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 Sweden's top legal official has given backing to the decision to reassign the integration ministry civil servant who compared Islam to totalitarian ideologies. https://www.thelocal.se/20110922/36302 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:32:00 +0200 36302 Sweden's minster for gender equality, Nyamko Sabuni, has called for legislation to help boost the number of women who serve on the boards of local government-operated companies. https://www.thelocal.se/20110729/35234 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:47:00 +0200 35234 The Swedish government plans to boost sexual education in schools, announcing a 10 million kronor ($1.5 million) investment to expand the subject from biology classes into history, social studies and religion. https://www.thelocal.se/20110712/34880 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:13:00 +0200 34880 The abortion issue, long largely dormant in the Swedish popular discourse, reemerged as a point of contention recently after researchers called for a review of legislation framed in the 1970s. https://www.thelocal.se/20110421/33340 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:08:00 +0200 33340 A civil servant working under Integration Minister Nyamko Sabuni will be assigned new duties after writing a blog saying that there are no good adherents of Islam and comparing the religion to Communism or Nazism. https://www.thelocal.se/20100819/28462 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:10:00 +0200 28462 A Swedish government project focused on enticing refugees to leave problem-ridden areas in Sweden's big cities has failed to achieve its goals. After two years, just 286 people have made use of the scheme, according to figures released by the Swedish Migration Board. https://www.thelocal.se/20100217/25056 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:57:00 +0100 25056 The government has proposed a sweeping overhaul of Sweden’s system for supporting newly arrived immigrants in their search for a job in hopes of getting them established and working more quickly. https://www.thelocal.se/20090911/22008 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:08:00 +0200 22008 The government will shortly introduce reforms proposing that it be obligatory for all refugees arriving in the country to take part in a society orientation course to facilitate their establishment in Swedish society. https://www.thelocal.se/20090903/21848 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:56:00 +0200 21848 Swedish and EU delegates walked out of the UN World Conference on Racism in Geneva in protest at remarks by Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. https://www.thelocal.se/20090421/18984 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:52:00 +0200 18984 Sweden’s integration minister Nyamko Sabuni wants to visit the homes of young people from the predominantly immigrant suburb of Rosengård in Malmö. https://www.thelocal.se/20090213/17562 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:33:00 +0100 17562 The Swedish government has promised to do more to preserve and promote the country’s official minority languages. https://www.thelocal.se/20090129/17244 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:27:00 +0100 17244 A study released on Thursday by Statistics Sweden (SCB) reports widespread segregation in the fields of education, housing, employment and politics. https://www.thelocal.se/20081218/16452 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:32:00 +0100 16452 Katri Linna has been appointed as the new 'Super Omdudsman' and director-general of the new discrimination authority, the Minister for Integration and Gender Equality, Nyamko Sabuni, announced at a press conference on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20080717/13106 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:45:00 +0200 13106 The Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) has said it wants to introduce a mandatory course for all immigrants seeking Swedish citizenship. https://www.thelocal.se/20080311/10408 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:47:00 +0100 10408 The Liberal Party wants to remove the option for parents to request exemptions from sex education classes for their children. https://www.thelocal.se/20080306/10298 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:13:00 +0100 10298