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Skiing tips, politics for immigrants, and plans for stiffer work permit rules
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Published: 17 Feb, 2024 CET.
Updated: Sat 17 Feb 2024 07:38 CET
This week: a Swedish word for February illnesses, hitting the ski slopes, devastating Liseberg blaze, changing of the guard in the Green Party, why a Social Democrat MP with Palestinian heritage became an independent, Swedish prisons in crisis mode, and what we know so far about new salary requirements for work permit holders.
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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and Richard Orange.
Here are links to some of the stories and topics we discuss:
Vabruari
Skiing
Liseberg fire
Sadly, this news came through the day after we recorded the podcast:
Politics
- Joint leader of Sweden's Green Party announces resignation
- OPINION: El-Haj faced the same dilemma as all immigrant politicians in Sweden
Prison crisis
Work permits
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Sign up now for Membership+ and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday.
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You can listen to the latest episode here:
Or you can listen on these platforms:
- 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.
Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and Richard Orange.
Here are links to some of the stories and topics we discuss:
Vabruari
Skiing
Liseberg fire
Sadly, this news came through the day after we recorded the podcast:
Politics
- Joint leader of Sweden's Green Party announces resignation
- OPINION: El-Haj faced the same dilemma as all immigrant politicians in Sweden
Prison crisis
Work permits
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