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Punish teen criminals with curfews: Reinfeldt

Society: 30 Jan 13
Ankle bracelet-monitored curfews ought to be one of the punishments facing criminal offenders between 15- and 17-years-old, Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt suggested on Tuesday. READ »

'Ban dual citizens from serving in the Riksdag'

Politics: 20 Nov 12
The Sweden Democrats want to ban people with dual nationality from serving in the Swedish parliament, according to a secret document sent to the Riksdag's research unit and published by a Swedish newspaper. READ »

'Review Thomas Quick's case': Social Democrats

National: 20 Aug 12
The Social Democrats want the government to appoint an independent commission to review the controversial case of convicted serial killer Thomas Quick, who has since been acquitted of several murders READ »

Gun laws may be tightened: minister

National: 4 Jan 12
Sweden's minister for justice, Beatrice Ask, says Swedish weapons laws will be looked over, after recent events in Malmö where five people have been shot within the space of a month. READ »

'Ban Swedish biker gang vests': Social Democrats

National: 17 Oct 11
Local authorities should be able to ban vests bearing symbols associated with known motorcycle gangs in order to fight organised crime despite constitutional protections, a leading Social Democrat has suggested. READ »

Juholt backed 'temporary citizenship': report

National: 12 Oct 11
Aides to Håkan Juholt initially indicated the Social Democrat leader supported a controversial proposal from Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu calling for “temporary citizenship”, according to one of the party's MPs. READ »

Malmö mayor: time to try 'temporary' citizenship

Politics: 7 Oct 11
Social Democrat Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu's proposal to combat criminality by deporting new Swedish citizens who commit serious crimes has been slammed by party colleagues as "pure racism". READ »

Thomas Bodström: Sahlin victim of a coup

Politics: 23 May 11
Mona Sahlin was ousted by a group of her main opponents for the post as leader of the Social Democrats, according to revelations in a new book published by former justice minister Thomas Bodström. READ »

Sweden's Ask pushes for new weapons amnesty

Politics: 11 Jan 11
Swedish justice minister Beatrice Ask renewed her pledge to implement a new weapons amnesty within the current government's mandate period on Monday. READ »

Social Democrats u-turn on Säpo surveillance

Politics: 14 Dec 10
A leading Social Democrat has proposed restoring the ability of Swedish security service Säpo to request signals intelligence in order to make it easier to follow terrorist groups. READ »

Calls to probe Sweden-US intel contacts

Politics: 6 Dec 10
Morgan Johansson, the Social Democrat chair of the parliamentary justice committee, has demanded clarification on alleged informal intelligence contacts between the Swedish government and the US authorities. READ »

Social Democrats blame taxes for election loss

Politics: 3 Dec 10
The Social Democrats likely lost the election because of their tax policy proposals, an internal report from the party’s crisis commission has concluded. READ »

Social Democrats' leadership hunt begins

Politics: 15 Nov 10
Two prominent Social Democrats announced they are not interested in replacing outgoing leader Mona Sahlin following her resignation on Sunday. READ »

Sahlin calls on Social Democrat heads to resign

Politics: 10 Nov 10
Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin has called on her party's executive committee and the governing board to resign, joining a chorus of party criticism and introspection after its election defeat. READ »

Schenström refuses to attend parliamentary hearing

Politics: 22 Apr 08
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's former closest aide has refused to show up for a hearing of the parliament's constitutional committee. READ »

Nuder jumps after rumours of push

Politics: 24 Jan 08
Social Democrat economic policy spokesman Pär Nuder has stepped down from the post following speculation that party leader Mona Sahlin was dissatisfied with his performance. READ »

Jämtin leaves parliament

Politics: 15 Dec 06
Former minister Carin Jämtin has quit her seat in the Swedish parliament, appearing to confirm that she will not be a candidate to lead the Social Democrats. READ »

Sweden welcomes EU alcohol crackdown

Politics: 14 Jun 06
The EU plans to take a more robust line on alcohol and its effects on public health, according to reports. Health minister Morgan Johansson says the move is a success for Sweden. READ »

Swedish ministers under fire for careless words

Politics: 17 May 06
Swedish prime minister Göran Persson and two of his ministers have been criticised by the parliamentary constitution committee for making inappropriate comments on sensitive issues. READ »

New child abuse commission after Bobby death

National: 5 May 06
The Swedish government is to set up a new commission to investigate when children die after being abused. The minister in charge has named it 'Bobby's Law' after a ten-year old boy from Småland. READ »

Green light for Swedish needle exchanges

National: 26 Apr 06
After twenty years of political squabbling, parliament finally gave the go-ahead for needle exchanges for drug addicts. However, it's still up to county councils to decide individually if they want them or not. READ »

New law to protect Swedish women

Society: 24 Apr 06
Sweden's Minister for Social Services, Morgan Johansson, is to propose legislation forcing local authorities to give all women access to crisis support in their own area. READ »

Opposition slams pension for PM's wife

Politics: 14 Mar 06
Accusations of double standards are hurled at the government over the pension of state alco-shop boss Anitra Steen, which breaks government guidelines. This makes Sweden look like a 'banana republic' say Moderates. READ »

Adopt more Swedish children - Moderates

Society: 10 Jan 06
Only 188 Swedish-born children were adopted last year. That's far too few, say the Moderates, who plan to make domestic adoptions easier. "Few family issues have been so loaded," they say. READ »

Denmark slams Swedish vaccine plans

Science & Technology: 14 Dec 05
Sweden's health minister, Morgan Johansson, has upset his Danish counterpart by announcing that Sweden will build a new bird 'flu vaccine factory. READ »

Bird flu "could already be in Sweden"

Smörgåsbord: 21 Oct 05
Apparently ditching the 'no panic' message of last week, health experts are on high alert, warning that bird flu could already have reached Sweden. And opposition politicans say that the government's measures are inadequate. READ »

Sweden "must produce own bird flu vaccine"

Science & Technology: 14 Oct 05
Sweden does not have enough flu vaccines - and in the event of a pandemic it does not have the purchasing power to buy enough for the population. Time to start producing them ourselves, says the Board of Health - whatever the cost. READ »

More Swedes in favour of "Systemet"

Society: 11 Sep 05
Support for the Swedish alcohol monopoly has risen, according to a new poll. People are realising the value of the system, says the government. They're just ignorant of the alternatives, say Moderates. READ »

Steep rise in underage prisoners

Society: 8 Sep 05
The number of people under the age of 18 who are serving sentences in Sweden's juvenile detention centres has risen sharply over the last five years. More youth crime - or more kids being caught? READ »

Sweden sets out to tackle suicide

Science & Technology: 21 Jul 05
Rising numbers of young people are trying to kill themselves in Sweden, with over 1,500 people succeeding every year. Now the government is trying to reverse the trend. READ »

Swedish drug addicts to get free needles

Science & Technology: 16 Jun 05
At last, Sweden is to offer drug addicts the chance to trade in their used needles for free clean ones. The move is designed to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS but the Moderate Party is opposed to the change, saying it sends "mixed signals". READ »

Alcohol inquiry proposes 30% tax cut

Politics: 16 Mar 05
Kent Härstedt, the man heading the government's inquiry into the problem of alcohol smuggling, finally delivers his cocktail of recommendations designed to save the ailing Systembolaget. READ »

Health minister on cigarettes: don't scare kids

Science & Technology: 27 Oct 04
Sweden's health minister wants to protect children from scary pictures on cigarette packets designed to protect them from dying prematurely. READ »

Major study highlights drug hotspots

Society: 29 Sep 04
A new report reveals that Gothenburg's bars and nightclubs are awash with drugs, while Stockholm's drug trade is anchored in four locations. But what is the government going to do about it? READ »

40% tax cut on booze: Government teetering

Politics: 20 Aug 04
The government considers a cocktail of radical recommendations to save the state-owned alcohol monopoly. Could it be last orders for Sweden's hulking brute of an alcohol tax? READ »

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