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Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 15:22
Europe must stand up for freedom and democracy while increasing security, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at a press conference in Brussels, in the wake of a terror attack which left two Swedes dead and one injured. -
Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 14:16
Today’s word of the day literally translates as ‘battle measures’, although it is more commonly used in decidedly less violent circumstances. 
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partager lire conserver COMPARED: What salary do you need to get a work permit in different European countries?Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 13:02
Several countries in Europe are reducing the salaries people from outside the EU need to be eligible for a work visa, although one – Sweden – is raising the threshold. Here's a comparison of current rules in the countries covered by The Local. 
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Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 11:16
In a Swedish nursing home, residents wait for a bus that never comes. Staff have installed a fake bus stop in a hallway to ease the minds of anxious dementia patients eager to leave. 
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Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 10:55
In this week's Essential Sweden, we look at the results of our work permit survey, Stockholm's plan to bar diesel and petrol cars from part of the city centre, and how some Swedish gangs are financing their criminal activity by welfare fraud or tax evasion. 
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Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 10:35
A tweet by Sweden Democrat MP Jessica Stegrud's following the terror attack in Brussels which killed two Swedes has been harshly criticised by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and the leader of the Social Democrats, Magdalena Andersson. 
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partager lire conserver Swedish Tesla workers threaten to strike over collective bargaining agreementWednesday 18 October 2023 - 10:02
Tesla mechanics in Sweden are threatening to walk out on strike unless the global electric car manufacturer signs a collective bargaining agreement under the Swedish model. 
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partager lire conserver INTERVIEW: Why didn't the Social Democrats fix Sweden's school segregation problems?Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 09:01
In this bonus episode of Sweden in Focus, we speak to the Social Democratic former education minister Anna Ekström about Nordic 'folk high schools', budget cuts to study associations, worsening segregation in Sweden's schools, why boys are underperforming, and whether Sweden needs more external grading. 
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Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 08:59
Planning to travel somewhere by train within or from Sweden this Christmas or Easter? Ticket bookings just opened for winter and spring. 
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Wednesday 18 October 2023 - 08:24
A man accused of gunning down two Swedish football fans in Brussels had served a prison sentence in Sweden between 2012 and 2014, the Swedish Migration Agency said Tuesday. 