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 Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven has praised US president Barack Obama ahead of Tuesday's leaders' summit in New York to discuss global solutions for the refugee situation. https://www.thelocal.se/20160920/swedish-pm-refugee-crisis-is-a-global-crisis Tue, 20 Sep 2016 19:34:04 +0200 swedish-pm-refugee-crisis-is-a-global-crisis A speech by Sweden's former prime minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, has gone viral after he suggested cushy Swedes should stop complaining about immigration. https://www.thelocal.se/20160321/true-vulnerability-is-to-flee-even-if-you-dont-know-if-youll-survive Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:47:58 +0100 true-vulnerability-is-to-flee-even-if-you-dont-know-if-youll-survive Swedish prime minister Stefan Löfven and his centre-right predecessor Fredrik Reinfeldt will be called before a scrutiny committee to explain their handling of the refugee influx of recent years, a committee member said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20160130/swedish-pm-to-be-called-before-scrutiny-committee Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:29:22 +0100 swedish-pm-to-be-called-before-scrutiny-committee Former Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt remains hugely respected among Swedish voters despite being on the losing side of September's election, with 60 percent expressing confidence in him. https://www.thelocal.se/20141223/reinfeldt-given-top-voter-ranking Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:07:00 +0100 reinfeldt-given-top-voter-ranking Former Prime Minister and outgoing Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt has once again ruled out any cooperation with the Sweden Democrats, stating that Sweden has plenty of space for more refugees. https://www.thelocal.se/20141207/no-home-for-swe-dems-on-centre-right-reinfeldt Sun, 07 Dec 2014 13:33:00 +0100 no-home-for-swe-dems-on-centre-right-reinfeldt Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven says he enjoyed a positive meeting with Hillary Clinton in New York on Wednesday, discussing topics including the Ukraine crisis and feminism, on the first day of his debut visit to the US since his election. https://www.thelocal.se/20141120/swedish-pm-has-successful-talks-with-clinton Thu, 20 Nov 2014 11:30:00 +0100 swedish-pm-has-successful-talks-with-clinton Sweden's outgoing Prime Minister and Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt took part in his last debate on Wednesday as Stefan Löfven made his parliamentary debut. https://www.thelocal.se/20141008/reinfeldts-last-debate Wed, 08 Oct 2014 10:23:00 +0200 reinfeldts-last-debate The Local blogged live throughout Sunday night as our reporters watched Reinfeldt resign as prime minister, Löfven declare he was ready to lead the Red-Greens and the nationalist Sweden Democrats celebrate becoming Sweden's third largest party. https://www.thelocal.se/20140914/the-locals-live-blog-sweden-elections-stockholm Sun, 14 Sep 2014 17:45:00 +0200 the-locals-live-blog-sweden-elections-stockholm Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt said on Tuesday that the government would support new laws punishing those who travel abroad to engage in terrorist activities - or even those with plans to do so. https://www.thelocal.se/20140826/sweden Tue, 26 Aug 2014 15:34:00 +0200 sweden Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and opposition leader Stefan Löfven clashed on Wednesday after the Migration Board asked for more money to handle Sweden's influx of refugees. https://www.thelocal.se/20140820/parties-duel-over-refugee-costs Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:06:00 +0200 parties-duel-over-refugee-costs Swedish prime minister and Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt called on Swedes to show tolerance to refugees seeking safety in the country in his summer speech on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140816/reinfeldt-calls-for-tolerance-to-refugees Sat, 16 Aug 2014 18:56:00 +0200 reinfeldt-calls-for-tolerance-to-refugees Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's speech at Almedalen on Thursday night was praised for its rhetoric, drive, and charisma - with political experts hailing the Moderate leader's performance but doubting it could save him from electoral defeat. https://www.thelocal.se/20140704/reinfeldt-best-last-almedalen-speech-sweden Fri, 04 Jul 2014 12:44:00 +0200 reinfeldt-best-last-almedalen-speech-sweden The final parliamentary debate before September's elections kicked off on Wednesday morning, with Prime Minister Reinfeldt saying that jobs would be the focus of the election. https://www.thelocal.se/20140618/reinfeldt-promises-jobs-agenda-for-election Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:20:00 +0200 reinfeldt-promises-jobs-agenda-for-election Poll results released on Tuesday revealed that half of Swedes think the nation has gone off-track, with record-low support for the reigning government. https://www.thelocal.se/20140610/sweden-politics-gone-the-wrong-direction Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:00:00 +0200 sweden-politics-gone-the-wrong-direction With Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt hosting David Cameron and Angela Merkel on Monday at his summer residence, analysts have questioned whether the PM may be the man to take over as the head of the European Commission. https://www.thelocal.se/20140609/could-reinfeldt-be-the-next-head-of-the-eu-commission Mon, 09 Jun 2014 14:23:00 +0200 could-reinfeldt-be-the-next-head-of-the-eu-commission The prime minister's attack on the main opposition party's shadow budget led to a row in a televised debate on Sunday, as the Social Democrat leader branded his opponent "cocky" and his claims baseless. https://www.thelocal.se/20140317/election-debate-stumbles-on-statistics-row Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:33:00 +0100 election-debate-stumbles-on-statistics-row The Swedish prime minister has accused the Social Democrat leader of concealing the truth about his dependence on the Left Party to form a government, if they oust the eight-year-old conservative coalition in September. https://www.thelocal.se/20140303/opposition-not-truthful-to-swedish-electorate-pm Mon, 03 Mar 2014 11:42:00 +0100 opposition-not-truthful-to-swedish-electorate-pm Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Finance Minister Anders Borg were in Davos on Thursday discussing the need for a more open labour migration and the importance of removing barriers to free trade. https://www.thelocal.se/20140123/reinfeldt-and-borg-talk-free-trade-in-davos Thu, 23 Jan 2014 15:25:00 +0100 reinfeldt-and-borg-talk-free-trade-in-davos Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his government have a lower approval rating than ever before, with less than half of Swedes saying they're impressed in a new poll. https://www.thelocal.se/20131202/reinfeldts-approval-rating-at-all-time-low Mon, 02 Dec 2013 09:22:00 +0100 reinfeldts-approval-rating-at-all-time-low Swedish voters' confidence in Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of the Moderate Party has reached a five-year low, a new poll shows. https://www.thelocal.se/20131104/voter-faith-in-reinfeldt-hits-new-lows Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:53:00 +0100 voter-faith-in-reinfeldt-hits-new-lows