February 13, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Refugees":
National: 31 Jan 12
A violent fire erupted at a refugee housing facility in central Sweden early Tuesday morning, forcing the evacuation of 80 residents and sending at least three people to hospital.
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National: 31 Jan 12
Sweden's Migration Board said Monday it was temporarily suspending all deportations to Syria due to the worsening violence in the country as president Bashar al-Assad's deadly crackdown continues.
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Politics: 30 Jan 12
Sweden plans to give priority to refugees from Somalia and Eritrea in its efforts to resettle 1,900 United Nations (UN) refugees in 2012.
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National: 26 Jan 12
A mismatch between available jobs and housing in Sweden has resulted in increasing numbers of refugees remaining in Migration Board-run housing centres, forcing new asylum seekers to live in youth hostels and campgrounds.
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Education: 29 Dec 11
Many of Sweden's municipalities fail to place newly arrived immigrants in Swedish language classes within the time frames stipulated by law, a new investigation has found.
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Science & Technology: 28 Dec 11
Many Somalis in Sweden feel dismissed when visiting a doctor in Sweden, according to a new study, which shows that many end up looking abroad for medical treatment as a result.
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Politics: 23 Nov 11
The number of people coming to Sweden to work is rising at the same time as the number of refugees coming to the country is falling, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.
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National: 8 Nov 11
Sweden has topped the list ranking foreign aid policies among the world's wealthy countries for the third year running, according to an annual study by the US-based Center for Global Development (CDG).
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National: 7 Nov 11
New guidelines issued by the Swedish Migration Board reveal that Iran has both the ability and the inclination to keep tabs on political antagonists in Sweden.
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National: 29 Oct 11
Four representatives from the Social Democrats have demanded an immediate cessation of all deportations of refugees to Syria.
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National: 25 Sep 11
Centuries of female dominance in population statistics will be broken within the next four years. In 2015 the surplus of women in Sweden will be turned to a male surplus.
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National: 14 Sep 11
Sweden's much touted integration policy reform has failed to ensure that refugees start the process of finding work before receiving welfare benefits from local authorities, a new study has shown.
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Politics: 14 Sep 11
As Denmark prepares to go to the polls on September 15th, Katherine Dunn explores the contentious election issue of immigration policy and exposes the effects it has had on Sweden's third city Malmö.
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Business & Money: 30 Aug 11
The Ikea Foundation has announced that it plans to donate $62 million over three years to the UNHCR, earmarked for families fleeing drought, famine and conflict in Somalia.
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National: 31 Jul 11
A lack of local housing for refugee children without parents means that many remain stuck in temporary transit accommodation, unable to enter Swedish society. Authorities now demand the state take back responsibility for the issue.
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Analysis & Opinion: 28 Jul 11
A far-right that vaunts anti-immigration, Islamophobia and the welfare state has taken hold in Nordic countries, playing on the fears of societies that are less and less blond and blue eyed, AFP's Marc Preel writes.
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National: 11 Jul 11
An Ethiopian state-controlled website has published a half-hour long video of the two jailed Swedish journalists Martin Schibbye and Johan Persson.
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Politics: 28 Jun 11
The Sweden Democrats demanded increased border controls when the Riksdag debated free movement within the European Union on Tuesday.
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National: 20 Jun 11
Refugees arriving to Sweden face difficulties finding work, with 56 percent still looking for a job after nine years in the country, a new report shows.
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National: 17 Jun 11
Over fifteen countries are systematically conducting intelligence operations against Sweden, while security service Säpo has also carried out more probes into suspected cases of spying on refugees, the agency reported on Thursday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 7 Jun 11
The best way to boost employment levels among Sweden's foreign-born is by reducing wages for low-paying jobs, argues Jenny von Bahr, author of a report on the subject commissioned by liberal Swedish think tank Timbro.
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National: 24 May 11
Swedish Security Service (Säpo) thinks that Swedish laws on espionage are outdated while the government called for an inquiry last year following the discovery of under-cover investigations in Sweden.
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Society: 20 May 11
The media storm surrounding the special edition of children’s cartoon Bamse, aimed at helping asylum seeking children, could have ‘xenophobic undercurrents’, according to controversial artist Lars Vilks.
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National: 5 May 11
The Christian Democrats plan to set up camp at the Stockholm Pride festival for the first time this August, conceding that they face a "greater uphill struggle" to win over the gay community.
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Politics: 4 May 11
Swedish EU commissioner Cecilia Malmström has opened up to calls for simplifying the establishment of border controls between EU countries following the recent French-Italian conflict over Tunisian refugees.
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Lifestyle: 20 Apr 11
Known as the ‘Laughing Dalai Lama,’ His Holiness bedazzled southern Sweden with witty quips, magnetic smiles and his contagious giggle while doling out pearls of wisdom and a few personal stories, The Local's Karen Holst reports.
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National: 14 Apr 11
Swedes have never been more positive to refugee immigration, according to new figures from the SOM-Institute at University of Gothenburg.
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Politics: 1 Apr 11
Sweden's Riksdag on Friday voted overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden sending JAS Gripen fighter aircraft to Libya to monitor a UN-backed no-fly zone.
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National: 23 Mar 11
Sweden has frozen assets hidden by Muammar Qaddafi's and his associates worth over 10 billion kronor ($1.6 billion), according to a media report on Wednesday.
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National: 4 Mar 11
Sweden plans to contribute a C-130 Hercules aircraft as well as 33 million kronor ($5.2 million) to assist with the evacuation of refugees from Libya
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National: 28 Feb 11
Sweden is the better at managing integration than other European countries, the United States, and Canada, according to a new study published on Monday.
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Politics: 25 Feb 11
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt has underlined that the country's first priority is to help nationals flee war-torn Libya, while migration minister Tobias Billström accused Italy of exaggerating any impending refugee wave.
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National: 21 Feb 11
Sweden has warned its citizens against all travel to Libya amid reports that dozens of people have been killed as government forces attempt to quash growing unrest in the country.
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National: 16 Feb 11
Swedish police arrested 16 protesters on Tuesday night outside the Swedish Migration Board's asylum seeker detention centre in Kållered outside Gothenburg demonstrating against the expulsion of a group of Iraqis.
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Politics: 4 Feb 11
Sweden's Green Party has announced that it wants to reduce or even remove conditions for immigration on the grounds of family reunification.
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Society: 28 Jan 11
A member of the staff at Sweden's migration board is facing the sack after having been caught eating food intended for asylum seekers.
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National: 25 Jan 11
The increasing number of rejected asylum seekers being housed in a local jail has prompted the chief of police in Gothenburg to consider reporting himself to Sweden’s Parliamentary Ombudsman.
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Politics: 21 Jan 11
A Green Party member is considering reporting Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Migration Minister Tobias Billström to a parliamentary committee following a WikiLeak exposing statements that they made in 2007 about Iraqi refugees.
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National: 20 Jan 11
Despite widespread protests, Sweden deported 20 people back to Iraq on Wednesday after they had been denied asylum, police said.
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Politics: 18 Jan 11
The United Nations refugee agency on Tuesday criticised Sweden’s decision to deport 25 Iraqis back to their home country despite warnings about unsafe conditions there.
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National: 18 Jan 11
Police have arrested about 70 demonstrators who gathered outside the Swedish National Migration Board's (Migrationsverket) offices south of Gothenburg to prevent a group of Iraqis from being deported on Wednesday.
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National: 9 Jan 11
Iraq wants to put a stop to the forced deportation of Iraqis from Sweden after their asylum claims are rejected, but Sweden’s migration minister sees no reason to adjust the practice.
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National: 4 Jan 11
Figures from Sweden's Migration Board reveal a sharp increase in the number of people who sought asylum in Sweden in 2010.
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National: 22 Dec 10
Following recent criticism of the Sweden's decision to deport Christian Iraqis to Iraq, the government is set to demand that the Migration Board expand its knowledge of the conditions faced by religious minorities.
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National: 19 Dec 10
The United Nations and Council of Europe have expressed concerns about Sweden’s decision to resume the deportation of Iraqis.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Dec 10
As Sweden struggles to come to grips with the suicide bomb attack that shook central Stockholm on Saturday, Sweden-based Bangladeshi journalist Tasneem Khalil argues that the defence of freedom involves raising questions rather than throwing bombs in retaliation.
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Politics: 10 Dec 10
Sweden's refusal of entry of asylum seekers from Greece violates the alien act, the country's migration court of appeal has ruled, ordering an end to Swedish expulsions to the Mediterranean country.
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Science & Technology: 1 Dec 10
Four experts on HIV and criminal law have called for an overhaul of the law against infectious diseases act on World AIDS Day, alleging that the duty of disclosure has resulted in a spike in new Swedish HIV cases.
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National: 25 Nov 10
Sweden’s defence minister is demanding answers after it was revealed that the military used Afghan refugees, at least one of whom was scheduled to be deported, to help train Swedish soldiers.
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Analysis & Opinion: 24 Nov 10
With Sweden just days away from enacting the most sweeping reform of its integration policy in 25 years, newly installed Integration Minister Erik Ullenhag of the Liberal Party explains how the new policies will help confront Sweden's integration challenge.
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Politics: 6 Nov 10
Swedish Migration Minister Tobias Billström is 'tired' of Greece and its problems in dealing with asylum seekers.
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Politics: 3 Nov 10
Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin and the Sweden Democrats' Jimmie Åkesson traded barbs on the floor of the Riksdag on Wednesday in the first party leader debate since Sweden's September 19th general election.
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Politics: 16 Oct 10
Sweden's new integration minister Erik Ullenhag is hopeful that Sweden will extend healthcare services and schooling to illegal immigrants, despite opposition from Alliance government colleagues.
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National: 4 Oct 10
Sweden paid several million kronor to buy the release of a Swedish UN worker and a Norwegian colleague who had been kidnapped in Lebanon, according to a new book.
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Business & Money: 24 Sep 10
Swedish telecom firm Ericsson has launched a new mobile phone application which aims to reunite African families that have been torn apart by war or natural disaster.
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Politics: 23 Sep 10
A Sweden Democrat candidate who won a seat on the local council in Gällivare in northern Sweden has resigned from the party after reading its manifesto.
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National: 22 Sep 10
A recent spike in the number of asylum seekers coming to Sweden has forced the Migration Board to convert a campground on Sweden's west coast into temporary housing for would-be refugees.
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Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with Social Democratic Party Secretary Ibrahim Baylan to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 10
Parliamentary candidate, Cheryl Jones Fur, talks to Peter Vinthagen Simpson about her climate commitment; why as an American she likes the diversity of Swedish politics; and how to tackle the integration debate head on.
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Politics: 10 Sep 10
Pia Kjærsgaard, the leader for the Danish People's Party has accepted an invitation from the far-right Sweden Democrats to take part in an election rally in Högänäs in southern Sweden on Saturday.
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National: 6 Sep 10
The Migration Court in Malmö has halted the transfer of five asylum seekers to Greece even though EU rules stipulate the applications should be reviewed there.
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Politics: 17 Aug 10
Tighter rules on parental leave for the foreign-born and more simple and low-paid jobs will increase the chances for refugees to quickly find work and integrate into society, Integration Minister Nyamko Sabuni said on Monday.
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Politics: 22 Jun 10
Sweden's Foreign Minister Carl Bildt joined his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle on Monday to express their deep concern over the ongoing violence in the central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan urging international intervention.
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National: 10 Jun 10
Sweden deported 56 Iraqis to Bagdad on Wednesday in the face of stern criticism from the UN refugee agency.
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National: 9 Jun 10
Sweden was one of four European states warned by the UN refugee agency on Tuesday over plans to deport Iraqi refugees to Baghdad, underlining the continued nationwide security threats.
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National: 7 Jun 10
A man deported in 1995 from Sweden to Ghana, despite the fact that he came from Uganda, is demanding compensation from the Swedish state after being imprisoned and tortured in the west African country.
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Analysis & Opinion: 3 Jun 10
The Ship to Gaza incident was, to say the least, badly handled by Israel. The blockade of Gaza is wrong. But Swedish activists need to ask themselves tough questions about the consequences of their actions, says Stockholm-based Israeli journalist David Stavrou.
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Politics: 1 Jun 10
Sweden's small far-right Sweden Democrat party presented a shadow budget on Monday pledging lower taxes and higher benefits, to be financed by cutting international aid and refugee quotas.
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National: 31 May 10
Sorsele, a town in the far north of Sweden, is hoping to attract highly-qualified Russian immigrants in a move aimed at arresting depopulation and ensure the municipality's future.
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National: 29 May 10
A cleric based in Sweden has been accused by Uzbek state television of instigating a suicide attack on the US embassy in 2004, as well as directing a series of high-profile killings last year.
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Society: 24 May 10
Swedish attitudes to immigration and refugee centres have become more positive, with urbanites, women and young people among the most favourable, a new report shows.
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Politics: 20 May 10
All newly arrived immigrants should undergo courses in core social values and be taught about how Swedish society works with municipalities obliged to offer 60 hours of teaching, a government inquiry has proposed.
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Lifestyle: 28 Apr 10
Winter in a picturesque snowbound town can instil in the visitor a true appreciation for life in the far north of Sweden. But a dearth of jobs and a surplus of solitude help explain the region's growing demographic crisis, writes Alec Forss.
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Politics: 19 Feb 10
The opposition Social Democrats have called for legislation to force all of Sweden's municipalities to accept their share of refugees.
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National: 17 Feb 10
A Swedish government project focused on enticing refugees to leave problem-ridden areas in Sweden's big cities has failed to achieve its goals. After two years, just 286 people have made use of the scheme.
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National: 14 Feb 10
The nationalist Sweden Democrats have moved ahead of the threshold required for entering parliament, according to a national poll.
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National: 9 Feb 10
The number of asylum seekers deported from Sweden rose by 1,300 during 2009, according to new figures from the Swedish Migration Agency.
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Politics: 1 Feb 10
Sweden's Margot Wallström is set to become the UN special representative tasked with combating sexual violence against women and children in conflicts, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced on Sunday
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Politics: 28 Jan 10
Ten Iranian-born Swedes plan to stage a protest outside the Riksdag on Thursday in a bid to have the Swedish government help get their names removed from an Interpol wanted list.
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jan 10
On the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Stockholm-based Israeli journalist David Stavrou reflects on the importance of memory and self-examination, in Sweden and beyond, if we are to avoid recurrences of a catastrophe that was entirely man-made.
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Education: 21 Jan 10
Some of Sweden’s best primary schools can be found in municipalities along the southeastern coast of the country, according to a new ranking by the country's main teachers union.
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National: 21 Jan 10
Sweden plans to give priority to refugees from Somalia and Eritrea, rather than Iraq, in its efforts to resettle an estimated 1,700 to 1,900 United Nations (UN) refugees this year.
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National: 29 Dec 09
Ten Swedes of Iranian descent are named on Interpol’s list of criminals wanted for terrorism and international organized crime.
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National: 29 Dec 09
The five Afghan teens found wandering in the cold near Sävsjö in southern Sweden had not been left in the forest by smugglers, it emerged on Monday, but had instead been kicked off a Swedish passenger train.
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Analysis & Opinion: 22 Dec 09
Over the next ten years, the number of native-born Swedes of working age will decline by 100,000. Without more immigrants, we will be unable to sustain our welfare standards, writes Olle Wästberg, head of the Swedish Institute.
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National: 15 Dec 09
A 61-year-old pensioner has been indicted in Stockholm on charges of spying on behalf of the Chinese government.
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Business & Money: 9 Dec 09
Segregation isn't necessarily a bad thing, according to a new report critical of policies which try to control where immigrants and refugees settle in Sweden.
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Business & Money: 30 Nov 09
Social assistance payments to Swedes struggling to make ends meet jumped by 19 percent during the third quarter, new statistics show.
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National: 26 Nov 09
Swedish residence permits can be purchased on the black market for €2,000 ($3,020) apiece, allowing buyers to travel freely throughout Europe.
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Lifestyle: 23 Nov 09
The Year in Sweden - November: 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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National: 22 Nov 09
A fire was deliberately started outside a hostel housing refugee children in Vellinge in southern Sweden on Saturday. Demonstrations for and against the controversial refugee centre will be held in the country on Sunday.
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National: 19 Nov 09
Two teenage girls have been convicted for their role in terrorizing refugees in Vännäs in northern Sweden last May in what was described at the time as a “lynch mob”.
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Lifestyle: 18 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: International film festival & Simple Minds (UK) in Stockholm; Christmas market & Takida in Gothenburg; The Sonics (US) in Malmö/Lund.
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National: 17 Nov 09
Six of ten residents in Vellinge in southern Sweden are positive toward housing refugee children in the area, despite claims by local politicians that locals oppose the move.
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National: 15 Nov 09
The Moderate party secretary Per Schlingmann has warned party members in Skåne in southern Sweden over comments regarding the housing of refugee children at a Vellinge youth hostel.
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National: 13 Nov 09
Government parties have called for legislation to force municipalities to care for children seeking asylum amid recent protests over the housing of young refugees in Vellinge in southern Sweden.
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Lifestyle: 12 Nov 09
What's on in Sweden: International film festival & monster truck extravaganza in Stockholm; Cliff Richard & The Shadows (UK) in Gothenburg; Tower of Power (US) in Malmö/Lund.
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Politics: 22 Oct 09
Sweden has the best foreign aid policies among the world’s wealthy countries, according to a new ranking from the Center for Global Development.
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Politics: 21 Oct 09
Stockholm-area taxpayers help fund the rest of Sweden to the tune of 14 billion kronor ($2 billion) a year to put the country’s municipalities on an equal financial footing.
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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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