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 The ships that carried Swedish emigrants to North America From the early years of the Swedish mass migration in the 1850s to the dawn of the 20th century, travel across the Atlantic changed dramatically. https://www.thelocal.se/20190530/the-ships-that-carried-swedish-emigrants-to-north-america Thu, 30 May 2019 11:53:18 +0200 the-ships-that-carried-swedish-emigrants-to-north-america Award-winning Australian coffee entrepreneur told to leave Sweden Australian coffee entrepreneur Steve Moloney has three times been named Sweden's best barista and has set up a successful business in his six years in the country. But now he has been told he may have to leave Sweden by the Migration Agency. https://www.thelocal.se/20190215/award-winning-australian-coffee-entrepreneur-told-to-leave-sweden Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:37:31 +0100 award-winning-australian-coffee-entrepreneur-told-to-leave-sweden Man with alleged Nazi links admits driving his car into a refugee demonstration in Malmö A 22-year-old man with suspected neo-Nazi links has confessed to driving his Volvo into an Iraqi demonstration outside the Migration Agency in Malmö. Police are investigating it as hate crime. https://www.thelocal.se/20170614/man-with-alleged-nazi-links-admits-driving-his-car-into-refugee-demonstration-in-malmo-sweden Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:07:04 +0200 man-with-alleged-nazi-links-admits-driving-his-car-into-refugee-demonstration-in-malmo-sweden Swedish government announces inquiry to tackle deportations of foreign workers The Swedish government on Sunday announced plans to review convoluted labour laws, in order to allow more people to stay and work in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20170319/swedish-government-announces-plans-to-tackle-deportations-of-foreign-workers Sun, 19 Mar 2017 12:34:31 +0100 swedish-government-announces-plans-to-tackle-deportations-of-foreign-workers Children 'unprotected' after court ruling: agency Sweden's Migration Board (Migrationsverket) can't stop children coming to Sweden, even when there's a risk that they'll be exposed to violence and assault from a step parent, according to a court ruling from the Migration Court of Appeals (Migrationsöverdomstolen). https://www.thelocal.se/20120311/39608 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:43:00 +0100 39608 Sweden gets all-clear for Iraq deportations Sweden can resume deportations to Iraq, the migration authority has announced, following a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights to lift its suspension. https://www.thelocal.se/20101125/30414 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:55:00 +0100 30414 Sweden stops plane of deported Iraqis A flight carrying deported Iraqi asylum seekers from Sweden back to Iraq has been cancelled following a request from the European Court of Human Rights that Sweden delay around 150 forced deportations. https://www.thelocal.se/20101117/30258 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:15:00 +0100 30258 'I was demoted for defending Israel' A Swedish Migration Board employee with 20 years' experience is charging that he was demoted due to his pro-Israel political views. https://www.thelocal.se/20080226/10112 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:53:00 +0100 10112