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 A Sweden Democrat MP has apologised for his party's decision to send in two extra MPs to block a motion on transitional rules, saying that the party's action had been "wrong" and that principles should never be sacrificed for "short-term parliamentary gains". https://www.thelocal.se/20260520/sweden-democrat-mp-apologises-for-party-manipulating-citizenship-vote Wed, 20 May 2026 12:34:20 +0200 sweden-democrat-mp-apologises-for-party-manipulating-citizenship-vote EU lawmakers and member states reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday to implement the bloc's nearly year-old trade pact with the United States, with President Donald Trump threatening new tariffs unless it is done by July 4th. https://www.thelocal.se/20260520/eu-agrees-to-implement-us-trade-pact-after-trump-threats Wed, 20 May 2026 09:15:17 +0200 eu-agrees-to-implement-us-trade-pact-after-trump-threats With the collapse of the Swedish parliament's pairing system, the opposition would, if it really wanted, have a real chance of blocking or amending the migration laws the government wants to pass before the election. But it's unclear how willing it is to do this. https://www.thelocal.se/20260518/what-laws-could-swedens-opposition-block-after-collapse-of-pairing Mon, 18 May 2026 15:57:02 +0200 what-laws-could-swedens-opposition-block-after-collapse-of-pairing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, of the conservative Moderates, went head to head with opposition leader Magdalena Andersson, of the centre-left Social Democrats, in a debate at Kulturhuset in Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20260519/swedish-party-leaders-clash-on-taxes-and-work-permits-in-live-debate Tue, 19 May 2026 10:31:15 +0200 swedish-party-leaders-clash-on-taxes-and-work-permits-in-live-debate The Sweden Democrats would be willing to allow young people who have already received deportation orders the chance to remain in Sweden, after the Moderate Party shifted on the issue. https://www.thelocal.se/20260519/sweden-democrats-join-u-turn-on-letting-to-be-deported-teenagers-stay-in-sweden Tue, 19 May 2026 10:27:45 +0200 sweden-democrats-join-u-turn-on-letting-to-be-deported-teenagers-stay-in-sweden A former Moderate Party defence minister has told The Local that opposition parties are "quite correct" to accuse the Sweden Democrats of cheating in the vote on transitional rules for citizenship at the end of April. https://www.thelocal.se/20260515/sweden-democrats-cheated-on-citizenship-vote-says-moderate-party-heavyweight Fri, 15 May 2026 15:22:52 +0200 sweden-democrats-cheated-on-citizenship-vote-says-moderate-party-heavyweight Swedish Migration Minister Johan Forssell has said that he hopes a soon-to-be-announced "safety clause" to reduce teen deportations will help young adults who have already received a deportation order as well as those awaiting a decision. https://www.thelocal.se/20260515/swedish-migration-minister-wants-new-law-to-help-teens-facing-deportation Fri, 15 May 2026 16:07:23 +0200 swedish-migration-minister-wants-new-law-to-help-teens-facing-deportation The package, announced in a press conference on May 13th, includes reduced tax on petrol and diesel as well as state support for cheaper public transit. https://www.thelocal.se/20260513/swedens-government-announces-17-5-billion-kronor-energy-crisis-package Wed, 13 May 2026 13:29:24 +0200 swedens-government-announces-17-5-billion-kronor-energy-crisis-package Sweden's opposition has been in the lead in every single poll since the 2022 election. But it still looks hard for Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to form a workable coalition. Try out The Local's election widget to see if you can make a government – either for her or for Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson. https://www.thelocal.se/20260512/make-your-own-swedish-government-with-the-locals-election-widget Tue, 12 May 2026 12:02:51 +0200 make-your-own-swedish-government-with-the-locals-election-widget Sweden's opposition parties are united on introducing transitional rules for citizenship if they win next September's election. https://www.thelocal.se/20260512/swedish-opposition-promises-citizenship-transition-rules-if-it-wins-election Tue, 12 May 2026 14:35:35 +0200 swedish-opposition-promises-citizenship-transition-rules-if-it-wins-election Katja Nyberg, the former Sweden-Democrat-turned-independent member of parliament, is facing charges of gross unlawful driving, driving under the influence, minor drug offences and drug possession. https://www.thelocal.se/20260512/former-sweden-democrat-independent-mp-charged-with-drug-possession Tue, 12 May 2026 08:57:19 +0200 former-sweden-democrat-independent-mp-charged-with-drug-possession The Swedish Prime Minister has been hit by conflict-of-interest accusations after the Aftonbladet newspaper reported that he was in the meeting that boosted the state grant to a teaching charity where his sister-in-law is a board member. https://www.thelocal.se/20260511/swedish-pm-accused-of-conflict-of-interest-over-sister-in-laws-organisation Mon, 11 May 2026 14:43:06 +0200 swedish-pm-accused-of-conflict-of-interest-over-sister-in-laws-organisation A conflict broke out in Sweden's parliament on Thursday, with an MP from the far-right Sweden Democrats accused of threatening an MP who said his party could not be trusted after last week's controversial vote on transitional rules. https://www.thelocal.se/20260508/conflict-erupts-between-mps-in-swedish-parliament-corridor Fri, 08 May 2026 10:02:07 +0200 conflict-erupts-between-mps-in-swedish-parliament-corridor Another meeting of parliamentary group leaders to discuss the broken-down 'pairing' agreement ended without any solution in place. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/no-end-in-sight-to-swedens-parliamentary-pairing-chaos-total-deadlock Thu, 07 May 2026 11:47:49 +0200 no-end-in-sight-to-swedens-parliamentary-pairing-chaos-total-deadlock Swedish MPs on the committee in charge of processing immigration laws were set to meet at 10am to discuss the opposition's bid for a new vote on adding transitional provisions to the recently passed citizenship law. https://www.thelocal.se/20260507/swedish-mps-to-discuss-bid-for-revote-on-transitional-citizenship-rules Thu, 07 May 2026 09:06:15 +0200 swedish-mps-to-discuss-bid-for-revote-on-transitional-citizenship-rules Four Liberal MPs who sat out the April 29th Swedish citizenship vote are again being scrutinised for potential opposition to upcoming Tidö government policies. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/will-disaffected-mps-from-swedens-liberal-party-now-vote-against-the-government Wed, 06 May 2026 16:01:04 +0200 will-disaffected-mps-from-swedens-liberal-party-now-vote-against-the-government Sweden Democrat MP Mattias Karlsson has complained that the questions asked in a BBC debate in Stockholm on Tuesday had "such a strong left-wing bias" that he was "close to feeling that SVT, in comparison, represents the height of objectivity". https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/sweden-democrat-mp-slates-bbc-for-left-wing-bias-after-stockholm-debate Wed, 06 May 2026 14:25:57 +0200 sweden-democrat-mp-slates-bbc-for-left-wing-bias-after-stockholm-debate The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:51 +0200 us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Sweden's political parties have failed to reach a deal to solve the crisis of confidence in the parliament's pairing system caused by the Sweden Democrat party's decision to win a vote last week by sending in two MPs that it had agreed to withhold. https://www.thelocal.se/20260506/swedish-parliamentary-leaders-meet-with-house-speaker-to-resolve-pairing-scandal Wed, 06 May 2026 10:31:39 +0200 swedish-parliamentary-leaders-meet-with-house-speaker-to-resolve-pairing-scandal The opposition left bloc in Swedish politics has held a majority in the polls ever since the last election. But it still looks tough for them to form a government. Professor Nicholas Aylott explains the deadlock. https://www.thelocal.se/20260428/qa-can-swedens-left-and-centre-parties-overcome-their-deadlock Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:03:08 +0200 qa-can-swedens-left-and-centre-parties-overcome-their-deadlock