Sweden News News Sweden » Government: How Sweden’s far right went from political pariah to powerbroker
Once shunned by every major party, the Sweden Democrats have gone from political pariah to the heart of government.
News Sweden » Government: Sweden grants lowest ever number of residence permits to asylum seekers in 2024
Sweden's government aims to further reduce immigration Policies include stricter citizenship, family reunification rules Human rights groups criticize government's approach to immigration STOCKHOLM, ...
News Sweden » Government: Sweden: Deportation Decisions Ignore Women’s Rights Risks
Sweden is deporting young women to countries where they could face severe gender-based rights violations, Human Rights Watch said today. Media reported that in 2025, at least 92 young adults were set ...
News Sweden » Government: Sweden's foreign minister announces shock departure from politics
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, who steered the Scandinavian country along a sometimes bumpy road to NATO membership and stood tall on supporting Ukraine, ...
News Sweden » Government: Sweden grants 25-year concession to heavy rare earth deposit
The Swedish government has granted Leading Edge Materials (TSXV: LEM) a 25-year mining lease for what the company calls one of the most significant rare earth deposits in Europe. In a statement on ...
News Sweden » Government: Sweden’s right-wing government strengthens repressive state powers in the name of fighting crime
Sweden’s ruling right-wing coalition government is advancing a series of laws and proposals that collectively mark a historic assault on the country’s long-standing protections for democratic rights.
News Sweden » Government: Christian family takes fight to DC embassy after government seizes daughters over 'religious extremism'
Daniel and Bianca Samson say Sweden seized their daughters over church attendance, and now they are holding a rally in Washington, D.C., to demand them back.
News Sweden » Government: Sweden government announces increased repatriation incentive for migrants
The government of Sweden announced Thursday that it will be exponentially increasing its repatriation incentive for migrants to leave Sweden from 10,000 Krona to 350,000 Krona per person, according to ...
News Sweden » Government: Sweden looks to protect nuclear investors from political U-turns
The Swedish government has appointed a special investigator to propose how compensation from the state should be paid if nuclear power is phased out due to future political decisions. It says the ...
News Sweden » Government: Swedish Government approves two offshore windfarms, but rejects others
Permits granted for Fyrskeppet and Vidar projects, but others rejected on national security grounds as developers call for introduction of CfDs ...
News Sweden » Government: Swedish Government News
Orsted CEO assures Sweden that the offshore wind industry has solutions that would address defense concerns. At issue: Sweden's rejection of a proposed 13 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.Swedish ...
News Sweden » Government: Sweden mulls sovereign wealth fund as government debt keeps falling
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden could set up a sovereign wealth fund as a way of solving its illiquid bond market problem, Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson said in a Reuters interview. The idea is to ...