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 Students and researchers will be able to stay in Sweden for up to a year after finishing their studies in order to job-hunt, after parliament approved new rules around residence permits. https://www.thelocal.se/20191128/sweden-just-changed-its-rules-for-student-residence-permits-heres-what-you-need-to-know Thu, 28 Nov 2019 17:21:13 +0100 sweden-just-changed-its-rules-for-student-residence-permits-heres-what-you-need-to-know Despite pressure from the UK and campaigners the EU's chief Brexit negotiator has again snubbed the idea that the rights of Brits in the EU and Europeans in the UK could be safe-guarded to avoid the upheaval of a no-deal Brexit. https://www.thelocal.se/20190705/brexit-withdrawal-agreement-or-nothing-eu-deals-new-blow-to-ring-fencing-rights-of-britons Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:03:58 +0200 brexit-withdrawal-agreement-or-nothing-eu-deals-new-blow-to-ring-fencing-rights-of-britons Thousands of exchange students come to Sweden every year and then leave. But some of them come back – sometimes for good. We spoke to some of these 'boomerang students' to find out what made them want more of Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20181121/why-do-exchange-students-come-back-to-sweden Wed, 21 Nov 2018 12:37:54 +0100 why-do-exchange-students-come-back-to-sweden The Local asked Sweden's eight parties to answer a number of questions relevant to internationals living and working in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20180908/election-qa-how-do-you-want-to-fix-swedens-housing-crisis Sat, 08 Sep 2018 10:25:40 +0200 election-qa-how-do-you-want-to-fix-swedens-housing-crisis There's no memorial in Klippan for Gerard Gbeyo, the 18-year-old African asylum seeker stabbed to death by teenage Nazis back in 1995. But everyone in the former paper mill town can tell you where it happened. https://www.thelocal.se/20180904/nazi-revelations-bring-back-bad-memories-in-klippan Tue, 04 Sep 2018 16:20:40 +0200 nazi-revelations-bring-back-bad-memories-in-klippan The Local sat down with terrorism expert Dr Magnus Ranstorp at his office in the Swedish Defence University to discuss terrorism and Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20171206/the-local-interviews-terror-expert-magnus-ranstorp-2017 Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:33:26 +0100 the-local-interviews-terror-expert-magnus-ranstorp-2017 A further person has been granted a licence to use marijuana for medical purposes in Sweden three months after an historic decision from the country's Medical Products Agency (Läkemedelsverket) to allow the first prescriptions of the drug in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20170502/new-medical-marijuana-prescription-approved-in-sweden Tue, 02 May 2017 11:18:16 +0200 new-medical-marijuana-prescription-approved-in-sweden A new line of thunderstorms is expected to bring more heavy rain to southern and central Sweden on Friday as the region struggles to cope with power outages and flooding from a previous batch of storms. https://www.thelocal.se/20110610/34276 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:33:00 +0200 34276 The Swedish foreign ministry said Wednesday it had summoned Iran's ambassador to protest the reported arrests of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi in Tehran. https://www.thelocal.se/20110302/32356 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:23:00 +0100 32356