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 Equality Minister Maria Arnholm wants Sweden to keep the right to deport women whose relationships with Swedish spouses end within two years of their arrival in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20130309/46638 Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:35:00 +0100 46638 Following Equality Minister Nyamko Sabuni's quick retreat, the government announced that her top aide, Maria Arnholm, who has a history in PR and marketing, would take over. https://www.thelocal.se/20130121/45728 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:30:00 +0100 45728 Sweden's Equality Minister Nyamko Sabuni announced on Monday morning that she was resigning from her post to allow her successor time to prepare for the 2014 elections. https://www.thelocal.se/20130121/45720 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:48:00 +0100 45720 Sweden's equality minister Nyamko Sabuni has proposed a new law requiring companies to strive for a balance between women and men in the boardroom. https://www.thelocal.se/20130120/45712 Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:59:00 +0100 45712 Gender equality has fallen off many Swedish citizens' list of top-priorities, several speakers noted at a labour and equality conference in Stockholm on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20130117/45672 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:03:00 +0100 45672 The government wants to increase support for vulnerable female “love immigrants” who may not know their rights with the aim of helping them better adjust to life in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20120718/42094 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:17:00 +0200 42094 From flying embryos to heroin-dealing grannies, here's a quick look at a some eyebrow-raising tidbits circulating among the big headlines in Sweden this week. Brace yourself for the first installment of Sweden's News In Brief. https://www.thelocal.se/20120217/39168 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:29:00 +0100 39168 Forcing someone into marriage against their will could soon carry a punishment of up to two years imprisonment, according to an inquiry tasked with formulating a law criminalizing the practice under Swedish law. https://www.thelocal.se/20120121/38632 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:26:00 +0100 38632 Tighter rules on parental leave for the foreign-born and more simple and low-paid jobs will increase the chances for refugees to quickly find work and integrate into society, Integration and Gender Equality Minister Nyamko Sabuni said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20100817/28406 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:21:00 +0200 28406 'Situation testing' could become a viable weapon against discrimination in the workplace, Sweden's integration minister has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20070724/7975 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:14:00 +0200 7975 Threats against Sweden's integration minister Nyamko Sabuni have led to her having 24-hour protection and have resulted in her diary being removed from the government homepage, it has been reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20070306/6603 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:00:00 +0100 6603 Nyamko Sabuni cannot be missed in the official photograph of the Swedish government – an immigrant, she is the country's first African minister. https://www.thelocal.se/20061101/5368 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:04:00 +0100 5368 She says it's nothing personal but the new integration minister Nyamko Sabuni has decided to stop state funding for the Centre Against Racism (CMR), an organisation headed by her uncle. https://www.thelocal.se/20061019/5267 Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:27:00 +0200 5267