February 15, 2012
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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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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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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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National: 16 Sep 11
Former government ministers Thomas Bodström and Jan Eliasson, have urged the government to find a new approach for how to get Swedish journalist Dawit Isaak released from prison in Eritrea.
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Politics: 30 May 11
Former Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has criticised the party's u-turns over Sweden's participation in the UN-backed Libya mission, and new leader Håkan Juholt for being "harsh" to former justice minister Thomas Bodström.
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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.
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Analysis & Opinion: 7 Feb 11
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters the next round of his legal battle stemming from sex crime allegations in Sweden, The Local’s Karen Holst takes a look at some of the conspiracy theories surrounding Assange and his secret-divulging website.
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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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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Nov 10
Sweden's Social Democrats, for decades the dominant force in Swedish national politics, are facing chaos after leader Mona Sahlin announced her imminent departure over the weekend, with no clear successor to fill her shoes, writes the AFP's Rita Devlin Marier.
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Politics: 16 Nov 10
Mona Sahlin has denied that she was pushed to resign as leader of the embattled Social Democrats and said that being the first female leader has been a source of both support and controversy.
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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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Politics: 11 Nov 10
Mona Sahlin’s demand for the Social Democratic leadership to resign received mixed reviews in Swedish newspapers on Thursday, while a new poll shows Sahlin isn’t the most popular Social Democrat.
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Politics: 15 Oct 10
Former Social Democratic justice minister Thomas Bodström is leaving politics and giving up his seat in the Riksdag to remain with his family in the United States.
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Politics: 13 Oct 10
Former justice minister and senior Social Democrat, Thomas Bodström, has said that he "has a difficult choice" after being told that his application for a leave of absence from Sweden's Riksdag to spend time in the US had been rejected.
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Politics: 4 Oct 10
The Alliance government candidate Per Westerberg on Monday won the election to speaker of Sweden's Riksdag by 194 votes to 153, meaning that he would have won even without the backing of the far-right Sweden Democrats.
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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: 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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Politics: 23 Aug 10
Thomas Bodström, chair of the Parliamentary Justice Committee and former justice minister, has come out in favour of voluntary drug testing, but when asked to submit to a test, he refused, saying that he felt a bit "sweaty".
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Politics: 17 Aug 10
The Social Democrats want to create a large new police unit against serious crime that can operate nationwide and will be given the name Reko.
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Politics: 21 Jun 10
Sweden's international prosecutor will investigate Lundin Oil over whether it had any role in war crimes committed in Sudan. Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was a director of the company at the time.
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Politics: 3 Jun 10
The Christian Democrats have proposed kicking out politically appointed lay judges and introducing jury duty for all citizens emulating the model used in common law countries like the US and England.
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Business & Money: 25 May 10
The Swedish parliament's Constitutional Committee has approved Justice Minister Beatrice Ask's proposed a law change that will make it harder to find out other people's incomes online.
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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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Politics: 9 Apr 10
Punishments for the most serious rape crimes must be increased, former justice minister Thomas Bodström and former equality ombudsman Claes Borgström have urged.
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Politics: 24 Mar 10
Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask has bowed to mounting criticism and performed a public u-turn on her suggestion that colour-coded envelopes be sent to suspected sex-buyers.
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Politics: 23 Mar 10
Former justice minister Thomas Bodström has called for the resignation of his successor, Beatrice Ask, after the minister proposed that suspected sex buyers should be named and shamed.
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National: 4 Feb 10
The European Court of Justice has told Sweden that it must implement a 2006 measure requiring telecom operators to store information about their customers’ phone calls and emails. But Justice Minister Beatrice Ask remains sceptical.
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National: 18 Oct 09
Swedish-Chilean opera singer and convicted rapist Tito Beltran has submitted a petition for a retrial in the Supreme Court. Beltran claims that former justice minister Thomas Bodström's involvement in the case amounted to a breach of the constitution.
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Politics: 12 Oct 09
Former Social Democratic justice minister Thomas Bodström has been accused of abandoning his duties as a member of the Riksdag in favour of high paying engagements as a trial attorney.
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National: 22 Jun 09
Sweden’s justice minister says she’s open to monitoring young offenders with ankle bracelets rather than keeping them locked up.
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Politics: 26 May 09
Sweden’s government is being sued by the European Commission for refusing to implement a 2006 measure requiring telecom operators to store information about their customers’ phone calls and emails.
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National: 25 Apr 09
Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask wants foreign police to be able to operate in Sweden. A committee of inquiry will be set up to look into ways in which this might work.
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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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National: 19 Jan 09
Fresh details have surfaced about the deportation of two terror suspects from Sweden to Egypt in December 2001, including allegations of US pressure and the role of former foreign minister Anna Lindh, following the release a new book on Monday.
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National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking.
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National: 29 Oct 08
A memorial to the victims of the 1998 Gothenburg nightclub fire, which claimed 63 lives, will be unveiled on Wednesday night on the tenth anniversary of the blaze.
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Politics: 30 Jun 08
Swedish members of parliament had received a total of almost half a million protest emails by Sunday evening from members of the public unhappy with a divisive new eavesdropping law.
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Analysis & Opinion: 11 Jun 08
As Sweden's parliament prepares to pass a controversial new surveillance law, Faisal Enayat Khan takes a closer look at the development of a far-reaching tapping scheme.
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Politics: 11 Jun 08
The Red-Green team is favoured in this year’s annual football match between the opposition and the government.
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National: 27 Mar 08
Sweden’s athletically-inclined former Minister of Justice Thomas Bodström has suggested that Sweden boycott parts of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Analysis & Opinion: 15 Feb 08
David Landes scans press reactions to two decisions this week that took commentators by surprise: a guilty verdict in the Tito Beltran rape case and a Riksbank interest rate hike.
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National: 21 Jan 08
The prosecuting attorney believes the opera star ought to serve at least two years in prison for rape.
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National: 16 Jan 08
Eurovision winner Carola leaves court after testifying that a nanny who says she was raped by Swedish-Chilean opera singer Tito Beltran was 'very upset' after the alleged attack.
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National: 14 Jan 08
Opera star Tito Beltran launched a verbal attack on defence lawyer Thomas Bodström at Ystad District Court on Monday morning.
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National: 11 Jan 08
The trial has begun in Ystad of opera star Tito Beltran, who is accused of raping an 18-year-old nanny.
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Society: 10 Jan 08
Singer Carola Häggkvist is among the witnesses scheduled to testify at the trial of opera star Tito Beltran.
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National: 7 Dec 07
Sweden's top police officer is reported to have resigned after disagreements with the government and regional police chiefs.
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Lifestyle: 15 Oct 07
Sweden's former Minister of Justice Thomas Bodström has taken adavantage of his new-found surplus of free time to write a crime novel. "There will be some revelations," he tells The Local.
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National: 11 May 07
Mohammad Alzery, an Egyptian who was controversially deported from Sweden to his homeland in 2001, has had a new application for Swedish residency turned down.
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Politics: 9 May 07
Six percent of Swedish MPs say they have tried illegal drugs, with Centre Party MP Fredrik Federley admitting trying cocaine. "It's good that they're honest," one anti-drugs campaigner says.
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National: 4 May 07
Individuals connected with the Pirate Bay will face charges following a raid on the file-sharing site last year, a prosecutor has said. A spokesman for the Pirate Bay told The Local that they are not unduly concerned.
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National: 2 Apr 07
Swedish police and prosecutors acted within their rights when they raided the Pirate Bay in May last year, according to an investigation by the Justice Ombudsman.
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Politics: 26 Mar 07
Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask wants to be able to force children younger than fifteen to submit to drug tests, even if parents object.
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Politics: 23 Mar 07
Sweden's current and former justice ministers have called for an investigation into the number of Swedish passports that have been issued using identical personal identification numbers.
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National: 19 Mar 07
An Egyptian deported on a CIA plane from Sweden in 2001 has applied for a Swedish residence permit. The move follows a government decision to revoke the original order to deport Mohammad Alzery.
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National: 8 Mar 07
Defence minister Mikael Odenberg has angered many with his far-reaching wire-tapping proposal. On Thursday he sent the bill to parliament.
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Analysis & Opinion: 7 Mar 07
A far-reaching wiretapping programme proposed by the government has stirred up a fiery debate, with critics decrying the creation of a 'big brother' state.
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Politics: 5 Mar 07
The Swedish government's decision to overturn an order to deport Egyptian terror suspect Mohammed Alzery has been slammed by ex-justice minister Thomas Bodström. "Playing to the gallery," he says.
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Politics: 1 Feb 07
All of Sweden's main parties have pledged their support for a renewal of investigations surrounding the previous government's handling of the tsunami crisis.
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Politics: 18 Jan 07
Mona Sahlin has been variously described as careless, tough, lazy and street-smart. Now she is set to become the first ever female leader of Sweden's powerful Social Democrats.
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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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National: 28 Dec 06
Chancellor of Justice Göran Lambertz is at the centre of a storm over his public criticisms of the police and judiciary. But justice minister Beatrice Ask has pledged her support.
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National: 8 Dec 06
A feud between past and present justice ministers has worsened as the former holder of the post, Thomas Bodström, walked out of a debate. "Ridiculous behaviour," says Beatrice Ask.
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National: 6 Nov 06
Swedes' private integrity is poorly protected by the government, with only Britons being worse off, according to a Europe-wide survey released on Monday.
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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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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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Politics: 8 Oct 06
The defeated Social Democrats have reorganized for opposition, appointing former ministers to lead the party's charge in the parliamentary committees.
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Politics: 28 Sep 06
Social Democrat youth leader Anna Sjödin should go to jail, the prosecution said at the end of her trial for assault. Sjödin's friends tell the court she was called a "whore" by guards she is accused of assaulting at a Stockholm nightclub.
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Politics: 21 Sep 06
She's the runaway favourite among party members to be the next Social Democrat leader and take the party back to government, but there's one problem: Margot Wallström doesn't want the job.
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Politics: 19 Sep 06
Sweden's European commissioner Margot Wallström is emerging as the popular choice to lead the Social Democrats after Göran Persson steps down in March.
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Politics: 6 Sep 06
Justice Minister Thomas Bodström's chauffeur drove 40 kilometres per hour over the speed limit to get him to an engagement, it has been reported.
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National: 31 Aug 06
A week ago it looked like the police in large parts of Sweden, including the capital, would have to make do without helicopters - since there was nowhere to base them. Ridiculous, says justice minister Thomas Bodström.
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Politics: 13 Aug 06
The leader of Sweden's Left Party, Lars Ohly, fiercely attacked the government's foreign and criminal justice policies in a summer speech at the launch of his party's election campaign on Sunday.
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National: 4 Aug 06
A 50 year old Swedish citizen, who was not allowed to leave Poland for many years due to his involvement in legal proceedings there, has now returned to Sweden.
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Analysis & Opinion: 27 Jul 06
New laws proposed by Sweden’s government would require internet service providers to snoop on all of us, says the Pirate Party’s Björn Lindh.
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Society: 17 Jul 06
Prosecutors are to be given greater powers to seize income believed to be derived from criminal activity, under proposals put forward by justice minister Thomas Bodström.
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Politics: 7 Jul 06
People who cause fatal car crashes could face tougher sentences under plans unveiled by justice minister Thomas Bodström. The news comes after criticism of lax punishments for drink drive killers.
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Society: 6 Jul 06
If you're taking out your boat, lock away your booze. That's the message from Sweden's government, which plans to reduce the limit for drinking while in charge of a vessel.
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Politics: 21 Jun 06
Sweden's justice minister, Thomas Bodström, has said he would welcome a parliamentary inquiry into accusations that he tried to assert improper influence over the Pirate Bay investigation.
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Society: 21 Jun 06
The American government warned Sweden that it would face tough sanctions at the World Trade Organization if it did not crack down on internet piracy, it has emerged.
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Society: 12 Jun 06
As Sweden's justice minister Thomas Bodström criticizes German police for not taking human trafficking seriously during the World Cup, the foreign ministry says it will appoint a special ambassador to combat the problem.
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Politics: 9 Jun 06
Sweden's justice minister Thomas Bodström has said he might consider a charge on broadband subscriptions to compensate music and film companies for downloading.
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National: 6 Jun 06
As police search for hackers who allegedly disabled police and government websites at the weekend, it has emerged that web users were being redirected to Thomas Bodström's picture on the Swedish government's site.
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National: 5 Jun 06
The Swedish Security Service has been called in to investigate a suspected hacker attack that crashed the government's web site on Sunday, amid speculation that it was revenge for the closure of a popular file sharing site.
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National: 2 Jun 06
SEE ALSO: Raid on The Pirate Bay hits other sites
Reports that the US government was behind the action against the Sweden-based file sharing site have resulted in the Swedish government being reported to the country's Constitutional Committee.
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Politics: 15 Apr 06
Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg has proposed eight rules, coincidentally based on recent scandals linked to the Social Democrats, to prevent corruption among those in power.
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National: 4 Apr 06
A man who was denied political asylum in Sweden was murdered in Pakistan last week. At the time of his deportation he was represented by the current justice minister, Thomas Bodström.
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National: 3 Apr 06
Police and prosecutors get an extra 100 million kronor to fight the rising tide of organised crime in Sweden. Criminals who threaten witnesses, plaintiffs, police and prosecutors must be stopped, says justice minister Thomas Bodström.
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Society: 3 Apr 06
The World Cup in Germany this summer will promote prostitution and human trafficking. So says equality ombudsman Claes Borgström, who has called for Sweden to boycott the competition.
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Politics: 31 Mar 06
Liberal justice spokesman Johan Pehrson gets to help draft law and order legislation in return for supporting the Social Democrats when it's presented to parliament.
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Politics: 28 Mar 06
The opposition party leaders have agreed to try to resolve a number of key differences on energy, property tax and family policies. "We're going to make a bigger effort," said Liberal leader, Lars Leijonborg, after a week of internal squabbles.
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Politics: 25 Mar 06
Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson says that she will block the new law on bugging if it is not changed before it is presented to parliament. And the justice minister says he'll do no such thing.
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National: 14 Mar 06
The government is to increase the penalty for drink driving and carelessness on the road. The minimum punishment will be raised and a new crime classification will be introduced.
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National: 10 Mar 06
Police in Sweden are to be allowed to plant listening devices in private homes and offices, thanks to a new agreement between Liberals and the ruling Social Democrats.
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National: 24 Feb 06
Rules limiting murder investigations to 25-years will be scrapped under proposals from Sweden's justice minister, meaning the probe into former prime minister Olof Palme's death can continue. Meanwhile, new claims emerge about the night of the murder.
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Politics: 20 Feb 06
Culture minister Leif Pagrotsky is sitting on a fund portfolio of almost 7 million kronor. That's more than all the other ministers put together - at least, if their declarations can be believed.
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National: 28 Jan 06
Thomas Bodström and his family have been given round-the-clock security after "informants in the underworld" told police there was a threat against Sweden's justice minister, it has been reported.
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Society: 26 Jan 06
Swedish justice minister Thomas Bodström is to propose changes to the punishment of youth offenders. Instead of fines, which are imposed upon almost half of criminals under the age of 18, Bodström wants them to be put to work.
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National: 21 Dec 05
Justice minister Thomas Bodström is hoping to turn criminals on each other with the promise of reduced punishments for those who snitch on their accomplices. But is there honour among Swedish thieves?
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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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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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