The Local Sweden https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sweden has similar law to shamed Danish bill Denmark has suffered a brutal national shaming for its new law allowing refugees’ valuables to be confiscated – but Sweden has had similar rules in place for more than two decades. https://www.thelocal.se/20160128/sweden-has-similar-rules-to-shamed-denmark-bill Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:46:53 +0100 sweden-has-similar-rules-to-shamed-denmark-bill Sweden to add truancy to school report cards Despite criticism from several quarters, truancy will be displayed in the grade reports of all school children in Sweden, minister for education Jan Björklund has decided. https://www.thelocal.se/20110511/33708 Wed, 11 May 2011 11:42:00 +0200 33708