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Sweden Democrats rake in southern support
National: 22 Apr 13
The immigration-critical Sweden Democrats would nab 16 percent of the vote in regional elections in the south if residents were to cast their the ballots today.
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Muslim discrimination 'too common' in Sweden
National: 8 Mar 13
Swedish Muslims have slammed the government for failing to combat discrimination, submitting a report to the UN with a list of proposed measures, including an inquiry into the abuse of Somali migrants.
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'Northern Swedes are the real Swedes'
Analysis & Opinion: 26 Feb 13
After a trip to far northern Sweden, youth centre worker and columnist Milad Mohammadi reflects on whether the local residents up north are the "real Swedes" and what the rest of the country could learn from them.
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Flag-raising fail marks Alliance strategy shindig
Politics: 25 Feb 13
Sweden's governing centre-right coalition had problems raising its flag on Monday, as the four party leaders met in the childhood village of Centre Party leader Annie Lööf.
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Minister slams ID checks based on skin colour
National: 22 Feb 13
Sweden's integration minister, Erik Ullenhag, has slammed as "unacceptable" reports that police in Stockholm are stopping people based on the colour of their skin and forcing them to show their IDs.
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Sweden to keep immigrant kids in school
Education: 21 Feb 13
The government wants to make sure young immigrants keep up their studies by legally requiring them to stay in school until they reach 18, while also pumping funds into Swedish-language courses.
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Education key to Balkan refugee integration
National: 18 Feb 13
Refugees who came to Sweden during the Balkan war are faring comparatively well almost two decades after immigration peaked in 1994, with seven out of ten employed today, although figures were gloomier for the less-educated.
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'No plans' to tighten Sweden's asylum policy
Politics: 6 Feb 13
The Swedish government has no plans to tighten asylum policy, Integration Minister Erik Ullenhag said on Tuesday in the wake of comments by Migration Minister Tobias Billström that current immigration levels are "unsustainable".
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'Tailor Swedish classes to newcomers' needs'
Education: 31 Jan 13
With one in four Swedish language students dropping out of the state-run classes, three Liberal Party ministers argued on Thursday that the system is not helping newcomers integrate and needs a work-focused overhaul.
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Major integration reform slow to yield results
Politics: 22 Nov 12
Newly-arrived immigrants are still struggling to find work two years after a labour market reform to help them get established in Sweden, a new study has shown, but officials argue the programme will work as long as immigrants stick to it.
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Teachers need to learn to tackle racism: report
Politics: 10 Nov 12
Swedish schoolteachers should be trained on how to handle racism in the classroom, according to a new report into xenophobia presented to the government on Friday.
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Obama win has Swedish politicians smiling
Politics: 7 Nov 12
Leading politicians in Sweden of all political stripes rejoiced early Wednesday morning over the re-election of US president Barack Obama, but cautioned he has a tough road ahead.
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Somalis fare better in the US than Sweden: report
Society: 5 Nov 12
Somali immigrants in Sweden have had a harder time finding employment compared to Somalis in the United States and Canada, a new report has found.
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Job programmes 'unfair' to foreign-born women
Business & Money: 23 Oct 12
Foreign-born women are treated unfairly compared to newly arrived men when it comes to programmes to help them enter the Swedish labour market, according to an inquiry submitted to the government on Tuesday.
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Crowds march against anti-Semitism in Malmö
Politics: 21 Oct 12
Some 300 people joined a demonstration in solidarity with the Jewish population in Malmö on Saturday after a spate of recent attacks.
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Malmö police launch hate crimes hotline
Society: 20 Oct 12
Malmö police have launched a dedicated hate crimes hotline after criticism over how victims have been treated when reporting a suspected crime.
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Swedish ministers hail EU Nobel Peace prize win
National: 12 Oct 12
Several Swedish government ministers welcomed the news that the European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, with foreign minister Carl Bildt claiming it was "highly deserved".
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Hundreds attend anti-Semitism demo
Society: 8 Oct 12
Hundreds of people gathered in Stockholm on Sunday to show solidarity with the Jews of Malmö, where a Jewish community building was attacked last month.
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New plan to ease refugee housing problems
Society: 18 Sep 12
The government wants to overhaul how it rewards municipalities that help refugees find housing quickly in an effort to hasten the process of acclimating to life in Sweden.
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New millions to troubled Swedish suburbs
Business & Money: 3 Sep 12
The government has decided to award to 200 million kronor ($30 million) in performance based subsidies to boost fifteen of Sweden’s suburbs grappling with social exclusion.
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Gaming industry decries work permit wait times
Business & Money: 31 Aug 12
The long wait for Swedish work permits facing talented computer programmers from other countries has prompted the Swedish games industry to put pressure on the government to cut processing times.
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Somali woman 'forced to pour milk on herself'
National: 29 Aug 12
New details have emerged about the types of harassment suffered by members of the Somali community in Forserum in south central Sweden, with integration minister Erik Ullenhag upbraiding local politicians for trying to belittle the problem.
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'Love immigrants' need more support adjusting to life in Sweden
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Jul 12
Those who immigrate to Sweden for love can run into trouble if they become too dependent on their Swedish partners, argue Liberal Party ministers Nyamko Sabuni and Erik Ullenhag, who propose expanding the availability of society orientation courses as a first step toward improving the situation.
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'Love immigrants need help to adjust': Liberals
Politics: 18 Jul 12
The government wants to increase support for vulnerable female “love immigrants” who may not know their rights with the aim of helping them better adjust to life in Sweden.
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'Link learning Swedish to citizenship': Liberals
Politics: 12 Jun 12
Immigrants should be required to learn Swedish before being granted citizenship and do more before receiving certain types of benefits, the Liberal Party has argued in a new integration policy programme unveiled on Tuesday.
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'Immigrant kids need more schooling': Sweden
Education: 8 May 12
The Swedish government has revealed a new directive aimed at improving immigrant students’ education and integration into Sweden, revolving around longer compulsory schooling and a shift in lesson priorities.
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'No excuse' for anti-Semitism: Obama envoy
National: 26 Apr 12
US president Barack Obama’s expert on anti-Semitism said during a press conference in Stockholm on Thursday that the brand of Sweden is at risk if leaders aren’t held accountable for their insensitive actions.
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Does citizenship really matter?
Analysis & Opinion: 18 Jan 12
As Sweden looks for ways to make Swedish citizenship “more meaningful”, it begs the question as to what citizenship means in the first place.
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Sweden in bid to 'define Swedish citizenship'
Politics: 16 Jan 12
The government plans to launch an inquiry to study Swedish citizenship in hopes of finding ways to boost its value and use it as a tool for integration.
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New 'mythbuster' website to fight racism in Sweden
Politics: 19 Dec 11
The Swedish government has launched a new website to combat the proliferation of inaccurate and often racist myths about minorities and immigrants in Sweden.
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Swedish TV slammed for Srebrenica 'denial'
National: 29 Nov 11
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has strongly criticised Sveriges Television for a documentary covering the massacre in Srebrenica.
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Steep hike in immigrant unemployment
Politics: 26 Nov 11
More than one third of people registered as unemployed come from outside Sweden, according to a new unofficial report revealed by Dagens Nyheter.
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Sweden looks to tackle immigrant women jobs challenge
Business & Money: 17 Oct 11
The Swedish government on Monday announced a new inquiry aiming at finding ways to make it easier for immigrant women to enter the labour market.
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Refugee jobs reform 'not working': report
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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New millions for Swedish synagogue security
Society: 5 Sep 11
The Swedish government has promised new funds to help boost security around the country's synagogues following accusations that Sweden hasn't done enough to protect it's Jewish population.
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Immigrant language-learning bonus flops
Education: 29 Aug 11
The government’s offer of performance-based bonuses to immigrants who learn the Swedish language in less than a year has failed to produce results, according to a new report.
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Swedish 9-year-old launches 'bun help' to aid children in Africa
Society: 24 Aug 11
A 9-year-old Swedish girl whose fundraising efforts for starving children in Africa has attracted the attention of government ministers wants more children to join her cause.
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Sweden's Jews, Muslims face web hate rise: study
National: 22 Aug 11
The number of xenophobic web sites have almost doubled since 2007 and Jews and Muslims wearing apparent religious symbols are subjected to significant discrimination in Sweden today, according to a new report.
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Shorter parental leave for immigrants: minister
Politics: 18 Jun 11
Immigrant parents with young children should have a shorter parental leave when the family moves to Sweden minister for enterprise and energy Maud Olofsson, said in an interview.
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Think tank: cut wages to boost immigrant jobs
Business & Money: 30 May 11
The government should work to cut wages in low paid jobs so that more new Swedes can get into the labour market, according to Swedish free market think tank Timbro.
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Unemployment up among immigrant youth: report
Business & Money: 25 May 11
Youth unemployment among immigrants has risen sharply despite a record number of vacancies in the Swedish labour market, new statistics show.
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EU network: Sweden passive on 'slave auction'
National: 17 May 11
The pan-European network of NGOs and research institutes has called on the Swedish government to use the opportunity of a "slave auction" held in Lund in April to "address the specific needs of victims of racism and racial hatred".
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Schools at centre of new anti-racism efforts
Politics: 6 May 11
The Swedish government plans to focus on schools as well as conduct a survey of xenophobia in a new push to fight racism and intolerance in the wake of electoral gains made by the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats.
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Sweden fails its Roma minority: report
National: 8 Apr 11
As Europe marks International Roma day, Sweden has once again come in for criticism from the Council of Europe for not living up to demands to protect the country's Roma population.
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Sweden targets religious prejudice
Politics: 31 Mar 11
Sweden's government has announced plans to chart the extent of Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in the country, as it attempts to counteract the spread of intolerance towards minorities.
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Islamic group invited anti-Semitic speaker
National: 25 Mar 11
The Islamic Association in Sweden engaged lecturers with anti-Semitic views at a conference in Stockholm in December, with the former head of the association claiming that they were recruited in "good faith".
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Sweden sacks 'Super Ombudsman'
Politics: 1 Feb 11
The Swedish government has announced that the Equality Ombudsman (DO), Katri Linna, is to be reassigned, despite having four years remaining in her post.
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Sweden proposes survey of abuses against Roma
Politics: 31 Jan 11
The Swedish government's proposal to document abuses against the country's Roma population has met with mixed reactions among Roma activists.
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Sweden looks to combat Islamophobia
National: 13 Jan 11
Sweden’s integration minister Erik Ullenhag is meeting on Thursday with representatives from the Swedish Muslim community to develop a strategy for combating Islamophobia in the wake of the Stockholm suicide bombing.
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Non-European execs scarce in Sweden: study
Business & Money: 3 Dec 10
People with non-European backgrounds remain largely absent from the upper echelons of Sweden’s publicly traded companies, according to a new report.
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Sweden launches integration policy reform
National: 1 Dec 10
The Swedish government has launched a "sweeping" reform of integration policy, shifting the main responsibility for immigrant "establishment" in the country on the Public Employment Service.
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New arrivals need more than a 'pat on the head'
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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Two more immigrant shootings in Malmö
National: 22 Oct 10
Malmö police have recruited the detective who played a decisive role in apprehending "Laser Man" gunman John Ausonius as a new double shooting has further raised fears of a repeat of 1991's racially-motivated attacks.
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Sweden considers healthcare for illegals
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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Reinfeldt unveils reshuffled cabinet
Politics: 5 Oct 10
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt presented his new government during the opening session of the Riksdag on Tuesday, announcing a team with seven new names as well as a new ministry.
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Live Blog: parliament opens
Politics: 5 Oct 10
Another eventful day in Swedish politics has come to a close with Fredrik Reinfeldt having presented his new government, the Sweden Democrats having added a little colour and outraged drama, and the king having calmly reminded the Riksdag of its role as a bastion of Swedish democracy.
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Liberals want to appeal election results
Politics: 24 Sep 10
The Liberal Party, which lost two seats in the Riksdag by a razor thin margin, is looking to appeal the results of Sweden’s 2010 elections.
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Live Blog: election night in Sweden
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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Government parties gear up for election
Politics: 11 Aug 10
Sweden’s four governing parties on Wednesday presented their plans for a common election campaign. The country faces a choice between moving backwards and forwards, the parties claim.
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Most Swedes favour new vote on the euro
Business & Money: 19 May 09
A majority of Swedes, 51 percent, are in favour of holding another referendum on whether or not Sweden should exchange the krona for the common European currency.
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Free trade fears cloud Sweden's embrace of Obama
Politics: 5 Nov 08
Amid the excitement in Sweden over Barack Obama’s victory, there remains real concern among members of the political and business establishment over how the US president-elect will approach the issue of free trade.
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Government rules out gay marriage compromise
Politics: 25 Oct 08
The Moderates, Liberal party (Folkpartiet) and Centre party have rejected calls from the Christian Democrats for a compromise over gay marriage in the face of a threatened revolt by government MPs.
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Liberal Party looks to rescue petrol stations
Politics: 4 Oct 08
Leading Liberal Party members propose abolishing parts of the so called pumplagen, or ‘Petrol Station Act’, to save petrol stations in rural areas.
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Liberal Party FRA-law revolt widens
Politics: 18 Jul 08
A split has widened in the Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) which could lead to the scrapping of Sweden’s controversial surveillance law.
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Liberals demand snoop law retreat
Politics: 14 Jul 08
Former leaders of the Liberal Party, including Bengt Westerberg, have called on the government to back down over the controversial snoop law.
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Liberal Party addresses treatment of personal data
Politics: 16 Apr 08
Sweden’s Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) wants to make it easier to bring indictments for internet harassment and overhaul Sweden's system for handling personal information.
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Liberals call for mandatory sex ed
Education: 6 Mar 08
The Liberal Party wants to remove the option for parents to request exemptions from sex education classes for their children.
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Björklund is new Liberal leader
Politics: 7 Sep 07
Sweden's Liberal Party, one of the four parties making up the governing Alliance for Sweden, has formally confirmed Schools Minister Jan Björklund as its new leader, at a conference in Västerås.
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Alliance parties 'won't merge'
Politics: 3 May 07
Sweden's governing Alliance will remain as four separate parties, their secretaries have declared in a joint article. They are already working on a joint manifesto for the 2010 election, they say.
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Sahlin: Sweden Democrats 'misogynistic and xenophobic'
Politics: 20 Apr 07
On Thursday evening, Mona Sahlin became the latest representative of a parliamentary party to join in a televised debate with the leader of the Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Åkesson.
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Top Liberal backtracks on Centre Party criticism
Politics: 6 Apr 07
The Centre Party is becoming far too 'new Liberal', warned the Liberals' own party secretary Erik Ullenhag in a recent, highly critical, opinion article. Now he has withdrawn his comments.
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Liberals in attack on Centre Party
Politics: 12 Mar 07
The Liberal Party has gone on the attack against its ally the Centre Party, with party secretary Erik Ullenhag saying that Maud Olofsson's party has become 'neo-liberal'.
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Liberals charged over spy scandal
Politics: 28 Nov 06
Six officials from Sweden's Liberal Party, including former party secretary Johan Jakobsson, are to be prosecuted for their role in the pre-election spying scandal.
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Liberals aim for recovery with new secretary
Politics: 10 Oct 06
In a move being interpreted as an attempt to rediscover its social-liberal roots, Sweden's Liberal Party on Tuesday appointed Erik Ullenhag as its new party secretary.
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