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 Right-wing Danish party says Nordic citizenship deal should end due to Sweden The national conservative Danish People’s Party says it wants to terminate an agreement on easier citizenship between Nordic countries, citing crime rates in Sweden as the reason. https://www.thelocal.se/20241017/right-wing-danish-party-says-nordic-citizenship-deal-should-end-due-to-sweden Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:52:56 +0200 right-wing-danish-party-says-nordic-citizenship-deal-should-end-due-to-sweden EXPLAINED: Ten rights Nordic citizens enjoy that EU citizens don't From easier access to unemployment benefits to language use, and passport-free travel, citizens of the five Nordic countries have rights in one another's countries that go well beyond what they get as EU (or EFTA/EES) citizens. https://www.thelocal.se/20230712/explained-ten-rights-nordic-citizens-enjoy-that-eu-citizens-dont Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:46:59 +0200 explained-ten-rights-nordic-citizens-enjoy-that-eu-citizens-dont How citizenship rules affect voting rights in the Nordic countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden have different criteria for when foreign residents can be granted citizenship through naturalisation. The proportion of each country’s population with the right to vote in parliamentary elections also varies. https://www.thelocal.se/20221012/how-citizenship-rules-affect-voting-rights-in-the-nordic-countries Wed, 12 Oct 2022 18:40:49 +0200 how-citizenship-rules-affect-voting-rights-in-the-nordic-countries COMPARE: Which European countries have the strictest rules on dual citizenship? Being a citizen of your country of long-term residence brings a lot of advantages, especially when it comes to peace of mind, but some countries in Europe have far stricter rules than others. https://www.thelocal.se/20221005/compare-which-european-countries-have-the-strictest-rules-on-dual-citizenship Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:31:42 +0200 compare-which-european-countries-have-the-strictest-rules-on-dual-citizenship Number of Britons who move to EU at highest level in a decade The number of Britons relocating to EU countries is at a 10-year high. https://www.thelocal.se/20191027/number-of-britons-moving-to-eu-at-highest-level-in-a-decade Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:57:20 +0100 number-of-britons-moving-to-eu-at-highest-level-in-a-decade Battling Brexit: How a group of Brits in Europe took on the fight for citizens' rights As most Britons living in Europe were still reeling from the shock of the 2016 Brexit referendum, a small number of individuals and groups began to come together realising they faced a huge fight to protect rights that had always been taken for granted. This is their story. https://www.thelocal.se/20190103/how-a-group-of-brits-took-up-a-struggle-for-millions-of-their-co-citizens-part-two Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:25:57 +0100 how-a-group-of-brits-took-up-a-struggle-for-millions-of-their-co-citizens-part-two