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 has been told to help relocate 821 migrants who have arrived in Italy and 548 who have travelled to Greece as part of the European Commission's controversial plans to ensure refugees are spread more evenly across member states. https://www.thelocal.se/20150527/eu-to-unveil-latest-bid-for-binding-migrant-quotas Wed, 27 May 2015 12:57:01 +0200 eu-to-unveil-latest-bid-for-binding-migrant-quotas Almost 25 percent of company management boards in Sweden are made up of women, with a new report showing that the numbers are on the rise for the first time in years. Critics say the stats are still not good enough. https://www.thelocal.se/20140604/more-swedish-women-on-company-boards Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:51:00 +0200 more-swedish-women-on-company-boards Sweden's premier business daily on Friday noted that many Swedish companies were less gender equal than the Saudi Arabian parliament, and said introducing quotas could mark a generational shift. https://www.thelocal.se/20140307/swedish-firms-less-equal-than-saudis-biz-daily Fri, 07 Mar 2014 12:14:00 +0100 swedish-firms-less-equal-than-saudis-biz-daily Sweden's Finance Minister Anders Borg has indicated that a law requiring more women in the boardroom is becoming more likely, describing the continuing lack of gender balance in Swedish firms as a "significant problem". https://www.thelocal.se/20130624/48648 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 08:38:00 +0200 48648 Center Party leader and Industry Minister Maud Olofsson has washed her government’s hands of the responsibility for ensuring equal representation of women and men on the boards of listed companies, according to a report in the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper. https://www.thelocal.se/20090902/21834 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:24:00 +0200 21834