February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Tomas_tobé":
Politics: 7 Feb 10
Swedish national elections are still months away. But political parties are already vaunting enticing proposals to woo voters. Such as income tax writeoffs for professional installation of home computers.
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National: 19 Jan 09
Former justice minister Thomas Bodström and former prime minister Göran Persson have been reported to the Riksdag's constitutional committee after new details emerged over the expulsion of two terror suspects from Sweden to Egypt in 2001.
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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.
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Politics: 28 Oct 08
A group of Moderate Party politicians wants to scrap Sweden’s current programme for teaching introductory Swedish to newly arrived immigrants in favour of courses more closely tied to the job market.
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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.
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Politics: 20 Jun 07
The Swedish government has announced that it is preparing to reform the Swedish gambling market. Aggressive marketing is to be prohibited but Svenska Spel is expected to retain a dominant position.
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National: 8 Apr 07
Sweden's state-owned gambling company, Svenska Spel, has been accused of targeting people living in poor areas. Poorer suburbs of Stockholm have high numbers of gaming machines, while richer areas have none.
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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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