conflict of interest, it has been claimed. The foreign minister owns shares worth 6 million kronor in the company that owns gas giant Gazprom.
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Women still earn less than men
Society: 26 Sep 06
Swedish women still earn less money than men for doing the same job - and the situation has not improved in 14 years. "We're still a gender-biased society," says Liberal MP Birgitta Ohlsson.
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Call for equality in new government
Politics: 19 Sep 06
Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson has called for half the ministers in the Alliance government to be women. "We should be representative of the electorate," she says.
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Thousands line Stockholm streets to cheer king
National: 30 Apr 06
The crowds turned out in force on Sunday to wish King Carl Gustaf happy birthday. The music and cheers even drowned out the protest of the Republican Association, which described the day as a 'publicity stunt'.
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New leader for Sweden's republicans
Smörgåsbord: 4 Sep 05
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Swedish company boards "could face sex quotas"
Society: 11 Jun 05
Sweden may be The Most Equal Country in The World® but the higher up the corporate ladder women climb, the more slippery it becomes. Now Justice Minister Thomas Bodström says men's dominance of business is "unnacceptable".
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Royal disdain for republican PR consultants
National: 14 Nov 04
A Swedish revolution is afoot, as republicans plot to do away with the royal family. But Sweden's revolutionaries are more Ab Fab than Red Flag.
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Rape - 25% know a victim
National: 4 Jun 04
Daily reports of rape in Sweden have increased women's fears and forced almost half to change their lifestyle, according to a new survey.
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"Recently I’ve been thinking of how much mental space we could create if we collectively agreed to get rid of stereotypes. All of those small compartments we walk around with in our heads would suddenly be cleared away and we’d feel so much lighter. Just think of all of that space for real new perceptions..." READ »
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