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All the latest politics news and essential information from Sweden.
EU agrees to implement US trade pact after Trump threats
EU lawmakers and member states reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday to implement the bloc's nearly year-old trade pact with the United States, with President Donald Trump threatening new tariffs unless it is done by July 4th.
UPDATED: What laws could Sweden's opposition block after collapse of pairing?
With the collapse of the Swedish parliament's pairing system, the opposition would, if it really wanted, have a real chance of blocking or amending the migration laws the government wants to pass before the election. But it's unclear how willing it is to do this.
Swedish party leaders clash on taxes and work permits in live debate
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, of the conservative Moderates, went head to head with opposition leader Magdalena Andersson, of the centre-left Social Democrats, in a debate at Kulturhuset in Stockholm.
Sweden Democrats join U-turn on letting to-be-deported teenagers stay in Sweden
The Sweden Democrats would be willing to allow young people who have already received deportation orders the chance to remain in Sweden, after the Moderate Party shifted on the issue.
Former defence minister accuses Sweden Democrats of 'sabotaging' citizenship vote
A former Moderate Party defence minister has told The Local that opposition parties are "quite correct" to accuse the Sweden Democrats of cheating in the vote on transitional rules for citizenship at the end of April.
Swedish Migration Minister wants law to help teens already ordered to leave
Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell has said that he hopes a soon-to-be-announced "safety clause" to reduce teen deportations will help young adults who have already received a deportation order as well as those awaiting a decision.
Sweden's government announces 17.5 billion kronor energy crisis package
The package, announced in a press conference on May 13th, includes reduced tax on petrol and diesel as well as state support for cheaper public transit.
Make your own Swedish government with The Local's election widget
Sweden's opposition has been in the lead in every single poll since the 2022 election. But it still looks hard for Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to form a workable coalition. Try out The Local's election widget to see if you can make a government – either for her or for Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson.
Swedish opposition promises citizenship transition rules if it wins election
Sweden's opposition parties are united on introducing transitional rules for citizenship if they win next September's election.
Former Sweden Democrat independent MP charged with drug possession
Katja Nyberg, the former Sweden-Democrat-turned-independent member of parliament, is facing charges of gross unlawful driving, driving under the influence, minor drug offences and drug possession.
Swedish PM accused of conflict of interest over sister-in-law's organisation
The Swedish Prime Minister has been hit by conflict-of-interest accusations after the Aftonbladet newspaper reported that he was in the meeting that boosted the state grant to a teaching charity where his sister-in-law is a board member.
Sweden Democrat MP accused of threatening behaviour in parliament
A conflict broke out in Sweden's parliament on Thursday, with an MP from the far-right Sweden Democrats accused of threatening an MP who said his party could not be trusted after last week's controversial vote on transitional rules.
'Total deadlock': No end in sight to Sweden's parliamentary pairing chaos
Another meeting of parliamentary group leaders to discuss the broken-down 'pairing' agreement ended without any solution in place.
Swedish MPs to discuss bid for revote on transitional citizenship rules
Swedish MPs on the committee in charge of processing immigration laws were set to meet at 10am to discuss the opposition's bid for a new vote on adding transitional provisions to the recently passed citizenship law.
Will disaffected MPs from Sweden's Liberal party now vote against the government?
Four Liberal MPs who sat out the April 29th Swedish citizenship vote are again being scrutinised for potential opposition to upcoming Tidö government policies.
Sweden Democrat MP criticises BBC for 'left-wing bias' after Stockholm debate
Sweden Democrat MP Mattias Karlsson has complained that the questions asked in a BBC debate in Stockholm on Tuesday had "such a strong left-wing bias" that he was "close to feeling that SVT, in comparison, represents the height of objectivity".
US threatens to scrap EU visa waivers over data sharing demands
The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens.
Swedish parliamentary leaders fail to resolve 'pairing' scandal
Sweden's political parties have failed to reach a deal to solve the crisis of confidence in the parliament's pairing system caused by the Sweden Democrat party's decision to win a vote last week by sending in two MPs that it had agreed to withhold.
Q&A: Can Sweden's Left and Centre parties overcome their deadlock?
The opposition left bloc in Swedish politics has held a majority in the polls ever since the last election. But it still looks tough for them to form a government. Professor Nicholas Aylott explains the deadlock.
How likely is a revote on transitional rules for Swedish citizenship?
At least three out of four opposition parties are demanding that parliament vote once again on the issue of transitional arrangements for the new stricter citizenship rules. The Local asked the parliamentary parties how likely this is to happen.
Sweden's speaker calls MPs to crisis meeting after citizenship voting drama
Sweden's speaker of parliament has called the group leaders of all parties to an extraordinary meeting after the dispute over adding transitional rules to the citizenship vote brought down a long-standing agreement.
'I feel scammed': Foreigners in Sweden react to controversial citizenship vote
Feeling betrayed, disappointed but not surprised, and concerned that the rule of law is deteriorating in Sweden: here's how The Local's readers responded after a dramatic citizenship vote in the Swedish parliament.
OPINION: The campaign for transitional citizenship rules failed – but it wasn't in vain
With a majority of just one vote, parliament rejected adding transitional rules to Sweden's June 6th citizenship reforms. But there's still reason to be hopeful, writes The Local's Richard Orange.