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 A growing majority of voters for Sweden’s four-party centre-right Alliance support working with the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats to drive through policy in the parliament, according to a new poll. https://www.thelocal.se/20160925/swedens-centre-right-voters-up-for-deals-with-populist-sd Sun, 25 Sep 2016 13:11:30 +0200 swedens-centre-right-voters-up-for-deals-with-populist-sd The Friends International Centre Against Bullying opened in Stockholm on Wednesday, with the head of the organization adding that there will be an added focus on cyberbullying following several high-profile cases in Sweden recently. https://www.thelocal.se/20130919/50320 Thu, 19 Sep 2013 09:29:00 +0200 50320 The future of Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson was plunged into doubt again on Wednesday as party members renewed calls for a change. https://www.thelocal.se/20110407/33062 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:38:00 +0200 33062 More than seven out of ten Swedes have high or very high confidence in Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, according to a survey by Aftonbladet/Sifo published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101228/31110 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:35:00 +0100 31110 Although leading Green Party officials have indicated they would cooperate with the centre-right Alliance should the Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power following the election, Green spokesman Peter Eriksson has flatly rejected the possibility. https://www.thelocal.se/20100909/28880 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:14:00 +0200 28880 Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson has told unions that their use of industrial action must become more "reasonable" and proportional. A failure to heed the warning could result in legislation, she warned. But colleagues in the government rejected the call. https://www.thelocal.se/20070808/8127 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:17:00 +0200 8127 The Centre Party is becoming far too 'new Liberal', warned the Liberals' own party secretary Erik Ullenhag in a recent, highly critical, opinion article. Now he has withdrawn his comments. https://www.thelocal.se/20070406/6927 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:25:00 +0200 6927 The Centre Party was out in force in Stockholm on Sunday, aiming to garner last minute voters to the cause, with leader Maud Olofsson trying to sing and dance her way to victory. https://www.thelocal.se/20060916/4916 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 22:02:00 +0200 4916 When Centre Party leader Maud Olofsson decided to go to vote in advance at Stockholm’s Kulturhuset she forgot one important thing – her polling card. https://www.thelocal.se/20060914/4893 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 17:38:00 +0200 4893 Sweden's former Centre Party prime minister has stepped forward to boost his party ahead of Sunday's election. https://www.thelocal.se/20060911/4854 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:57:00 +0200 4854 Ask many an urban Swede for a quick run-down of the Swedish political groupings and you’ll often hear the Centre Party referred to as the “farmers’ party”. https://www.thelocal.se/20060816/4613 Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:41:00 +0200 4613 The Centre Party sharpened its profile as the green party of the Alliance as it unveiled its election manifesto on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20060804/4516 Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:22:00 +0200 4516 A Centre Party politician has stepped down after saying that immigrants accused of crimes should get a “kick in the butt” and leave the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20060721/4390 Fri, 21 Jul 2006 13:50:00 +0200 4390 Sweden’s Centre Party is up in the latest opinion poll, rising nearly 2 points to 7.3 percent. https://www.thelocal.se/20060713/4318 Thu, 13 Jul 2006 13:30:00 +0200 4318 The Centre Party has said Sweden should introduce a Green Card system for worker immigration. https://www.thelocal.se/20060706/4271 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:29:00 +0200 4271 Sweden should bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the Centre Party has proposed. https://www.thelocal.se/20060705/4262 Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:15:00 +0200 4262 The Centre Party has said that it will drop its deal to support the Social Democrats on the nuclear power issue, choosing instead to reach an agreement with its partners in the centre-right Alliance. https://www.thelocal.se/20060530/3940 Tue, 30 May 2006 13:36:00 +0200 3940 The Centre Party has positioned itself within the conservative alliance as the young, green option with a special package designed to boost youth employment and more investment in environmental jobs. https://www.thelocal.se/20060503/3714-2 Wed, 03 May 2006 15:54:00 +0200 3714-2 Two windows were smashed at the Centre Party's offices on Stora Nygatan, in Stockholm's Gamla Stan, on Easter Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20060416/3565-2 Sun, 16 Apr 2006 13:06:00 +0200 3565-2 The Centre Party's office in central Gothenburg was damaged last night by paint bombs thrown at the facade, doors and signs. The attack appears to have been part of an ongoing campaign against the party, which has suggested radical reforms to employment laws in a bid to cut youth unemployment. https://www.thelocal.se/20060412/3535-2 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:04:00 +0200 3535-2