Edholm and Scheller said, however, that the realization that such shanty towns on the edges of Stockholm were preferable to life in the residents' home countries was the most shocking.
The Sweden Democrats have previously called for outlawing begging by foreign citizens in Sweden, arguing in their party programme that they are "professional beggars".
The Romanian Health Minister Eugen Nicolaescu is due to visit Sweden in March to discuss the issue.
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