Politics

Swedish PM Löfven to join Arctic talks with Putin

26 March 2019 15 h 19 min — 29 March 2019 14 h 46 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic Forum, St.Petersburg, Stefan Löfven, Vladimir Putin

Sustainable development is on the agenda when Prime Minister Stefan Löfven travels to Russia’s Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg in

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Sweden to grant refugee status to Chinese Uighurs

20 March 2019 15 h 03 min — 20 March 2019 15 h 06 min Dave Russell and Daniel Velasco, Radio Sweden 0 Comments China, immigration, refugees, Uighurs

Uighurs and other Muslims and Turkic minorities from China’s Xinjiang province who seek a safe haven in Sweden will now

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Sweden will need bold actions to reach climate targets

18 March 2019 11 h 55 min Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden 0 Comments climate change, emissions, global warming, POLICY

Sweden can meet its targets of cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2045, but it’ll require strong political

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Sweden’s environment minister reported over alleged conflict of interest

6 March 2019 13 h 02 min — 6 March 2019 13 h 06 min Radio Sweden 0 Comments biofuels, Conflict of interest, energy, environment, politics

Sweden’s environment minister has been reported to the parliament’s constitutional committee over her handling of a suspected conflict of interest

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Why some northerners will welcome Sweden’s relaxed shoreline protection rules

11 February 2019 13 h 31 min Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden 0 Comments Arjeplog, conservation, Norrbotten

The rules for shoreland protection will be eased in the more scarcely populated parts of Sweden, according to the four-party

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Sweden ill-equipped to deal with forest fires, report says

7 February 2019 12 h 21 min Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden 0 Comments Civil Contingencies Agency, disasters, drought, firefighting, forest fires, preparedness, wildfire

A government report into last summer’s forest fires concluded on Wednesday that Sweden is not sufficiently prepared to fight future

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Calls for more Indigenous protection in Sweden on Sami national day

6 February 2019 11 h 08 min — 6 February 2019 13 h 11 min Radio Sweden 0 Comments indigenous, Saami, Sami, UN Declaration

Wednesday is the Sami national day in Sweden, raising the profile of the indigenous group which lives across an area

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Swedish PM Stefan Löfven unveils new cabinet

21 January 2019 14 h 18 min — 21 January 2019 14 h 37 min Radio Sweden 0 Comments cabinet, Green Party, Social Democrats, Stefan Löfven

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has unveiled his cabinet for his new government, after lawmakers re-elected the Social Democrat leader on

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Deadlock ends as Löfven gets new term as Swedish PM

18 January 2019 10 h 04 min — 18 January 2019 11 h 17 min Radio Sweden 0 Comments Centre Party, Green Party, Left Party, Liberal Party, Social Democrats, Stefan Löfven

Sweden ended four months of political stalemate on Friday when parliament elected Stefan Löfven as prime minister for a second

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Left Party gives Stefan Löfven green light for second term as Sweden’s PM

16 January 2019 14 h 58 min Radio Sweden 0 Comments Centre Party, coalition, Green Party, Jonas Sjostedt, Left Party, Liberal Party, Social Democrats, Stefan Löfven

Sweden’s Left Party will abstain on Friday’s prime minister vote, opening the way for a new Social Democrat-Green government to

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Sweden’s Left Party threatens to sink Löfven’s PM hopes

14 January 2019 9 h 51 min — 14 January 2019 11 h 16 min Radio Sweden 0 Comments Centre Party, coalition, Green Party, Jonas Sjostedt, Left Party, Liberal Party, Social Democrats, Stefan Löfven

Sweden seemed to be on the cusp of getting a new government four months after its general election, but the

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Swedish parties strike deal that could end political deadlock

11 January 2019 13 h 57 min — 11 January 2019 14 h 09 min Radio Sweden 0 Comments Annie Lööf, Centre Party, coalition, Green Party, Jan Bjorklund, Liberal Party, Moderate Party, Social Democrats, Stefan Löfven, Sweden Democrats, Ulf Kristersson

The leader of the Center party Annie Lööf says her party will back Social Democratic leader Stefan Löfven if the

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Pressure mounts on Sweden’s Liberal and Centre parties as next PM vote nears

11 January 2019 9 h 37 min — 11 January 2019 12 h 54 min Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden 0 Comments Annie Lööf, Centre Party, coalition, Jan Bjorklund, Liberal Party, Moderate Party, Social Democrats, Stefan Löfven, Ulf Kristersson

It is gearing up towards a climax in Swedish politics as the top echelons of the Liberal and the Center

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Will Sweden get a new government this month?

3 January 2019 13 h 32 min — 4 January 2019 8 h 52 min David Russell, Radio Sweden 0 Comments Alliance Party, coalition, elections, Moderate Party, Riksdag, Social Democrats, Stefan Löfven, Sweden Democrats, Ulf Kristersson

Would an extra election make it simpler to form a government next time? Which parties would have most to gain

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Sweden’s next vote for PM on 16th January

19 December 2018 14 h 38 min Radio Sweden 0 Comments election, parliament, politics, Prime Minister, Riksdag, Swedish parliament, Vote

The next vote on who will become Sweden’s next prime minister will take place on the 16th of January, the