February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Lagrådet":
Society: 20 Jan 12
Swedish police are disappointed after a government proposal suggesting a tightening of legislation still failed to grant police the ability to wire tap suspects in cases of less serious weapons crimes.
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National: 15 Mar 10
The Swedish government has ignored the advice of Sweden's Council on Legislation and proposed the introduction of drug tests on children below the age of 15.
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National: 5 Mar 10
Sweden's Council on Legislation (Lagrådet) has ruled against a government legislative proposal to allow drug tests on children below the age of 15.
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Politics: 2 Nov 09
Sweden's government is meeting on Monday to bring forward new legislation that will prohibit the viewing of child pornography and will establish strict age limit guidelines.
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National: 8 Oct 09
Sweden's government has proposed abolishing the statute of limitations for crimes that can lead to life imprisonment. Under current laws, suspects for a number of serious crimes can not be prosecuted if 25 years have elapsed since the crime was committed.
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National: 4 Oct 09
The contentious tape detailing data traffic from the government offices in connection with the 2004 Asian tsunami is set to be classified for 70 years, according to a new proposal.
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Politics: 11 Sep 09
The government has proposed a sweeping overhaul of Sweden’s system for supporting newly arrived immigrants in their search for a job in hopes of getting them established and working more quickly.
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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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Science & Technology: 15 May 09
Internet service providers (ISPs) in Sweden will be forced to store customer data for at least six months starting in 2010, according to a new proposal from the government.
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Politics: 29 Jan 09
The Swedish government has promised to do more to preserve and promote the country’s official minority languages.
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Business & Money: 22 Jan 09
The government on Thursday presented a government bill containing measures to counteract Sweden's current economic crisis, including emergency loans to the country’s struggling auto sector.
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Politics: 14 Nov 08
Debate in Sweden is growing ever hotter over a proposed law that will make it easier for law enforcement to track down those suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material from the internet.
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National: 11 Nov 08
Sweden has taken another step toward owner-occupied apartments, with the government proposing the new type of housing be introduced on May 1st, 2009.
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Science & Technology: 23 Oct 08
Sweden’s Council on Legislation (Lagrådet) has indicated it has no significant reservations over a law which would make it easier to hunt illegal file shares over the internet.
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Analysis & Opinion: 10 Jun 08
The Centre Party's Staffan Danielsson, who sits on the Riksdag's Committee on Defence, explains why he supports Sweden's controversial new surveillance legislation.
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National: 18 Feb 08
The government has said it wants to allow prison sentences for offenders with psychological problems.
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National: 18 Mar 06
Sweden's proposed new flight tax could break EU law, according to the Council on Laws. The proposal to make flights to isolated areas exempt could break competition laws, it said.
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Society: 7 Sep 05
An important constitutional body in Sweden has said that crime victims and their relatives should have a say when prisoners serving life sentences are up for release.
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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 »
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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