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Swedish municipalities to cooperate in fighting future wildfires

Monica Elfström, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, November 15, 2019 at 16:43
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It is hoped over fifty municipalities in central Sweden will work together to fight forest fires. After the huge fires

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Sweden’s FM calls for more EU involvement in Arctic as country hosts EU Arctic Forum

Jens Möller, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 13:03 — Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 12:02
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Sweden’s Foreign Minister Ann Linde is calling on the EU to increase its strategic engagement in the Arctic. Attending the

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EU Arctic Forum is hot, Barents cooperation is not, expert says

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 14:27 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at 15:42
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“This is really a downscaling of the Barents cooperation,” says Markku Heikkilä about the upcoming foreign ministers meeting in Umeå

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Sweden’s rising fuel prices spark protest rally in Stockholm

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, September 23, 2019 at 10:51 — Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2019 at 14:03
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Less than a kilometre away from a large climate action protest outside Sweden’s parliament, protesters from the countryside staged their

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What the budget says about Sweden’s minority government

Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 20, 2019 at 16:34
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What does this week’s budget proposal say about the state of the four party co-operation that brought in the government?

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Countries Featured Featured • Zone 2 General POLITICS Politics Sweden 

Swedish gov’s budget raises fears over inequality

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 15:36
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On Wednesday Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson presented the Swedish government’s budget proposal for 2020, the first one as part of

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Assessing Margot Wallström’s legacy as Swedish foreign minister

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, September 16, 2019 at 13:31 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:36
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Margot Wallström spent some five years as Sweden’s foreign minister and launched the world’s first feminist foreign policy before announcing

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Sweden’s labour union hopes for job market reform under new employment minister

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, September 13, 2019 at 12:29 — Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2019 at 13:11
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Eva Nordmark has been appointed as Sweden’s new employment minister in Stefan Löfven’s government reshuffle. Henrik Ehrenberg, policy director at

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Ann Linde named Sweden’s foreign minister in cabinet shuffle

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 11:01 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 11:11
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Sweden’s Trade Minister Ann Linde will replace Margot Wallström as foreign minister once she steps down after 5 years at

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Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström to step down

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, September 6, 2019 at 10:19 — Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2019 at 10:39
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Margot Wallström, 64, has been Foreign Minister since she took over after Carl Bildt in 2014. “The time has come

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Sweden wants to rebuild its “total defence” system

Liv Lewitschnik, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 12:59 — Last Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 13:44
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All people over the age of 16 living in Sweden can be called upon to assist in times of crisis

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Cyber Cyber-2 Featured Featured • Zone 1 General POLITICS Politics Sweden 

Swedish Centre Party promises tax break for rural northerners

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 09:40 — Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 15:03
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Sweden’s Centre Party leader Annie Lööf says she wants to address the tax imbalance facing people living in the north

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Is Sweden better prepared after last year’s historic wildfire season?

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 11:35 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:19
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Last summer’s record-breaking wildfires were the worst in recent memory. But with a spate of grass or forest fires already

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Swedish government unveils proposed spring budget

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at 11:22 — Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2019 at 16:37
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The Swedish government, in cooperation with the Centre and Liberal parties, unveiled its spring budget proposal Wednesday morning. It has

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Room for more spending in Swedish gov’s spring budget: economist

Frank Radosevich and Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 12:00 — Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2019 at 16:38
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On Wednesday, the Swedish government presents its spring budget and one economist says it’s a bit thin in terms of

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