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Swedish court decision set to ease work permit headache for border commuters

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:11:52 +0200

A new work permit ruling by Sweden's Migration Court of Appeal could make life easier for border commuters.

Ten jobs for internationals in Sweden you may not have thought of

Fri, 18 May 2018 14:28:43 +0200

Finding work in Sweden can be tough if you don't know where to look. But even if you don't speak a word of Swedish or are having a hard time learning, there is still hope...

Sweden's Social Democrats to propose limits on migrant labour

Tue, 14 Feb 2017 18:06:53 +0100

Sweden's governing Social Democrats want to make it more difficult for low-paid jobs in the country to be offered to migrant labour from outside of the EU, with the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) backing the proposal. But coalition government partners the Greens disagree.

Unemployment up for foreigners in Sweden

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:29:31 +0100

More than one in five foreign-born people in Sweden are without a job, and unemployment within the group is expected to rise, employment authorities suggested on Wednesday.

Five fab ways to network in Sweden this week

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 10:00:00 +0200

Budding entrepreneur or successful startup founder? The Local has listed the five top events where you can connect with fellow professionals this week, alongside our regular interactive calendar of the best food, culture and family events across Sweden.

Bildt in surprise meeting with jailed journos

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:15:00 +0200

Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has met with two Swedish journalists imprisoned in Ethiopia a day after bringing up their case with Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi.

New rules allow Swedish cops to use tear gas

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:35:00 +0100

The Swedish police are loosening their rules on tear gas use, and will in future be permitted to use tear gas when operating in large crowds, such as at protests or football games.

'Missing' Swedish teen was held by police

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:07:00 +0100

Swedish mother Marie had to wait five days to find out that the police had arrested her 18-year-old son, by which time she had already reported him as a missing person.

Swedish budget focuses on labour market

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:24:00 +0200

Sweden's government has forecast that growth in Sweden's GDP will fall sharply, from 4.1 percent in 2011 to 1.3 percent in 2012, warning that the fall could be even worse in its budget statement presented on Tuesday.

Parents hit back over child abuse suspicions

Sun, 04 Sep 2011 11:35:00 +0200

A five year-old girl in Ludvika, in central Sweden, was picked up from her pre-school by police officers, and underwent a medical exam, all without her parents' knowledge.

Labour market divides Swedish budget debate

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:10:00 +0200

Sweden's finance minister Anders Borg emphasised falling unemployment figures in the budget debate in the Riksdag on Wednesday, while the Social Democrats argued that Sweden was suffering from "mass unemployment".

'Hire non-Swedes for sensitive posts': Säpo

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:52:00 +0100

Swedish security service Säpo wants to make it easier for foreign nationals to fill sensitive positions within the Swedish state as part of a “necessary modernization”.

In defence of the eighties generation

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:05:00 +0100

Lazy, self-entitled and spoiled. These are just a few of the choice adjectives employed to describe the generation born in the 1980s, the first generation since Hemingway's to be characterised as “lost.” But how accurate is this stereotype and, moreover, are members of the 80s generation really to blame for Sweden's ailing job market, asks The Local's Charlotte Webb.

Officials investigate birthday party invite debacle

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:18:00 +0200

A local council in southern Sweden has defended a local school's policy on children's birthday party invitations after the matter was taken up by the justice ombudsman.

'Dagens Nyheter owes me an apology for racist slur'

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:07:00 +0100

Prominent Swedish writer and opinion shaper Johan Norberg explains why he has become embroiled in a heated debate with newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

Swedish policy ?shuts immigrants out of jobs?

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:13:00 +0200

Immigrants in Sweden are forced into a life of welfare dependency as a result of the country’s integration policy, a new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has claimed.

Gothenburg University chiefs prosecuted by justice ombudsman

Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:12:00 +0100

The vice chancellor and chairman of Gothenburg University, together with a contraversial psychiatry professor have all been charged with 'intentional or negligent misconduct' by the justice ombudsman.