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LISTEN: King's 50th jubilee, and must Swedish citizenship be 'protected'?

In this week's episode: Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates 50 years on the throne, several countries block Swedish pork after swine fever outbreak, unemployment on the rise, and Migration Minister Maria Malmer Stenegard on why Swedish citizenship 'must be respected and protected'.
This week host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local's Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton, and we also have an interview with Sweden's migration minister, Maria Malmer Stenegard.
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- QUIZ: How much do you know about King Carl XVI Gustaf?
- How is Sweden celebrating the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf?
Swine fever
Unemployment
- Everything you need to know if you lose your job in Sweden
- Eight predictions about the Swedish economy over the next few years
Citizenship
- What we know so far about Sweden's new citizenship proposal
- Migration minister: 'Swedish citizenship must be respected and protected to a greater extent'
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This week host Paul O’Mahony is joined by The Local's Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton, and we also have an interview with Sweden's migration minister, Maria Malmer Stenegard.
Please take our survey: Would you listen to more podcasts from The Local?
Here are links to some of the stories we discuss this week:
Quiz
- QUIZ: How much do you know about King Carl XVI Gustaf?
- How is Sweden celebrating the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf?
Swine fever
Unemployment
- Everything you need to know if you lose your job in Sweden
- Eight predictions about the Swedish economy over the next few years
Citizenship
- What we know so far about Sweden's new citizenship proposal
- Migration minister: 'Swedish citizenship must be respected and protected to a greater extent'
You can follow Sweden in Focus and listen to the episode on our podcast page.
Or you can listen here:
- Sweden in Focus on Apple Podcasts
- Sweden in Focus on Spotify
- Sweden in Focus on Google Podcasts
Alternatively, you can search for Sweden in Focus wherever you listen to podcasts.
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