Politics

First May 1st as party leaders for Löfven and Sjöstedt

Politics | 2012-05-02 | 1 comment
Yesterday was the 1st of May, the international workers’ day, when parties and groups to the left held demonstrations and manifestations around the world; so also in Sweden. But also the Christian...

Protests against Telia Sonera´s and Ericsson´s businesses in Belarus

Politics | 2012-04-25
During the last weeks there has been some focus on Telia Sonera’s and Ericssons business in Belarus. The companies are criticized by human rights’ organisations and democracy activists. The mentioned companies claim they do nothing wrong.

Guest chronicle: The Social Democrats on the rise again

Politics | 2012-03-31 | 7 comments
Henrik Lindberg, argues that Sweden is mentally still a ´Social Democratic´ country rather than liberal or conservative and that this is the main factor behind the rising support for the Social...

The Riksdag said Yes to Data Retention Directive

Politics | 2012-03-21 | 1 comment
The Swedish Riksdag voted about the Data Retention Directive today. The directive was adopted with 233 votes against 41. Nineteen members of the Riksdag didn’t vote at all. The outcome was known...

All parties were informed on Saudi arms factory

Politics | 2012-03-08 | 52 comments
Secret plans for Saudi arms production creates controversy.

Prime Minister Reinfeldt separates from wife

Politics | 2012-03-08 | 3 comments
After 20 years together.

Social Democrats above 30 percent

Politics | 2012-03-07 | 1 comment
Positive trend since party leader shift continues.

SDU wants to inform refugees about how to return

Politics | 2012-03-05
Controversial campaign from the youth league of the Sweden Democrats.

Jan Eliasson got a new UN top job

Politics | 2012-03-02
Has previously been Swedish Foreign Minister.

Government backs down on health insurance

Politics | 2012-03-01
A majority of the opposition parties forcing a return of the old rules.

Ruling coalition split on insemination

Politics | 2012-02-28 | 5 comments
Majority want to give single women the right to inseminate.

Wikileaks releases emails about Carl Bildt

Politics | 2012-02-27 | 5 comments
Foreign Minister Bildt is said to feel distaste for Croats and Albanians in the Wikileaks documents.

Löfven presented his shadow government

Politics | 2012-02-24
Magdalena Andersson first woman on position as spokesperson for economic policies for the Social Democrats.

Sweden´s arms-export criticised

Politics | 2012-02-22 | 2 comments
One fifth of Sweden´s arms export goes to Saudi Arabia.

Confusion around Chechen refugee

Politics | 2012-02-22
Was almost deported twice before old information stopped the process.

Social Democrats accepts profit in the welfare sector

Politics | 2012-02-18
...but they want to let the municipalities decide.

Mandatory sterilization will be abolished

Politics | 2012-02-18 | 1 comment
The Christian Democrats now accepts that people who change sex shall not have to go trough sterilization.

Commission proposes more money to infrastructure

Politics | 2012-02-17
SEK 4.1 billion more every year needed to avoid problems

Easier for the police to hunt file sharers

Politics | 2012-02-16 | 4 comments
The Government wants to make it easier for the police to request information about who is hiding behind an IP number regardless of the seriousness of the offence.

Divided government pressured on Palestine

Politics | 2012-02-15
A possible recognition of Palestine was the main issue in today´s foreign policy debate in the Riksdag after Foreign Minister Carl Bildt presented the Swedish foreign policy declaration. The opposition criticised the government for not recognising Palestine.

Latest headlines
Statistics
Question
Jobs in Sweden
See all jobs in our jobsection
ADVERT:
Stockholm Calendar
Reader's comment
Private ads