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Reinfeldt leads voter support poll

Politics: 20 Mar 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt retains his position at the top of the party leader board in a new survey on voter confidence while support for opposition leader Mona Sahlin continues to decline. READ »

Boots pharmacies to open in Sweden

Business & Money: 24 Jan 10
The international pharmacy group, Alliance Boots, plans to open Boots branded pharmacies on Swedish high streets in a joint venture with the Swedish company Farmacevtföretagarna. READ »

'Send Swedes to Latvia for operations'

Education: 20 Jan 10
The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga is planning to start a Swedish-owned hospital in the Latvian capital in order to raise the standards of the country's hospitals and to remove some of the burden from the Swedish healthcare system. READ »

Private pharmacies return to Sweden

Business & Money: 18 Jan 10
The first private pharmacy since 1971 opened for business in Sweden on Sunday following an inauguration by Swedish Health and Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund. READ »

Green Party makes ground among voters

Politics: 7 Nov 09
Green Party co-leader Maria Wetterstrand has surpassed Mona Sahlin as the main challenger to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt for the affections of Swedish voters, according to a new poll READ »

Sweden Democrat leader reported for 'hate speech'

Politics: 20 Oct 09
An opinion piece by Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson in which he labels Muslims a major threat has been reported to Sweden's highest legal official by the Centre Against Racism. READ »

Goverment sacks board of pharmacy monopoly

Business & Money: 22 Sep 09
Sweden’s government is set to replace the board of directors of the Apoteket AB pharmacy monopoly because the current board won’t accept the government’s rules for deregulation. READ »

Party distances itself from Hollywood wife

Society: 18 Sep 09
The leader of the Christian Democrats has distanced him party from Hollywood wife Anna Anka, who described Swedish men as "tragic" for their "nappy changing" and "equality nonsense". READ »

Abortion register splits Alliance parties

Politics: 19 Jul 09
A proposal to include the identities of women in a national abortion register has divided the governing Alliance coalition parties. READ »

Swedish hospitals fail to report patient injuries

Society: 13 Jul 09
County authorities systematically disregard the legal requirement to report patient injuries to the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, according to a Swedish press report. READ »

'Sex education a must for Swedish learners'

Society: 15 Jun 09
Sex education should form part of the curriculum for all adults attending Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) classes, a new government report has proposed. READ »

Party leaders lament low voter turnout

Politics: 8 Jun 09
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has called for campaigning to be extended before the EU parliamentary election to raise interest and encourage more Swedes to vote. READ »

UN slams Sweden for child rights failure

National: 27 May 09
Sweden continues to shirk its obligations guaranteeing children the right to education, according to a United Nations committee. READ »

Crisis and EU dominate party leader debate

Politics: 18 May 09
The financial crisis and its effects dominated the debate between the seven parliamentary party leaders on national Swedish television on Sunday evening. Party leaders would have liked more time to discuss the EU elections. READ »

Sahlin hit by massive crisis of confidence

Politics: 8 Apr 09
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt enjoys almost twice as much voter support as Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin, according to a new survey. READ »

Local councils to receive cash injection

Politics: 7 Apr 09
The Swedish government has announced an extra provision of 17 billion kronor ($2.1 billion) in its spring budget to help municipalities weather the financial storm. READ »

Record high voter confidence for Reinfeldt: poll

Politics: 18 Mar 09
Confidence in Fredrik Reinfeldt has climbed by more than 10 percentage points in the last 12 months, with a record high 52 percent of voters supporting the Swedish prime minister. READ »

Christian Democrats rebound in new poll

Politics: 8 Feb 09
Sweden's Christian Democrats have begun to recover voter support, a new poll shows. READ »

Growing online sex threat for Swedish girls

Society: 20 Jan 09
More than 60 percent of Swedish teenage girls have received unwanted sexual overtures over the internet, according to fresh figures presented on Tuesday. READ »

Borg best in popularity stakes

Politics: 30 Dec 08
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg is ranked highly by his party colleagues with a 71 percent approval rating. Defence minister Sten Tolgfors meanwhile has the backing of only 3 percent of his peers. READ »

Sweden announces major jobs package

Politics: 5 Dec 08
The Swedish government announced on Friday it plans to spend 23 billion kronor ($2.8 billion) over the next three years on “employment and retraining” measures in an attempt to minimize the effects of the weak economy. READ »

Swedish doctors back euthanasia

Politics: 29 Nov 08
Every third doctor in Sweden supports the legalization of euthanasia, according to a new survey presented at the ongoing "Global Health in a new world" conference in Gothenburg. READ »

Borg tops in Sweden power rankings

National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking. READ »

Sweden sets date for gay church weddings

Dating: 6 Nov 08
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said Sweden may allow homosexuals to marry in the Church of Sweden from May 2009 pending the adoption of a new law. READ »

Government remains divided over same-sex marriage

Politics: 5 Nov 08
Sweden’s Christian Democrats have refused to bend on the question of gender neutral marriage, forcing the government to submit a dluted marriage bill to the Riksdag with hopes that a same-sex marriage amendment will be added. READ »

Government rules out gay marriage compromise

Politics: 25 Oct 08
The Moderates, Liberal party (Folkpartiet) and Centre party have rejected calls from the Christian Democrats for a compromise over gay marriage in the face of a threatened revolt by government MPs. READ »

Sweden to stop adoptions from Vietnam

Society: 22 Oct 08
The Swedish government plans to halt adoptions of children from Vietnam citing concerns over corruption and fears that the child’s best interests don’t always come first. READ »

Economy and the Left dominate party debate

Politics: 13 Oct 08
Following a week of downbeat news about the economy and speculation about the Left Party's role in a future Social Democratic-led government, leaders of Sweden's seven major political parties squared off in a televised debate on Sunday night. READ »

Alliance gears up for next election

Politics: 5 Oct 08
The leaders of the parties in Sweden’s governing Alliance are heading to Varberg in western Sweden in an attempt to repeat the approach – adopted by them in 2004 – that led to victory in parliamentary elections two years later. READ »

Government proposes major tax cut plan

Politics: 16 Sep 08
The government is set to propose 15 billion kronor ($2.2 billion) in tax cuts designed to benefit working Swedes. READ »

Extra money to reduce healthcare wait times

Politics: 5 Sep 08
Sweden plans to reward local health authorities for good performance, according to health minister Göran Hägglund. READ »

Renewed focus on vocational education

Politics: 1 Sep 08
The government has announced plans to devote 1.8 billion kronor ($278 million) over the next three years toward improving vocational training in Sweden. READ »

Lars Danielsson appointed as Hong Kong consul

National: 7 Aug 08
The government has appointed former under-Secretary of State to Göran Persson, Lars Danielsson, as Sweden's consul-general to Hong Kong and Macau. The Social Democrats have accused foreign minister Carl Bildt of engaging in a personal vendetta. READ »

Castration law for Swedish transgenders

Politics: 2 Aug 08
A new proposal to introduce castration as a prerequisite for those undergoing gender reassignment surgery in Sweden has been met with outrage a leading gay and transgender rights organization. READ »

Hägglund lashes out at Sweden Democrats

Politics: 10 Jul 08
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has launched a searing attack on the Sweden Democrats, a party he said had failed to shake off its Nazi past. READ »

Mentally ill offenders 'will not be punished'

Society: 9 Jul 08
Courts in Sweden will in future not have the option to sentence criminals to serve time in secure psychiatric units, ministers have said. READ »

'Cut taxes for single parents'

Politics: 29 Jun 08
The Moderate party women's association, Moderatkvinnorna, has called for taxes to be cut for single parents. Every fifth single mum is classified as poor in Sweden. READ »

Tax breaks for poor pensioners

Politics: 17 Jun 08
Pensioners with low incomes are due a much welcome tax break in the new year. READ »

Sweden's politicians take to the pitch

Politics: 11 Jun 08
The Red-Green team is favoured in this year’s annual football match between the opposition and the government. READ »

Apoteket sell-off delayed six months

Business & Money: 5 Jun 08
The break-up of the Apoteket pharmacy monopoly will be pushed back another six months, according to Minister of Health Göran Hägglund. READ »

Striking nurses make for striking debate

Analysis & Opinion: 25 Apr 08
David Landes looks at press reaction to the Swedish nursing strike. READ »

Government promises further tax cuts

Politics: 10 Apr 08
The government has promised another round of tax reductions and has agreed to implement a third stage in lowering the income tax burden. READ »

Poll: Sahlin gaining ground

Politics: 14 Mar 08
The Swedish electorate continues to have most confidence in Fredrik Reinfeldt, but his lead on Mona Sahlin is shrinking. READ »

Minister: healthcare guarantee 'not working'

National: 6 Feb 08
Health Minister Göran Hägglund has criticized long wait times at Swedish hospitals. READ »

Government proposes internet access to patient files

National: 4 Feb 08
The government is looking at ways to improve information sharing in the health sector. READ »

Voters lose confidence in Reinfeldt

Politics: 26 Dec 07
Fredrik Reinfeldt has been overtaken by Mona Sahlin as the most popular party leader in Sweden. Voter confidence in the prime minister has dropped to 45 percent. READ »

Sweden takes action against child sex tourism

Society: 20 Dec 07
Sweden plans to step up action against child sex tourism by its citizens, and wants the issue to have a higher profile in the EU. READ »

'Raise fuel tax to combat climate change'

Politics: 3 Dec 07
Sweden should raise tax on fuel in order to combat CO2 emissions, Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund says. READ »

Reinfeldt faces deluge of criticism

Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt faced a deluge of criticism Friday over his leadership abilities after the latest in a string of scandals capped a stormy first year in power for the centre-right government. READ »

Moderates back gay marriage

Politics: 27 Oct 07
Sweden's Moderate Party gave its backing to gender-neutral marriages on Saturday, leaving the Christian Democrats as the only parliamentary party against gay marriage. READ »

Support for Christian Democrats below parliamentary requirement

Politics: 28 Sep 07
A new poll has revealed that support for Sweden's opposition parties has increased following the government's autumn budget. But of the four ruling Alliance leaders, the Christian Democrats' Göran Hägglund has most to be concerned about. READ »

Government revises property tax reform

Politics: 19 Sep 07
The government has revised its plans for the abolishment of residential property tax, raising the proposed annual council fee from 4,500 to 6,000 kronor. READ »

Nicotine patches cleared for sale in supermarkets

Society: 19 Sep 07
Swedes will soon for the first time be able to buy anti-smoking treatments alongside cigarettes, after the government announced plans to end the Apoteket state pharmacy's monopoly on selling the products. READ »

Government pledges more income tax cuts

Politics: 18 Sep 07
The government has pledged to introduce income tax cuts worth 10.8 billion kronor at the beginning of next year. READ »

Government presents election promises 'white paper'

Politics: 17 Sep 07
Exactly one year on from its election victory, the government has presented a white paper outlining the current status of its election promises. READ »

Voters have confidence in Reinfeldt

Politics: 14 Sep 07
Voters have greater confidence in Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt than any of the other party leaders, according to a new poll. The Social Democrats' Mona Sahlin is in second place. READ »

Government offers money for stay-at-home parents

Politics: 4 Sep 07
Parents who want to stay at home to look after their young children will be entitled to extra money from their local councils, under new proposals unveiled by the government on Tuesday. READ »

Alliance rejects Liberal calls for euro vote

Politics: 9 Aug 07
Sweden should hold another referendum on introducing the euro, leading Liberals, including Europe Minister Cecilia Malmström, have said. Colleagues from other parties in the ruling coalition have already rejected the idea. READ »

Ministers turn out for Pride

Society: 4 Aug 07
Representatives of the other governing parties and the major opposition parties are expected to participate in the Stockholm Pride Parade on Saturday. PM Fredrik Reinfeldt visited the gay pride event on Friday. READ »

Christian Democrats face split over abortion

Politics: 3 Jul 07
Sweden's Christian Democrat party is facing the prospect of a schism over the issue of abortion, it has been reported. READ »

Hägglund wins abortion battle

Politics: 29 Jun 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has won the support of his party on the charged issue of abortion. His opponents' proposals on the issue were all rejected at Friday's party conference. READ »

Christian Democrats could demand abortion review

Society: 24 May 07
The Christian Democrats could call for the upper limit on abortions to be reduced from the current 22 weeks, it has been reported. Members are calling for even tougher restrictions. READ »

Reinfeldt praises Leijonborg after resignation

Politics: 23 Apr 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said he is sad that Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg has resigned, but added that he hoped he would stay on as education minister. Maud Olofsson and Göran Hägglund also praised his contribution. READ »

Hägglund: I believe in woman's right to choose

Society: 21 Apr 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has defended his plans to let foreign women undergo abortions in Sweden. The government also wants to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. READ »

Christian Democrats fall behind far right in poll

Politics: 9 Apr 07
A new opinion poll has shown that the Christian Democrats would fail to make it into parliament if elections were held today. The Sweden Democrats, on the other hand, are getting ever closer to the four percent necessary for representation in the Riksdag. READ »

Property tax to be abolished on January 1st 2008

Politics: 3 Apr 07
The government held a press conference on Tuesday to announce its agreement on a framework for the abolition of property tax. READ »

Christian Democrats warm to nuclear expansion

Politics: 31 Mar 07
Sweden's Christian Democrats are not ruling out the contruction of new nuclear reactors in the country after 2010, according to party leader Göran Hägglund. READ »

Wealth tax abolition widely welcomed

Politics: 28 Mar 07
The move to get rid of wealth tax has been widely welcomed in political and business circles. But union movement LO has said it is "unacceptable" that pension savers will have to pay the price. READ »

Sweden to abolish wealth tax

National: 28 Mar 07
Wealth tax will disappear this year, the leaders of the governing Alliance parties have promised in a surprise move. READ »

Social Democrat voters not keen on Sahlin

Politics: 16 Mar 07
On Saturday Mona Sahlin is expected to be named the new leader of Sweden's largest political party. But only half of the party's voters have confidence in her ability to do the job. READ »

Hägglund calls for wealth tax amnesty

Politics: 6 Mar 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has called for a temporary tax amnesty for Swedes who have hidden money abroad. To coincide with the abolition of wealth tax, money could be brought back into the country without the risk of criminal charges. READ »

Christian Democrat snubs party in abortion protest

Politics: 2 Mar 07
Leading Christian Democrat Lars F Eklund will not run for reelection to the party board. He is troubled by what he sees as party leader Göran Hägglund's abandonment of Christian Democratic values on the issue of abortion. READ »

Hägglund defends abortion plans

Society: 26 Feb 07
Allowing foreign women to travel to Sweden for abortions could lead to fewer illegal abortions, Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund has said following criticism from church leaders. READ »

Church leaders threaten government over abortion

Politics: 25 Feb 07
Two of Sweden's most influential church leaders have threatened to encourage Christians to vote against the government at the next election, after Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund approved loosening abortion restrictions. READ »

Pharmaceutical monopoly to end in 2009

Society: 14 Dec 06
The Apoteket chain's 35 year old pharmaceutical monopoly in Sweden will probably cease to exist on 1 January, 2009, says Social Affairs Minister Göran Hägglund. READ »

Hägglund to allow profits in healthcare

Society: 4 Dec 06
Social Minister Göran Hägglund is set to reverse the previous government's ban making money from healthcare. As long as healthcare providers stay within the law, the minister has no problem with profit. READ »

'Let health food shops sell herbal medicine'

Business & Money: 13 Nov 06
Plant-based medicines should continue to be sold in normal shops, rather than control being handed to the state's Apoteket monopoly, an official inquiry has recommended. READ »

Party leaders rejected foreign post

Politics: 7 Oct 06
The appointment of Carl Bildt as foreign minister may have been seen by many as a masterstroke by Fredrik Reinfeldt - but he was not the new prime minister's first choice, it has emerged. READ »

Carl Bildt Sweden's new Foreign Minister

Politics: 6 Oct 06
Former prime minister Carl Bildt has been named Foreign Minister in the new government presented by Fredrik Reinfeldt. Ten of the 21 new ministers are women, and nine ministers are Moderates. READ »

Christian Democrat secretary quits

Politics: 3 Oct 06
Urban Svensson, party secretary of the Christian Democrats, is to leave his job after four years and plans to start a business selling motorbikes. READ »

Tax cuts next year - Alliance

Politics: 26 Sep 06
Sweden's new government will start cutting tax at the beginning of next year, Göran Hägglund has said. And new prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt says Sweden will not ratify the EU constitution. READ »

Alliance leaders discuss new government

Politics: 18 Sep 06
Fredrik Reinfeldt is expected to meet speaker Björn von Sydow on Tuesday to be asked to form a government. The Alliance leaders have been meeting to discuss how to deal out ministerial jobs. READ »

Alliance leaders gather to celebrate

Politics: 18 Sep 06
To cheers of "the Alliance, the Alliance", the four leaders of Sweden's new governing parties took to the stage at the Moderates' election party. "Tomorrow we start building a new Sweden," says Reinfeldt. READ »

Campaigning Alliance breaks with tradition

Politics: 17 Sep 06
The four leaders of the opposition Alliance party went against tradition on Sunday as they took to the streets of Stockholm to hand out flowers to voters. Fredrik Reinfeldt says he's taking nothing for granted. READ »

Hägglund - Social Democrats are lying

Politics: 16 Sep 06
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has accused the Social Democrats of lying about the Alliance's policies. READ »

Leaders in final plea to voters

Politics: 16 Sep 06
The leaders of Sweden's main parties crossed swords in a final televised debate, as they tried to persuade floating voters to tip Sunday's election in their favour. Once again, jobs dominated. READ »

Alliance parties reject Persson overtures

Politics: 13 Sep 06
The Centre and Christian Democratic parties have ruled out cooperating with Göran Persson and the Social Democrats if the Alliance doesn't win the election. READ »

Lars Danielsson resigns

Politics: 30 Aug 06
Göran Persson's most senior aide quits after a report accuses him of obstructing an official inquiry into the tsunami catastrophe. READ »

Christian Democrat 'tried to infiltrate SSU'

Politics: 25 Aug 06
A parliamentary candidate from the Christian Democrats has been fired after trying to infiltrate the Social Democrats' youth movement. "Completely unacceptable," says party leader Göran Hägglund. READ »

Alliance: capital gains tax on houses could rise

Politics: 21 Aug 06
The abolition of property tax could be financed by a rise in capital gains tax on property sales, the opposition Alliance has said. The four ruled out cutting mortgage interest tax relief. READ »

Alliance leaders scorn Social Democrat manifesto

Politics: 18 Aug 06
Poll: Alliance lead extended
The four leaders of the opposition Alliance have criticised the lack of job creation initiatives in the Social Democrats' manifesto. READ »

The Centre Party: Eager beavers bet on jobs

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Aug 06
They might have a homespun image, but the Centre Party has a hard-nosed view of how Sweden's economy needs to change. And economic spokesman Roger Tiefensee tells James Savage that the Alliance is focused on winning. READ »