Sweden headed for coalition government after narrow election results
Sweden’s Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is not stepping down – but he faces a vote to stay in
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Politics (Sweden)
Indigenous reindeer herders request emergency aid after drought, wildfires ravage Sweden
The Swedish Saami Association is demanding a comprehensive aid package from Stockholm after a season of unprecedented drought and wildfire
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Swedish opposition details climate promises ahead of September elections
Sweden’s opposition centre-right Alliance said on Tuesday that it puts “results” ahead of “symbolic actions” when it comes to fighting
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Swedish opposition draws ten-point plan for crisis preparedness after massive wildfires
After the vast forest fires in Sweden, the opposition Alliance has presented a ten-point plan to strengthen the handling of
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Swedish Green Party urges action as record temperatures put strain on agriculture
The Swedish Green Party’s spokesperson Isabella Lövin focused on the environment, agriculture, and this summer’s record temperatures in her Almedalen
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Will Sweden scrap state pensions for thousands now living in Finland?
If Sweden decides to halt payment of state pensions to people living abroad, the move would have repercussions in other
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Modi’s Sweden trip highlights India’s interest in North
There is growing awareness of Sweden in India, but the Nordic countries are still an unexplored area for Prime Minister
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Sweden’s government wants to boost “neglected” countryside
How to make all of Sweden prosper has long been an issue talked about by politicians. Now the government has
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Report: Stricter criteria for state support to religious communities in Sweden needed
The democracy criterion in Swedish law, used to determine if religious organizations are eligible to receive state support, needs to
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Government split over military threat faced by Sweden
Although the government and opposition parties have both agreed to increase military spending, a war of words broke out over
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Sweden’s Armed Forces failed to recruit enough troops in 2017
The Swedish Armed Forces continued to struggle attracting recruits in 2017, falling well below its own target of 3,500 troops required for basic training. Swedish
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Swedish minister Margot Wallström takes on the lead in Barents
Margot Wallström admits that she fears militarisation in the Arctic and that there are a number of negative trends in
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Sweden plans construction of northern coast railway
First leg of the new railway along Sweden’s northern coast is included in the Transport Administration’s proposal for the national
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Sweden moves Polar Research Secretariat to Arctic town
In a move to decentralise state agencies out of Stockholm, Arctic coordination goes north to the town where the country’s
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Enough with Stockholm, move gov agencies across country including to Arctic, says Swedish PM
The offices of seven authorities will be relocated from Stockholm to other cities and towns in a bid to “decentralise”
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