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May 28, 2012
Almedalen
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Sweden Democrats suffer drop in support
Politics: 10 Jul 11
The Sweden Democrats have lost one in three voters over the past month according to the latest opinion survey.
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Juholt promises 21 concrete points of reform
Politics: 8 Jul 11
Social Democratic leader Håkan Juholt is promising that his speech in Almedalen on Friday evening will unveil no fewer than 21 concrete points on labour and employment reforms.
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Make Sweden a 'settler country': minister
Politics: 7 Jul 11
Resigning Centre Party head and minister for enterprise and energy, Maud Olofsson, found it hard to contain her tears when she revealed the topic of her last speech in Almedalen - the challenges the party faces in the future.
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Fuglesang survives homeopathic pill overdose
Science & Technology: 7 Jul 11
A group from a Swedish science organisation, with astronaut Christer Fuglesang in the lead, took an overdose of sleeping pills in Almedalen, at 2 p.m. Thursday afternoon, in order to disprove the effects of homeopathy.
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Swedish government approves Saab deal
Business & Money: 7 Jul 11
The Swedish government has approved Saab’s property sale, according to a statement issued from the ministry for enterprise and energy on Thursday.
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Liberals in favour of more immigration
Politics: 6 Jul 11
If you have a Master's degree you should be welcome to Sweden to apply for work, without already having secured employment, suggest the Liberals in a bid to attract "hard-working and well-educated" people to Sweden.
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Almedalen political week kicks off in Sweden
Lifestyle: 4 Jul 11
Sweden’s annual political week, the “Almedalen Week” (Almedalsveckan), started on Sunday and will go on for eight days on the Baltic Island of Gotland. Contributor Oliver Gee talks to representatives from the two largest political parties; the Social Democrats and the Moderates, to find out more.
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Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson in Almedalen
Politics: 4 Jul 11
The American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson arrived on the Baltic island of Gotland on Sunday, to take part in the annual “political” week in the Almedalen park, in Visby.
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Swedish reporters held in custody in Ethiopia
National: 4 Jul 11
Two Swedish journalists have been taken into custody by the Ethiopian army while reporting from an area pronounced off limits for journalists, an Ethiopian government official confirmed Sunday.
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Green Party hopes to lure Swedish youth back to school
Education: 3 Jul 11
One in four Swedes leave their teenage years behind without completing high school, costing society six billion kronor ($957 million) per annum, according to the Green Party, who want to facilitate a return to the school desk.
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Almedalsveckan costs authorities millions
Politics: 3 Jul 11
Swedish politicians, journalists and lobbyists have gathered on Gotland to partake in Almedalsveckan, an annual political event that is set to cost Swedish authorities 5.2 million kronor ($829,000) according to a Swedish newspaper.
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Swedes against church dabbling in politics
National: 23 Jun 11
Most Swedes think that the church should look out for the vulnerable in society and join in the societal debate but not get involved politically, according to a new Swedish study.
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Carl Bildt voted 'funniest' Swedish politician
Politics: 22 Jun 11
Swedes find foreign minister Carl Bildt to be the funniest politician and minister for enterprise and energy Maud Olofsson to be the most boring, according to a survey carried out by TV channel Comedy Central.
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Introducing the Feminist Initiative
Analysis & Opinion: 13 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Feminist Initiative, bidding to enter parliament for the first time.
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Alliance retains lead as gap narrows: poll
Politics: 9 Jul 10
The gap between the centre-right and centre-left blocs in Swedish politics has narrowed, but the Alliance retains a lead of 4.9 percentage points as the Almedalen political week nears its end, a new poll shows.
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Feminist cash burning provokes backlash
Politics: 7 Jul 10
The Feminist Initiative's controversial burning of 100,000 kronor ($13,000) in Visby on Tuesday in a demonstration for equal pay between the sexes, has come in for criticism from allies and opponents alike.
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Tourism creates jobs, boosts export earnings
Business & Money: 6 Jul 10
Tourism helped to create new jobs and higher export earnings in 2009, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) reported on Tuesday.
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Feminists plan 100,000 kronor bonfire for 'fair pay'
Politics: 5 Jul 10
Gudrun Schyman has announced that Feminist Initiative is to hold a Tuesday morning bonfire, with plans to burn 100,000 kronor in 20 kronor notes as a demonstration for equal pay between the sexes.
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Bishop manhandled by Sweden Democrats
Politics: 5 Jul 10
Church of Sweden Bishop Lennart Koskinen was forcibly removed by Sweden Democrat security staff when the nationalist party held a meeting just metres from the church tent at Almedalen week on Gotland on Monday.
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Left Party changes name to 'Welfare Party'
Politics: 5 Jul 10
The Left Party has changed its name, albeit temporarily, in order to profile its core issues and arrest the long-term slide in voter support, hoping to deflect criticism of party leader Lars Ohly.
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Schyman complains of Fi media isolation
Politics: 5 Jul 10
The leader of the Feminist Initiative (Fi), Gudrun Schyman, has said that the Almedalen Week in Visby on Gotland is a perfect opportunity to promote the party's message, complaining of isolation by the media and polling institutes.
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No tax cuts next year: Moderates
National: 4 Jul 10
Sweden’s prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has ruled out further tax cuts in 2011 if his party is returned to power in September’s general election.
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Almedalen — Swedish openness galore
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Jul 09
Anyone who doubts that Sweden is a country characterised by openness and informality should visit Visby during the first week of July, writes Olle Wästberg, Director-General of the Swedish Institute.
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Borg bashes business group 'ideologues'
Politics: 3 Jul 09
Sweden’s finance minister Anders Borg lashed out at the country’s business community on Friday, calling Sweden’s main business group “ideological megaphones” who’ve shirked their responsibility during the economic crisis.
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July in Sweden: Clock off, tune in, chill out
Lifestyle: 1 Jul 09
The Year in Sweden - July: Journalist Kim Loughran sketches a month by month account of the country he has called home ever since his accidental migration in 1966.
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Liberals call for low wage apprenticeships
Politics: 29 Jun 09
Liberal Party leader Jan Björklund has proposed a new apprenticeship system for young people as a way to counteract youth unemployment in Sweden.
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Insider knowledge from Sweden's top political shindig
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Jun 09
The Local's new bloggers Louise Ribbing and Anna Wramner tune in to the buzz, whispers and seismic shifts emanating from Almedalen Week, Sweden's annual political wonkfest.
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Reinfeldt: more tax cuts on the way
Politics: 11 Jul 08
Working Swedes are to be given another round of tax cuts, worth 15 billion kronor, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has announced.
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Foreign children 'should be taught in their own languages'
Politics: 10 Jul 08
Foreign children who move to Sweden should have a right to be taught maths and English in their native language, the opposition Green Party has said.
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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.
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Low emission cars 'should get tax breaks'
Politics: 7 Jul 08
Cars with low carbon dioxide emissions should be exempted from vehicle tax for up to five years, Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson has said.
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Persson profits from retirement
Politics: 25 Sep 07
Former Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson has been receiving a full ex-prime minister's salary, despite having a number of jobs in the private sector, it has been reported.
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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.
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Polls put Alliance ahead
Politics: 10 Aug 06
Two polls released on Thursday show that with 38 days to the election, the Social Democrats and partners are trailing the Alliance by around five percentage points.
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The Alliance: putting faith in unity
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Aug 06
By the end of September, the four parties of the Alliance could well be ruling Sweden. But how can they ensure success, and how will they govern together if they win? David Stavrou finds out.
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Confidence up in government and Alliance
Politics: 26 Jul 06
Confidence in both Sweden's government and the opposition Alliance has increased, according to a new survey. But the government has much lower approval ratings than before the 2002 election.
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Centre wants Swedish Green Cards
Politics: 6 Jul 06
A Green Card system for worker immigration should be introduced in Sweden, the opposition Centre Party has said. "Sweden has had its greatest successes when we have been open to the outside world," it said.
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Sweden 'should bid for Winter Olympics'
Politics: 5 Jul 06
The Centre Party wants Sweden to hold a national convention to look at bringing the 2018 Winter Olympics to Östersund and Åre in 2018.
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Phophorous 'could be banned from detergents'
National: 4 Jul 06
With the Baltic Sea in an ever more parlous state, Sweden's environment minister promises to look into banning the use of phosphorous in washing powders.
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Alliance to abolish property tax
Politics: 4 Jul 06
The opposition Alliance has agreed to do away with property tax if it wins September's general election. The tax would be frozen next year, and gradually abolished altogether.
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Alliance agrees to cut property tax
Smörgåsbord: 4 Jul 06
Despite last minute differences of opinion, Sweden's opposition Alliance will on Tuesday present a joint policy on property tax at the Almedalen political gathering. A cut is expected.
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'Ban youngsters from Reality TV'
Politics: 3 Jul 06
The Christian Democrats used their day in the Almedalen limelight to push themselves as the family-friendly party, slamming reality TV shows and saying that parents should be allowed more time with their kids.
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Sweden's leaders set for intense week on Gotland
Politics: 3 Jul 06
Göran Persson has kicked off the annual Almedalen political fest on Gotland saying that the Alliance has made a "terrible mistake" by focusing on cuts in unemployment and sick benefits.
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Sweden's colleges tell the state to loosen up
Society: 27 Jun 06
The state has too much control over Sweden's colleges and universities, according to a report released on Monday. "We don't want to be privatized, we just want more freedom," they say.
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London attacks dominate Almedalen
Politics: 10 Jul 05
The last days of Sweden's annual political brainstorming session on Gotland were inevitably dominated by the attacks in London. But Lars Ohly could not escape questions about the large numbers leaving the Left Party.
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Swedes want crackdown on unruly pupils
Society: 4 Jul 05
Teachers should have the right to confiscate pupils' mobile phones and to put them in detention. That's the view of most Swedes, according to a new survey that indicates a dose of discipline would be popular among parents.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
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"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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