How Sweden tightened immigration after the 2015 refugee crisis

In this week's episode we talk about the surprise resignation of the Liberal Party leader Johan Pehrson.

Ten years on from the arrival of record numbers of refugees we also look at how Sweden reacted to the 2015 crisis how how its approach to asylum immigration has changed since then.

For Membership+ subscribers we dig into why citizenship waiting times are set to get even longer in Sweden .

Finally we look at why comments made by US rapper Azealia Banks have made headlines in Sweden this week.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Politics

• Swedish education minister and Liberal leader Johan Pehrson resigns

Immigration

• 2015 ARCHIVE: Refugee centres packed as cold winter calls
• 2015 ARCHIVE: Sweden split over move to tighten asylum rules

Swedish citizenship 

• Sweden's Migration Agency cuts citizenship forecast by 26 percent due to security checks
• Why is Sweden asking citizenship applicants extra security questions?
• The extra security questions Sweden's Migration Agency wants citizenship applicants to answer

Swedish habits

• Azealia Banks slams Stockholm nightlife, IKEA, and Swedish laundry rooms

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