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 'Sweden will get much tougher on immigration': Sweden Democrat leader on end of pariah status Sweden is set to follow the course set by its neighbour Denmark and see a marked shift in public rhetoric and ever-stricter policies on migration and refugees, now that the populist Sweden Democrat party has shaken off its pariah status, the party's leader Jimmie Åkesson has told The Local in an interview.  https://www.thelocal.se/20210513/sweden-will-get-as-tough-as-denmark-on-immigration-sweden-democrat-leader-on-end-of-pariah-status Thu, 13 May 2021 10:15:08 +0200 sweden-will-get-as-tough-as-denmark-on-immigration-sweden-democrat-leader-on-end-of-pariah-status We 'kept out' right-wing extremism with election outcome: Swedish PM Prime Minister Stefan Löfven praised January’s cross-aisle government agreement in a speech given at a conference of the Social Democratic party in Örebro. https://www.thelocal.se/20190323/swedish-pm-we-kept-out-right-wing-extremism-with-election-outcome Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:12:07 +0100 swedish-pm-we-kept-out-right-wing-extremism-with-election-outcome Swedes value media most in Europe, but populists an exception Swedes are the most likely to place a high importance in the news media, according to a new study of major European countries. https://www.thelocal.se/20180518/swedes-value-media-most-in-europe-populism Fri, 18 May 2018 13:22:37 +0200 swedes-value-media-most-in-europe-populism Why Farage and his friends are willing Sweden to fail People like Nigel Farage are desperate to demolish Sweden's reputation – because open, liberal Sweden discredits his brand of closed, suspicious nationalism. https://www.thelocal.se/20171128/why-nigel-farage-and-his-friends-are-willing-sweden-to-fail Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:44:20 +0100 why-nigel-farage-and-his-friends-are-willing-sweden-to-fail Why the Sweden Democrats and Centre Party could be key in the next Swedish election Next year's Swedish general election is set to be another tense one according to the latest polls, which provide further evidence that the country's political dynamic is shifting. https://www.thelocal.se/20170511/why-the-sweden-democrats-and-centre-party-could-be-key-in-the-next-swedish-election Thu, 11 May 2017 16:08:08 +0200 why-the-sweden-democrats-and-centre-party-could-be-key-in-the-next-swedish-election 'Equality is the new black': Swedish minister Step aside orange: equality is the new black, according to Sweden's Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson, who made the remark at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday where she spoke alongside Swedish PM Stefan Löfven. https://www.thelocal.se/20170118/equality-is-the-new-black-swedish-minister Wed, 18 Jan 2017 17:38:15 +0100 equality-is-the-new-black-swedish-minister Are we just going to let half the country die? Small towns in Sweden, America and Europe are dying – and until we start to see this as a problem the populists will keep on growing, argues James Savage. https://www.thelocal.se/20161019/are-we-just-going-to-let-half-the-country-die Wed, 19 Oct 2016 17:24:42 +0200 are-we-just-going-to-let-half-the-country-die