quotas

Immigration

Sweden learns of new EU migrant quota details

Sweden has been told to help relocate 821 migrants who have arrived in Italy and 548 who have travelled to Greece as part of the European Commission's controversial plans to ensure refugees are spread more evenly across member states.

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Slow pace of boardroom equality 'deplorable'

Almost 25 percent of company management boards in Sweden are made up of women, with a new report showing that the numbers are on the rise for the first time in years. Critics say the stats are still not good enough.

Industry & Trade

'Swedish firms less equal than Saudis': biz daily

Sweden's premier business daily on Friday noted that many Swedish companies were less gender equal than the Saudi Arabian parliament, and said introducing quotas could mark a generational shift.

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Swedish minister open to boardroom quotas

Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg has indicated that a law requiring more women in the boardroom is becoming more likely, describing the continuing lack of gender balance in Swedish firms as a "significant problem".

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No equality quotas for boards: Olofsson

Center Party leader and Industry Minister Maud Olofsson has washed her government’s hands of the responsibility for ensuring equal representation of women and men on the boards of listed companies, according to a report in the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper.