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February 14, 2012
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Swedish forced marriage laws 'not strong enough'
Politics: 17 Feb 11
Sweden's laws against forced marriages and child marriages are not effective, the country's migration board stated in a report to the government on Wednesday.
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Sweden ends asylum seeker returns to Greece
National: 3 Nov 10
Sweden announced on Tuesday that it has stopped sending asylum seekers back to Greece, due to a "deteriorating" situation for the country's immigration system.
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Housing still scarce for refugee children
National: 21 Oct 10
The Migration Board is putting more pressure on Sweden's municipalities to help it cope with a major shortage of places to house refugee children.
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Sweden increases refugee forecast again
National: 6 May 10
Sweden's Migration Board has increased its forecast of the number of people expected to seek asylum this year to 31,000.
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Migration board launches online citizenship form
National: 14 Apr 10
The Swedish Migration Board has announced the launch of an online citizenship application service.
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Roma duped into seeking Swedish asylum
Society: 5 Mar 10
An estimated 1,000 Roma people, primarily from Serbia, have been lured this year alone into travelling to Sweden in the vain hope of securing residence permits, the Swedish Migration Board has said.
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Sweden shifts priorities for resettling UN refugees
National: 21 Jan 10
Sweden plans to give priority to refugees from Somalia and Eritrea, rather than Iraq, in its efforts to resettle an estimated 1,700 to 1,900 United Nations (UN) refugees this year.
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500 refugee children in urgent need of housing
National: 16 Nov 09
As housing shortages for refugee children reach crisis levels, Swedish migration authorities have decided to more than double the number of municipalities assigned to receive young asylum seekers.
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Migration Board firing of pro- Israel blogger 'violated constitution'
National: 28 Sep 09
Sweden's Parliamentary Ombudsman has rapped the Migration Board over its controversial reassignment of Lennart Eriksson, an employee who had voiced pro-Israeli opinions on his personal blog.
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Sweden agrees to accept camp refugees
National: 27 Sep 09
Sweden and a dozen other European countries have agreed to accept Somali and Eritrean refugees from camps in Kenya and Sudan. Three further camps on Iraq's border with Syria will also be emptied.
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Afghan teens in Swedish asylum limbo
National: 29 Jul 09
A wave of teenage Afghan refugees has arrived in Malmö and other Swedish cities in recent weeks. Many remain in limbo as most Swedish municipalities refuse to accept them.
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Fury over ailing man's botched deportation
National: 4 Jun 09
Swedish migration authorities have come in for scathing criticism following a decision to deport a man so ill with Parkinson’s disease that his home country of Nigeria refused to grant him entry.
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Migration Board slams refugee housing plan
National: 3 Jun 09
The head of Sweden’s Migration Board has slammed a proposal that would cut benefits for asylum seekers who refuse to live in housing set aside for those waiting to have their claims heard.
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Frosty reception for vulnerable refugees
Society: 12 Feb 09
The unwillingness of Swedish municipalties to take in refugees who are traumatised or disabled has been described by the head of the Migration Board as "a major problem".
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Teen flees ahead of scheduled deportation to Croatia
National: 21 Jan 09
A 17-year-old girl from Karlshamn in southern Sweden set to be expelled from the country following a controversial decision has disappeared ahead of her scheduled deportation.
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Sweden to prioritize deportations in 2009
Politics: 17 Dec 08
Swedish police are mulling chartering special planes in anticipation of the government’s wishes to step up the pace of deportations of the thousands of unsuccessful asylum seekers estimated to be in the country.
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Migration Board seeks consultant help
Politics: 19 Oct 08
The Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) has failed in its goal of a maximum six month wait for asylum applications and has sought the help of management consultancy McKinsey.
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Migration Board ups cooperation with Säpo
National: 3 Jul 08
Säpo, Sweden’s security police, plans to work more closely with the Migration Board in a joint effort to combat refugee espionage.
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Sweden halts return of child asylum seekers to Greece
National: 7 May 08
The Swedish Migration Board (Migationsveket) has halted the deportation of children to Greece after learning that asylum seeking children may be locked up there for up to three weeks.
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Sweden shutting door on refugees: critics
Society: 18 Apr 08
Recent decisions by Sweden to send refugees back to Baghdad and other war-ravaged areas have tarnished its reputation for welcoming victims of conflict, critics say.
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Asylum system 'stuck in Stone Age'
National: 25 Mar 08
The Swedish Migration Board has proposed changing the "stone age" regulations for asylum seekers who have started families with Swedish nationals.
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Court halts Iraqi's deportation to Greece
National: 11 Mar 08
A Migration Court in Malmö has stopped the deportation of an Iraqi asylum seeker to Greece.
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Sweden rejects Somali refugees
Society: 14 Dec 07
New guidelines from the Migration Board recommend rejecting the applications of asylum seekers from the Somali capital Mogadishu.
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'No conflict in Iraq,' says Swedish court
Society: 18 Oct 07
Sweden's Migration Court has rejected the appeal of an Iraqi man who was refused asylum in a case that could have wider implications for asylum seekers from the troubled Middle Eastern country.
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Migration Board slams 'uncommitted' councils
National: 17 Oct 07
The Swedish Migration Board has criticized 14 local councils for for not providing "acceptable arguments" for their failure to take in asylum seekers and refugees.
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Migration Board continues to grant Iraqis asylum
Society: 7 Sep 07
Nine out of ten asylum seekers from Iraq are still being granted residence permits to stay in Sweden despite the Migration Board's decision that the situation in their home country should not be categorized as a war.
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Bildt warns Iraq of refugee clampdown
National: 2 Sep 07
Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was to meet Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad on Sunday for talks expected to be dominated by Stockholm's stricter policies for Iraqi refugees.
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Iraqi refugee to appeal controversial ruling
Society: 13 Jul 07
An Iraqi asylum seeker is to appeal last week's controversial Migration Court decision to send him back to Baghdad.
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Top parties step in to defend Iraqis
Politics: 8 Jul 07
Representatives from Sweden's two largest parties have indicated that they would support an amendment of current asylum legislation to include refugees fleeing 'the chaos and terror that we are now seeing in Iraq'.
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Iraqi refugees to be returned to Baghdad
National: 6 Jul 07
Asylum seekers who have fled from central and southern Iraq will no longer be allowed to stay in Sweden on the basis of the general situation in the region. Now they must prove they are being threatened.
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Government criticized for appointment of ambassador to USA
Politics: 24 May 07
The government has announced the appointment of Jonas Hafström as Sweden's new Washington ambassador, prompting opposition criticism that the Moderates have failed to implement changes to the appointments system.
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Migration Board appoints new chief
Politics: 24 May 07
Dan Eliasson has been appointed to take over the reins of the Migration Board. The Social Democrat politician will begin his new job next week.
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US threatened Sweden with sanctions over piracy
Society: 21 Jun 06
The American government warned Sweden that it would face tough sanctions at the World Trade Organization if it did not crack down on internet piracy, it has emerged.
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"US government behind Pirate Bay raid"
National: 2 Jun 06
SEE ALSO: Raid on The Pirate Bay hits other sites
Reports that the US government was behind the action against the Sweden-based file sharing site have resulted in the Swedish government being reported to the country's Constitutional Committee.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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