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 parliament officially opened on Tuesday with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven announcing three new ministers. https://www.thelocal.se/20190910/swedish-prime-minister-stefan-lofven-reshuffles-cabinet-as-parliament-reopens Tue, 10 Sep 2019 15:50:30 +0200 swedish-prime-minister-stefan-lofven-reshuffles-cabinet-as-parliament-reopens A new survey suggests many young people in Sweden are skeptical about the traditional format of democratic governance, and think the country being ruled by experts rather than politicians would be a good idea. https://www.thelocal.se/20180807/support-for-democracy-weak-among-swedens-youngsters-survey Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:10:02 +0200 support-for-democracy-weak-among-swedens-youngsters-survey A Swedish MP who was elected to the Riksdag as part of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats and was recently removed from their list for the 2018 general election has revealed that he wants to become an immigrant in Hungary in order to escape immigration. https://www.thelocal.se/20180327/anti-immigration-swedish-mp-plans-on-emigrating-to-hungary-to-escape-immigration Tue, 27 Mar 2018 19:15:40 +0200 anti-immigration-swedish-mp-plans-on-emigrating-to-hungary-to-escape-immigration The Swedish government says it is not against ditching daylight saving time if there is broad support in the country or the Riksdag. https://www.thelocal.se/20180201/sweden-agrees-to-consider-ditching-daylight-saving-time Thu, 01 Feb 2018 12:50:52 +0100 sweden-agrees-to-consider-ditching-daylight-saving-time A local politician from Småland was left in an embarrassing position after accidentally trying to take her son's scout knife into the Riksdag on Thursday, only realising when she attempted to go through the security check at Sweden’s parliament. https://www.thelocal.se/20180126/swedish-politician-accidentally-tries-to-take-knife-to-the-riksdag Fri, 26 Jan 2018 09:45:39 +0100 swedish-politician-accidentally-tries-to-take-knife-to-the-riksdag The idea of getting the military involved was floated when Sweden's political leaders debated how to combat problems with gang crime in the country. https://www.thelocal.se/20180117/bring-in-the-military-to-fight-gangs-swedens-pm-told-at-debate Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:49:18 +0100 bring-in-the-military-to-fight-gangs-swedens-pm-told-at-debate The centre-right Moderates have fought back and overtaken anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) as Sweden's second-largest political party, according to a key voter poll. https://www.thelocal.se/20171205/anti-immigration-sweden-democrats-the-biggest-losers-in-new-pre-election-poll Tue, 05 Dec 2017 12:35:22 +0100 anti-immigration-sweden-democrats-the-biggest-losers-in-new-pre-election-poll King Carl XVI Gustaf reminded MPs that it is their duty to represent all of Sweden, including immigrants and young people, as he reopened the country's parliament on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20170912/king-reminds-mps-they-represent-all-of-sweden-including-immigrants Tue, 12 Sep 2017 17:49:40 +0200 king-reminds-mps-they-represent-all-of-sweden-including-immigrants Hundreds of young people who came to Sweden as unaccompanied refugees are holding a sit-down protest outside the Riksdag demanding that the country stops deportations to Afghanistan. https://www.thelocal.se/20170807/refugee-children-protest-swedish-deportations-to-afghanistan Mon, 07 Aug 2017 09:30:43 +0200 refugee-children-protest-swedish-deportations-to-afghanistan Strong voices within Sweden's centre-right opposition Moderate party are calling for leader Anna Kinberg Batra to be replaced before the 2018 election, according to reports in two Swedish newspapers. https://www.thelocal.se/20170531/calls-for-opposition-moderate-leader-to-be-replaced-before-2018-swedish-election-reports Wed, 31 May 2017 10:50:55 +0200 calls-for-opposition-moderate-leader-to-be-replaced-before-2018-swedish-election-reports The Swedish parliament has rehearsed what it would do in event of war, amid increasing concerns over global politics. https://www.thelocal.se/20170321/swedish-parliament-holds-its-first-war-drill-in-two-decades Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:56:53 +0100 swedish-parliament-holds-its-first-war-drill-in-two-decades Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has promised to quadruple the minimum penalty for carrying a hand grenade in the country, during his speech at the first party leaders debate of 2017. https://www.thelocal.se/20170111/swedish-pm-penalty-for-carrying-hand-grenades-to-quadruple Wed, 11 Jan 2017 12:18:43 +0100 swedish-pm-penalty-for-carrying-hand-grenades-to-quadruple A Swedish MP has marked the opening of the country's parliament by playing Pokémon Go during the Prime Minister’s speech. https://www.thelocal.se/20160913/swedish-politician-hunts-pokmon-during-pms-speech Tue, 13 Sep 2016 19:34:59 +0200 swedish-politician-hunts-pokmon-during-pms-speech Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf insisted that continued support for the European Union was necessary as he reopened parliament on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20160913/swedens-king-stands-up-for-the-eu-in-parliament-speech Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:08:50 +0200 swedens-king-stands-up-for-the-eu-in-parliament-speech Last week NFGL students got the chance to attend a workshop with Kvinna till Kvinna, a women's rights organization. NFGL member María José Velásquez Flores talks about the experience. https://www.thelocal.se/20151109/nfgl-field-trip-no-women-no-peace Mon, 09 Nov 2015 11:10:37 +0100 nfgl-field-trip-no-women-no-peace On November 2, the Swedish Institute organized a study visit to Riksdag, the Swedish parliament. SI NFGL member Mariia Opanasenko writes about the experience. https://www.thelocal.se/20151103/open-democracy-study-visit-to-swedish-riksdag Tue, 03 Nov 2015 11:11:26 +0100 open-democracy-study-visit-to-swedish-riksdag In 2012 the Swedish government decided to recognize West Sahara as an independent state. But years later it's still not official. This week two parties hosted a panel of West Saharan activists who discussed their experiences, and why the territory must be given freedom from Morocco. https://www.thelocal.se/20151016/the-way-forward-in-western-sahara-why-sweden-must-take-action Fri, 16 Oct 2015 14:12:59 +0200 the-way-forward-in-western-sahara-why-sweden-must-take-action Stefan Löfven has started talks to form a new government, but the former welder faces huge challenges in bringing together an administration that will work. The Local explains why. https://www.thelocal.se/20140915/five-big-headaches-for-stefan-lfven Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:22:00 +0200 five-big-headaches-for-stefan-lfven Finance Minister Anders Borg defended his spring budget on the floor of parliament on Wednesday, facing opposition flack from all quarters, including Sweden Democrat critique of asylum policy. https://www.thelocal.se/20140409/no-jobs-in-government-budget-opposition Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:32:00 +0200 no-jobs-in-government-budget-opposition A cleaner doing the rounds in Sweden's parliament found a woman in a pool of vomit sleeping in the high-security complex. How she got in remains a mystery. https://www.thelocal.se/20140319/woman-found-sleeping-in-swedens-parliament Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:52:00 +0100 woman-found-sleeping-in-swedens-parliament