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February 15, 2012
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'We'll have a decision on Friday': Jämtin
Politics: 23 Jan 12
No concrete decision about the future leadership of the Social Democrats will be made until Friday, party secretary Carin Jämtin announced on Monday afternoon, as speculation mounted about who might take over following Håkan Juholt's resignation.
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'We will have an answer on Monday': Jämtin
Politics: 23 Jan 12
When the Social Democrats' crisis meeting broke up for the evening just before midnight on Sunday night, the executive committee had not yet decided their next move.
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Social Democrats plumb new poll depths
Politics: 22 Jan 12
As the Social Democrats begin the search for a new leader after Håkan Juholt's resignation, an opinion poll conducted prior to the dramatic events on Saturday show the party at its lowest ebb since the 1960s.
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Juholt 'must step down’: former minister
Politics: 2 Dec 11
Former Social Democrat minister Björn Rosengren has been caught on tape saying that party leader Håkan Juholt must step down, according to a report.
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Social Democrats eject Sahlin old guard
Politics: 21 Mar 11
Thomas Östros and Ylva Johansson, key figures in the Social Democrat leadership under former leader Mona Sahlin, are set to be replaced on the party's executive committee as the party goes in search of a sense of renewal.
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Reinfeldt dealt first Riksdag vote defeat
Politics: 9 Dec 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday suffered his first parliamentary defeat since reelection as the far-right Sweden Democrats and centre-left opposition voted in favour of major cuts to the government's administrative budget.
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Party leader candidate joins Albright group
Politics: 19 Nov 10
Senior Social Democrat Pär Nuder, formerly Göran Persson's finance minister and hotly tipped as a candidate to succeed outgoing party leader Mona Sahlin, has been recruited by former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright as a consultant.
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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.
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Social Democrats in property tax u-turn
Politics: 13 Nov 10
The Social Democrats should reject the Red-Green coalition agreement to reintroduce property taxes, Thomas Östros, the party's economic policy spokesperson, has argued.
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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.
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Red-Greens breaking up: Sahlin
Politics: 26 Oct 10
The centre-left Red-Green coalition, which aligned Sweden’s Green and Left Parties with the Social Democrats in a failed attempt to win back power in the Riksdag, appears to be over.
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Red-Greens propose billions for cities
Politics: 25 Oct 10
The Red-Green coalition has set aside 6.5 billion kronor ($991.2 million) more in its shadow budget for local governments than the centre-right Alliance government has for 2011.
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Tempers flare in final party leader debate
Politics: 17 Sep 10
Mona Sahlin accused Fredrik Reinfeldt of spreading lies as the two traded jabs in a heated Thursday night debate pitting the leaders of Sweden’s seven Riksdag parties against each other just four days before election day.
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Alliance touts strong economy in election bid
Analysis & Opinion: 15 Sep 10
From speeches to press conferences, Sweden's ruling centre-right coalition has tirelessly pumped forth the country's sound economic performance in its re-election bid ahead of Sunday's election, writes AFP's Marc Preel.
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Social Democrats call for market prices on public asset sales
Politics: 11 Sep 10
The Social Democrats have called for new legislation to prevent local governments from selling public assets at below-market prices.
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Introducing the Social Democrats
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Social Democrats, bidding to assume power at the head of the Red-Green coalition.
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Introducing the Red-Greens
Analysis & Opinion: 6 Sep 10
Here's a look at the centre-left Red-Greens, who hope they can move from opposition to Sweden's governing coalition.
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Fiery debate over Red-Green spending plan
Politics: 1 Sep 10
Anders Borg on Wednesday took aim at the opposition’s "rampant" spending programme, prompting his Social Democratic counterpart to call the finance minister's analysis "defective and silly".
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Red-Greens agree on property tax changes
Politics: 18 Aug 10
The centre-left coalition has announced an agreement over property taxes, claiming that only one percent of Sweden's house owners will see their taxes climb if the Red-Greens win the election.
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Borg calls for renewed privatization drive
Politics: 8 Aug 10
Minister for Finance Anders Borg has indicated that the government intends to raise 100 billion kronor ($14 billion) by selling off the state’s shareholdings in a number of companies if voted back into power in September.
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Reinfeldt streets ahead of Sahlin: poll
Politics: 16 Jun 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has by far the highest confidence rating among the Swedish electorate in comparison with the opposition leader Mona Sahlin, a new poll shows.
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Swedish unemployment rises in April
Business & Money: 25 May 10
Unemployment in Sweden climbed in April to 9.8 percent of the workforce with 483,000 registered job-seekers, exceeding expectations and up 80,000 on the corresponding month of 2009, a new report shows.
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Reinfeldt warns of opposition tax hikes
Politics: 4 May 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt claims that the shadow budget presented by the left-green coalition on Monday hikes taxes for three million people and is devastating for Swedish business.
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Opposition outlines change in shadow budget
Politics: 3 May 10
The left-green opposition promised a 'new direction' in Swedish politics when presenting its budget proposal on Monday, including defence cuts, a new wealth tax, and a cut in payroll taxes for small business.
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Social Democrats seek apology over Sahlin slur
Politics: 27 Apr 10
Top Social Democrat Thomas Östros has demanded an apology from Mats Odell after the local government minster dredged a 15-year-old scandal back up to the surface of Swedish politics.
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Opposition strikes back over spring budget
Politics: 15 Apr 10
The left-green opposition has criticised the spring fiscal policy proposal represented by the government on Thursday, calling for more money for new jobs and a shoring up of municipal finances.
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Sahlin turns to party old guard for election surge
Politics: 13 Apr 10
The opposition Social Democrats have recruited a slew of senior party members to spearhead their 2010 election campaign.
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Pension gaps continue to grow: report
Politics: 3 Apr 10
Income gaps among Swedish pensioners, and between pensioners and the wider population, have grown over the last 10 years, according to a report from Statistics Sweden covering 1999-2008.
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Government promises tax cut for pensioners
Politics: 28 Mar 10
Sweden's centre-right government has indicated it will include tax cuts for pensioners to the tune of five billion kronor ($688 million) in its impending spring budget.
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Social Democrats target pensioners on tax
Politics: 31 Oct 09
In a bid to boost support from Sweden’s older generation, the Social Democrats promised to close the tax gap between pensioners and wage earners at their party conference on Friday.
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Opposition touts state authorities' merger savings
Politics: 3 Oct 09
Sweden’s opposition parties want to merge a number of state authorities in a restructuring move they say will save one billion kronor.
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Sahlin keen to raise taxes
Politics: 9 Sep 09
The opposition Social Democrats have said they are preparing to raise taxes and reintroduce wealth tax if elected next year in a bid to save jobs, and raise the quality of schools and health care.
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Sweden earmarks ten billion kronor for regions
Politics: 7 Sep 09
The government has revealed it is to set aside 10 billion kronor ($1.4 billion) for core welfare services in Sweden's regions and municipalities in the forthcoming autumn budget.
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Councils to cash in on autumn budget
Business & Money: 10 Aug 09
Local council finances, investments in welfare services and measures to counter unemployment are to be given priority in the autumn budget, according to Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.
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Spring budget warns of tough times ahead
Business & Money: 15 Apr 09
The Swedish government will allocate funds to expand employment opportunities for the young and the unemployed in its spring budget as finance minister Anders Borg warns of tough times ahead.
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Economic policy continues to divide opposition
Politics: 14 Nov 08
Negotiators from Sweden’s three opposition political parties have called off further talks after they were unable to reach an agreement on a shared economic policy framework.
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Sahlin retains hope for Ohly cooperation
Politics: 1 Nov 08
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin is hopeful that a tripartite coalition with the Green party and the Left party remains possible. The Left party leader Lars Ohly has declared meanwhile that talks are in deadlock.
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Sweden to set up new bank crisis fund
Politics: 14 Oct 08
Sweden's Financial Markets Minister Mats Odell said on Tuesday the government was planning to unveil plans for a new fund to help bail out banks in the event of a financial emergency.
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Criticism and praise for 2009 Swedish budget
Politics: 22 Sep 08
The political opposition took aim at the Swedish government’s new budget proposal on Monday, while the document received mix reviews from labour and other organizations.
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Government proposes tax cuts for pensioners
Politics: 3 Sep 08
Sweden’s government on Wednesday put forward a fresh proposal to cut lower for pensioners.
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Government criticized over growth figures
Politics: 1 Aug 08
The government has come in for stinging criticism over new figures indicating that Sweden's growth is at its lowest levels in seven years.
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Social Democrats pledge cut price unemployment insurance
Politics: 6 Jul 08
The opposition Social Democrats have pledged that they will halve the cost of unemployment insurance if they win the next election.
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Papers study college fees for non-Europeans
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jun 08
David Landes takes a look at how the papers reacted to the idea of charging fees to non-European students who wish to study at Swedish universities.
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Spring budget predicts lower growth
Business & Money: 15 Apr 08
Finance Minister Anders Borg presented Sweden's spring budget on Tuesday, which sharply reduced the 2008 growth forecast to 2.1 percent.
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Alliance parties split over child allowance proposal
Politics: 25 Mar 08
A proposal by Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson to introduce means testing for child allowance payments doesn’t have the support of the Moderate Party.
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Social Democrats opt for Östros
Politics: 30 Jan 08
Thomas Östros has been elected new economic policy spokesman for the Social Democrats following a meeting of the party's parliamentary group on Tuesday.
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Sahlin set to ditch Nuder
Politics: 24 Jan 08
Finance Minister Pär Nuder is expected to be asked to step down from his position as economic spokesman for his party.
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Government under fire for Carnegie links
Politics: 30 Sep 07
The government's close relationship with people linked to investment bank Carnegie has come under fire from opposition politicians. The bank, which this week was fined 50 million kronor and forced to sack its CEO, has supplied two close aides to Finance Markets Minister Mats Odell.
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'Sahlin will lead Social Democrats'
Analysis & Opinion: 4 Jan 07
Sweden's Social Democrats are looking for a new leader and Mona Sahlin seems to be the front runner. The Local asked political expert Stig-Björn Ljunggren to help us size up the contenders.
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Next Social Democrat chief 'need not be a woman'
Politics: 27 Oct 06
While many senior figures in the Social Democratic Party are insisting that the next leader must be a woman, local party representatives say they don't care – as long as he or she wins the next election.
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Hunt for Persson's successor begins
Politics: 21 Oct 06
Former foreign minister and deputy prime minister Lena Hjelm-Wallén has been tasked with finding a successor to Göran Persson, who will step down as party leader in March.
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Volvo gives in to Gardell
Business & Money: 8 Sep 06
Truck maker Volvo has changed its financial goals following Christer Gardell's purchase of 8 million shares. The company is now open to a return of capital to stock holders, the board says.
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Financier chases Telia stake
Business & Money: 31 Aug 06
A Swedish financier is trying to buy a major share in Swedish-Finnish phone company Telia Sonera, it has been reported. The Social Democrats say they will not sell the state's shares.
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Swedish government: our job forecast is right
Politics: 28 Aug 06
The unemployment numbers don't add up and the benefit figures don't exist. But the Swedish government denies that it's hiding anything. "Our description of the reality is the right one," says industry minister Thomas Östros.
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Sweden slams Danish card
National: 11 May 06
Danish shops rarely accept foreign credit cards, thanks to a ubiquitous Danish debit card. An obstacle to free trade, says Sweden, which threatens to raise the question at EU level.
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Immigrants absent on state firms' boards
Society: 2 May 06
The number of women on the boards of Sweden's state-owned companies is increasing, but immigrants are still almost entirely unrepresented, a new survey shows.
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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.
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Opposition announces privatisation plans
Business & Money: 6 Mar 06
The conservative alliance will sell off a series of state-owned companies if it wins the election. Telia Sonera, Nordea and SAS top the list of firms worth well over 200 billion kronor.
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"Scrap CEO's pension" - government
Business & Money: 2 Mar 06
An 80 million kronor pay and pension deal for the head of state-owned mining company LKAB should must be renegotiated, says the government. The order follows criticism of the agreement from left-wing firebrand Marita Ulvskog.
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Lucrative safety net awaits ministers
Politics: 18 Nov 05
Even if there is a change of government at the next election, the current crop of ministers have their finances well-secured: half of them will continue to receive salaries until they retire without lifting a finger.
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Baylan and Östros rise to party leadership
Politics: 1 Nov 05
Schools minister Ibrahim Baylan and trade minister Thomas Östros are voted onto the Social Democrats' Executive Committee - but Gothenburg will no longer be represented at the top table.
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McCreevy defends support for Latvians
Politics: 26 Oct 05
EU Commissioner Charlie McCreevy repeats his support for a Latvian company in its row with Swedish unions. I'm just defending the single market, he tells the European Parliament.
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Princess in China charm trip
National: 27 Sep 05
Sticking to the relatively uncontroversial subject of culture, Crown Princess Victoria is on a two week trip to China. She gets Sweden noticed, says the industry minister.
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Back to college for Sweden's young royals
National: 6 Sep 05
The burdens of being Sweden's figureheads will fall mainly upon the king and queen this autumn as their children get back to their studies - although Victoria might just squeeze in a trip to China.
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Östros intends to hold on to state companies
Smörgåsbord: 17 Mar 05
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Phone companies to pay for police phone tapping
Smörgåsbord: 21 Feb 05
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No funding for designers as Year of Design opens
Lifestyle: 3 Feb 05
Stockholm's culture mafia schmoozes with Swedish ministers as the country's big art-meets-commerce wheeze, the Year of Design, kicks off with an exhibition at Liljevalchs. Only the designers aren't happy.
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Volvo concerned at EU spares plans
Smörgåsbord: 10 Jan 05
Sales of new cars in Sweden increased by 1.2 per cent to just over 264,000 last year.
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Higher interest rates threaten Swedish jobs - AMS
Smörgåsbord: 6 Dec 04
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Östros to fight for Swedish labour laws at EU meeting
Smörgåsbord: 23 Nov 04
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Wallenberg attacked for "jobless growth" remarks
Smörgåsbord: 19 Nov 04
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Saab submits bid as government boosts Trollhättan
Business & Money: 2 Nov 04
After a week of intense negotiations, Saab and the unions finally hammered out the details of their bid to secure production of GM cars. And the government came up trumps in this tense poker game by finding over two billion crowns to invest in the region.
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Sweden's business sector gives new ministers a chance
Smörgåsbord: 26 Oct 04
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Persson picks election team
Politics: 21 Oct 04
An exciting injection of new talent or an inconsequential game of political musical chairs? Only time - and Sweden's voters - will tell as Göran Persson kicks off the election campaign two years early. It looks like a long, hard slog.
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Calculating foreigners
Society: 23 Sep 04
Education minister Thomas Östros plans to put an end to ethnicity quotas in colleges, while the number of people from the new EU countries seeking work permits in Sweden is up 74% on last year.
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Teaching business
Business & Money: 2 Jul 04
The government calls for more new business in Sweden, citing excellent education as a draw. And education officials complain that teachers don't know how to teach basic reading and writing any more. Hmmm.
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Schools learn cost of bullying
Society: 30 Apr 04
Bullied pupils are to get compensation, while vandalism cost Gothenburg schools SEK 21 million last year.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
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 »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
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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