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 If all you had to go on were pictures from the Green Party's Sunday night event in Stockholm, you'd think they were the victors of the European election rather than one of the parties that lost the most votes. https://www.thelocal.se/20190528/europe-analysis-why-swedens-greens-are-happy-after-losing-big-in-eu-vote Tue, 28 May 2019 13:34:08 +0200 europe-analysis-why-swedens-greens-are-happy-after-losing-big-in-eu-vote Sweden's Green Party are to campaign for fully half the European Union's long-term budget to go towards climate investments and initiatives, as part of the "Green New Deal" agreed with other European green parties. https://www.thelocal.se/20190505/half-eu-budget-should-go-on-climate-measures-swedish-greens Sun, 05 May 2019 13:55:16 +0200 half-eu-budget-should-go-on-climate-measures-swedish-greens The Turkish embassy in Stockholm tried to bring pressure to bear over a TV4 documentary, according to the station's programme director, Viveka Hansson. https://www.thelocal.se/20160424/turks-and-greens-tried-to-silence-swedish-media-tv4 Sun, 24 Apr 2016 17:25:01 +0200 turks-and-greens-tried-to-silence-swedish-media-tv4 Lars Nicander, director of the Centre for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the Swedish National Defence College, fears that the Green Party, the junior partner of the Social Democrats in the Swedish coalition government, has been infiltrated by Islamists. https://www.thelocal.se/20160423/green-party-may-have-been-infiltrated-by-islamists-researcher Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:26:04 +0200 green-party-may-have-been-infiltrated-by-islamists-researcher Peruvian police have arrested a Swedish Green Party politician who they say is suspected of "terrorism" offences https://www.thelocal.se/20151230/swedish-politician-accused-of-terrorism-in-peru Wed, 30 Dec 2015 09:05:22 +0100 swedish-politician-accused-of-terrorism-in-peru The regional headquarters of Sweden's ruling coalition parties the Social Democrats and Greens (Miljöpartiet) were both vandalized on Saturday morning, in what is thought to be a reaction to the Paris terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.se/20151114/swedish-government-party-hqs-vandalised Sat, 14 Nov 2015 16:01:02 +0100 swedish-government-party-hqs-vandalised While the Green Party did not become Sweden's third political force as it hoped, it is set to govern alongside new prime minister Stefan Löfven. The Local spoke with Gustav Fridolin, one of the party's two co-leaders. https://www.thelocal.se/20140914/greens-ready-to-form-new-goverment Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:45:00 +0200 greens-ready-to-form-new-goverment Sweden's Green Party pulled in record support figures in a poll published on Monday, which saw both the Moderates and the Social Democrats losing public confidence. https://www.thelocal.se/20140630/greens-surge-forward-in-new-opinion-poll Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:37:00 +0200 greens-surge-forward-in-new-opinion-poll Sweden's third largest party The Greens revealed its shadow budget on Wednesday, targeting schools and youth employment. High earners would have to pitch in more. https://www.thelocal.se/20140416/greens-tackle-jobs-and-schools-in-new-budget Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:43:00 +0200 greens-tackle-jobs-and-schools-in-new-budget The Social Democrats said Saturday that they are opening up for future collaboration with the Liberals and the Centre Party before the election in 2014. https://www.thelocal.se/20110820/35664 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:43:00 +0200 35664 Revelations that the Green Party's Mikaela Valtersson spent thousands of taxpayers' kronor on taxi rides rather than taking public transportation have raised questions about her leadership potential, as the party convenes its conference to decide who will lead the party. https://www.thelocal.se/20110520/33888 Fri, 20 May 2011 13:19:00 +0200 33888 The Greens and the Left Party want to ban tobacco displays in Swedish shops, a proposal supported by the Swedish National Institute of Public Health (Folkhälsoinstitutet). https://www.thelocal.se/20110322/32748 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:04:00 +0100 32748 With veiled overtures from party leaders about a possible tie-up between the Green Party and the centre-right Alliance, and most Green voters rejecting the idea, the party’s allegiance seems in play as Sweden nervously awaits final election results. https://www.thelocal.se/20100921/29164 Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:57:00 +0200 29164 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 The Green Party has called for Sweden to replace its conscript army with a professional force. Writing in Friday's Dagens Nyhter, party spokesman Peter Eriksson called for an army consisting of 6,000 professional soldiers and 3,000 officers (rather than today's 11,000). https://www.thelocal.se/20070824/8277 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:00:00 +0200 8277 The Green Party has put forward a 23 year old member of parliament as a potential minister in a new government. https://www.thelocal.se/20060910/4841 Sun, 10 Sep 2006 18:59:00 +0200 4841 Green Party spokesman Peter Eriksson has told a press conference that his party would vote against a government that only contained Social Democrats. https://www.thelocal.se/20060523/3889 Tue, 23 May 2006 20:01:00 +0200 3889 Increased allowances for students, an extra investment in the young unemployed and small companies and funds to help the homeless. Finance minister, Pär Nuder, has accommodated the Greens and the Lefty party on several policy areas in the budget negotiations. https://www.thelocal.se/20060404/3472-2 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:18:00 +0200 3472-2 Sweden's opposition parties have agreed to hold fire on a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Göran Persson until the completion of a Constitutional Committee inquiry in the spring. https://www.thelocal.se/20051206/2634-2 Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:35:00 +0100 2634-2 After a day of political farce, the government have decided to put on ice their participation in a multi billion crown project to develop an unmanned fighter plane. https://www.thelocal.se/20050610/1582-2 Fri, 10 Jun 2005 14:07:00 +0200 1582-2