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Sweden's new stop-and-search zones 'will result in ethnic profiling': In this week's Sweden in Focus Extra, we speak to John Stauffer from Civil Rights ...
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Sweden's new stop-and-search zones 'will result in ethnic profiling'
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50 years of Abba, Sweden's image makeover, suburban slang under attack: This week: Child residency permit row, Sweden regressing on rule of law ...
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50 years of Abba, Sweden's image makeover, suburban slang under attack
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EXPLAINED: What is a Swedish ISK account?: Sweden’s government has proposed scrapping tax on ISK accounts with a balance of 300,000 kronor or less - but what are ...
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EXPLAINED: What is a Swedish ISK account?
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Hungary approves Sweden joining Nato after months of delays: Yes vote comes nearly two years after historically neutral country applied to join military alliance
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Hungary approves Sweden joining Nato after months of delays
Quick Glance: Hungary Approves Sweden's NATO Accession
  • Hungary's parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden's NATO bid after over 18 months of delays.

  • Sweden and Finland applied to join NATO after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in May 2022.

  • Hungary was the last of the 31 NATO members to give its approval, and Sweden is expected to be formally admitted soon.

  • The decision was welcomed by various NATO countries and seen as strategically significant.
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Sweden Democrats call for EU language to be stripped from Swedish constitution: The far-right Sweden Democrats have stepped up their Eurosceptic rhetoric ...
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Sweden Democrats call for EU language to be stripped from Swedish ...
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Sweden Democrats threaten to quit right-wing EU group if Orbán joins: MEP Charlie Weimers says his party has had to consider ‘other options’ in light of Orbán’s ...
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Sweden Democrats threaten to quit right-wing EU group if Orbán joins
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PODCAST: Waffle Day, linguistic hurdles and Jimmie Åkesson's microscopic fig leaf
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PODCAST: Waffle Day, linguistic hurdles and Jimmie Åkesson's microscopic ...
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Rule of law declining across EU, report warns : Civil liberties network says in states where far-right parties influence power, rule-of-law deterioration risks ...
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Rule of law declining across EU, report warns 
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Why it could soon be easier for new arrivals in Sweden to get benefits between jobs
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Why it could soon be easier for new arrivals in Sweden to get benefits ...
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Swedish migration minister open to asylum 'hubs' outside EU: Sweden's migration minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, has said she is in discussions with other ...
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Swedish migration minister open to asylum 'hubs' outside EU
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday: Far-right Sweden Democrats see falling support, Social Democrat MP lobbied Migration Agency for imam ...
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
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Swedish opposition critical of government efforts to limit hospital layoffs: In a bid to stem massive layoffs in Sweden’s emergency hospitals ...
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Swedish opposition critical of government efforts to limit hospital ...
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Sharjah Team’s Wyatt wins Indonesia Grand Prix: The Sharjah Team’s rookie Rusty Wyatt delivered a sensational debut performance to snatch a last-gasp victory in ...
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Sharjah Team’s Wyatt wins Indonesia Grand Prix
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Team Abu Dhabi ready for big test in Indonesia as Andersson sets the standard - News | Khaleej Times
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Team Abu Dhabi ready for big test in Indonesia as Andersson sets the ...
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6 March I What lies ahead for new nicotine products? Join this Euractiv Event to discuss the potential impact of a revised EU framework for tobacco control ... Show more   eurac.tv/9WPI   eurac.tv/9WMi
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6 March I What lies ahead for new nicotine products? Join this Euractiv Event to discuss the potential impact of a revised EU framework for tobacco control ... Show more   eurac.tv/9WPI   eurac.tv/9WMi
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Top Sweden Democrat: No paradigm shift yet in Swedish migration: Richard Jomshof, one of the Sweden Democrats' top figures, praised Sweden's migration ...
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Top Sweden Democrat: No paradigm shift yet in Swedish migration
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Nicotine pouches have until now escaped the beady regulatory eyes of Brussels bureaucrats because they don’t contain tobacco ... Show more   trib.al/Tyeg81Y
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Social Democrat leader: Sweden's stricter migration rules here to stay even if we win
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Social Democrat leader: Sweden's stricter migration rules here to stay ...
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Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of ‘war crimes’ and ‘genocide’: Sweden is also complicit in Israel’s ‘occupation and mass killing,’ climate activist says.
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Greta Thunberg accuses Israel of ‘war crimes’ and ‘genocide’
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Is Sweden sliding towards autocracy one year on from the election?: A number of policies presented by the government and the Sweden Democrats over the last year ...
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Is Sweden sliding towards autocracy one year on from the election?
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Swedish PM denounces far-right politician’s call to destroy ‘anti-democratic’ mosques
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Swedish PM denounces far-right politician’s call to destroy ...
Quick Glance: Call for Demolition of Mosques in Sweden
  • Demand for immediate halt on new mosque construction in Sweden

  • Immediate rejection of the call by Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson

  • Opposition parties urge the government to expel Sweden Democrat appointed government officials from offices

  • Åkesson's call for mosque demolition followed a sustained attack on 'Islamists' and alleged support from the Social Democrats.
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Dutch election shows far right rising and reshaping Europe: The latest victory came in the socially liberal Netherlands, where hard-right icon Geert Wilders ...
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Dutch election shows far right rising and reshaping Europe
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Sweden's government calls for investigation into cost of immigration: The Swedish government and its supporting party, the Sweden Democrats, have called for an ...
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Sweden's government calls for investigation into cost of immigration
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Sweden wants to give prosecutors powers to take gang kids into care: Sweden's government has launched an inquiry into taking children into care which will ...
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Sweden wants to give prosecutors powers to take gang kids into care
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Politics in Sweden: What would a future Social Democrat government do?: In her Christmas speech on Saturday, Magdalena Andersson, leader of the opposition Social ...
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Politics in Sweden: What would a future Social Democrat government do?
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What's the state of Sweden's bids to revoke residence permits and citizenship?: Sweden’s government announced plans to make it possible to revoke residence ...
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What's the state of Sweden's bids to revoke residence permits and ...
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The Brief – Trump cards in Europe: With a Trump 2.0 administration considered an increasingly realistic scenario in Brussels, Europe has started
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The Brief – Trump cards in Europe
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Sweden Democrats: When the right becomes the people's party: The right-wing Sweden Democrats have been in power in the model democracy of Sweden for a year ...
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Sweden Democrats: When the right becomes the people's party
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ECR vice-president calls for 'Swexit' should Brussels get 'too much power': Sweden should consider leaving the EU if the transfer of power to Brussels goes "too ...
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ECR vice-president calls for 'Swexit' should Brussels get 'too much power'
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Gravitas: What's causing Europe's far right surge?: Europe is experiencing a notable political shift with the rise of far-right parties ...
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Gravitas: What's causing Europe's far right surge?
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday: Christmas trees bring festive cheer to Swedish royals, government plans to cut taxes on popular savings ...
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Tuesday
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Swedish Government Will Help Finance ‘Massive’ Nuclear Expansion: The Swedish government pledged to take an active role in securing financing for a “massive” ...
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Swedish Government Will Help Finance ‘Massive’ Nuclear Expansion
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Permanent residency under review and will cost of living in Sweden soon drop?: In this week's Sweden in Focus: new government inquiry on permanent residency ...
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Permanent residency under review and will cost of living in Sweden soon ...
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday: Furious Social Democrat leader hits back at PM over terrorism comments, 230 Swedes evacuate Gaza ...
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday
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Northvolt: How the battery factory is changing a city: Skellefteå has experienced a boom since the Northvolt settlement. Within a few years the city grew by 4 ...
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Northvolt: How the battery factory is changing a city
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Who will fill Sweden's labour gap when immigrants leave?: After experiencing first-hand how key parts of the care and service sectors are almost fully staffed by ...
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Who will fill Sweden's labour gap when immigrants leave?
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Who will fill Sweden's labour gap when immigrants leave?: After experiencing first-hand how key parts of the care and service sectors are almost fully staffed by ...
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Who will fill Sweden's labour gap when immigrants leave?
Quick Glance: Sweden vs Switzerland: Clearing Up the Confusion
  • Sweden and Switzerland are often confused - Visit Sweden launches campaign to clarify.

  • Switzerland Tourism is relaxed about the news, stating Switzerland is 'unmistakable' anyway.

  • 'Welcome to Sweden (not Switzerland)' is the title of the video circulating on social media by Visit Sweden.

  • Every year, 120,000 people even google if Sweden and Switzerland are the same.
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How a call to demolish mosques sent shock waves through Swedish politics: Jimmie Åkesson talks about demolishing mosques, the latest on the Tesla strike ...
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How a call to demolish mosques sent shock waves through Swedish politics
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Right to arms, right to peace? Our writer explored a balance.: Mass shootings enter and exit the U.S. news cycle with an almost numbing regularity ...
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Right to arms, right to peace? Our writer explored a balance.
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OPINION: Åkesson's speech may be in Arabic, but it's for Swedish speakers: Using AI to make Jimmie Åkesson give a speech in Arabic is a smart use of new ...
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OPINION: Åkesson's speech may be in Arabic, but it's for Swedish speakers
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'Deeply self-critical': Social Democrats unveil report on segregation and inequality
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'Deeply self-critical': Social Democrats unveil report on segregation and ...
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Politics in Sweden: Why is everyone acting like they're prime minister?: Jimmie Åkesson made a "speech to the nation", opposition leader Magdalena ...
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Politics in Sweden: Why is everyone acting like they're prime minister?
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Sweden to limit social benefits for non-European immigrants: Sweden's right-wing government said on Friday it would make it harder for non-European ...
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Sweden to limit social benefits for non-European immigrants
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Sweden to limit social benefits for non-European immigrants: Sweden's right-wing government said on Friday it would make it harder for non-European ...
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Sweden to limit social benefits for non-European immigrants
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Sweden Democrats: 'We've been too generous on asylum for too long'
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Sweden and Denmark suspend Palestinian development aid: Sweden and Denmark are suspending Palestinian development aid but maintaining humanitarian assistance ...
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Sweden and Denmark suspend Palestinian development aid
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Leading Sweden Democrat criticised for Brussels attack tweet: A tweet by Sweden Democrat MP Jessica Stegrud's following the terror attack in Brussels which ...
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Leading Sweden Democrat criticised for Brussels attack tweet
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Sweden Crime Wave Sparks Nationalist Call for Army on Streets: Leader Jimmie Akesson is pushing for a more hardline approach on unprecedented gang violence that ...
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Sweden Crime Wave Sparks Nationalist Call for Army on Streets
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday: Man shot in central Helsingborg, Sweden Democrat judge appointed to lead asylum inquiry ...
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Today in Sweden: A roundup of the latest news on Friday
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Work permits and cinnamon buns: Essential articles for life in Sweden: In this week's Essential Sweden, we look at topics including the new work permit ...
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Work permits and cinnamon buns: Essential articles for life in Sweden
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Eli Lilly Executive Mason Who Oversaw Mounjaro Development to Retire: The Eli Lilly & Co. executive who oversaw development of Mounjaro, its blockbuster ...
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Eli Lilly Executive Mason Who Oversaw Mounjaro Development to Retire
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'Swedish citizenship must be respected and protected to a greater extent': As Sweden's government launches its inquiry into tightening citizenship ...
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'Swedish citizenship must be respected and protected to a greater extent'
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Coach who guided Roger Federer to first Grand Slam has had his leg amputated : Federer was coached by Peter Lundgren between 2000 and 2003.
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Coach who guided Roger Federer to first Grand Slam has had his leg ...
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Budget news: Sweden to invest 300 million kronor in asylum return centres: Sweden will funnel almost 300 million kronor into building return centres for rejected ...
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Budget news: Sweden to invest 300 million kronor in asylum return centres
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Sweden's government to slash tax on petrol and diesel: Sweden's government has announced plans to slash tax on petrol and diesel next year ...
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Sweden's government to slash tax on petrol and diesel
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Sweden launches inquiry into stopping Quran burnings on security grounds: Sweden's government on Friday launched an inquiry into changing the Public Order ...
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Sweden launches inquiry into stopping Quran burnings on security grounds
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Tell us: How has your life in Sweden changed in the year since the election?: It's been almost a year since a divisive election, which in the end saw Prime ...
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Tell us: How has your life in Sweden changed in the year since the ...
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Sweden Bank Shares Gain as Windfall Tax Proposal Blocked: The second biggest party in Sweden’s parliament has effectively blocked a proposal by the Social ...
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Sweden Bank Shares Gain as Windfall Tax Proposal Blocked
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Politics in Sweden: Why Sweden's finance minister is willing to be unpopular: She's been accused of being Sweden's 'most invisible modern finance ...
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Politics in Sweden: Why Sweden's finance minister is willing to be ...
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Sweden Democrat party leader invited to Nobel banquet for first time: Jimmie Åkesson, party leader for the far-right Sweden Democrats, will be invited to the ...
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Sweden Democrat party leader invited to Nobel banquet for first time
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Quran burnings: Fire and flame for questionable freedom of speech: Koran burnings in Scandinavia are cause for great outrage and a debate over possible bans
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Quran burnings: Fire and flame for questionable freedom of speech
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Migration in Sweden: How the debate has changed: In an interview, the long-standing head of the Swedish migration authority, Mikael Ribbenvik ...
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Migration in Sweden: How the debate has changed
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Politics in Sweden: Is Ulf Kristersson's 'government of action' ready to act?: When Ulf Kristersson held his victory speech after last year's election ...
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Politics in Sweden: Is Ulf Kristersson's 'government of action' ready to ...
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Sweden struggles to handle the fallout from Quran-burning protests: A series of government-authorised protests have put questions of free speech and Swedish ...
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Sweden struggles to handle the fallout from Quran-burning protests
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Politics in Sweden: Pride shows the fault lines in Kristersson's coalition: Rainbow flags at the PM's Pride reception couldn't disguise the tension ...
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Politics in Sweden: Pride shows the fault lines in Kristersson's coalition
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How Sweden lost the plot: To understand how Sweden became Europe’s most polarised country, look backwards. In retrospect, the 2010s were the decade when Swedes ...
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How Sweden lost the plot
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Sweden Democrat MP under fire after claiming Pride is linked to pedophilia: Multiple Swedish government ministers have spoken out against claims by Björn Söder ...
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Sweden Democrat MP under fire after claiming Pride is linked to pedophilia
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Opposition calls for Sweden Democrat to resign over Mohammed tweet: Sweden's opposition has called for the chair of the parliament's foreign policy ...
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Opposition calls for Sweden Democrat to resign over Mohammed tweet
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Swedish word of the day: Tvångströja: This is a metaphor so overused that it has become a constraint on commentators getting their point across.
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Swedish word of the day: Tvångströja