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Current Laws Sufficient to Tackle Hunting Sabotage, Says Investigator
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Current Laws Sufficient to Tackle Hunting Sabotage, Says Investigator

It is not necessary to have new or stricter laws to counter hunting sabotage, according to the government's investigator of hunting legislation.
Sweden Allocates 500 Million Kronor to Enhance Psychiatric Care
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Sweden Allocates 500 Million Kronor to Enhance Psychiatric Care

The Government is investing 500 million kronor in specialized psychiatric care. The investment is one of the proposals in the spring amending budget and will, among other things, go towards more hospital beds and enable self-admission
Sweden Allocates 71 Million Kronor to Support Helicopter Rescue Services
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Sweden Allocates 71 Million Kronor to Support Helicopter Rescue Services

The Government and the Sweden Democrats propose an allocation of 71 million kronor to the crisis-stricken Swedish Transport Administration. It is important in order for the ability to save human lives not to be weakened, says Infrastructure and Housing Minister Andreas Carlson (KD)
Sweden Moves Forward with Controversial Nuclear Power Proposal
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Sweden Moves Forward with Controversial Nuclear Power Proposal

The Government's plan to finance new nuclear power has received heavy criticism, among other things for being an optimistic calculation and risking to push aside other electricity production. Now the Government is moving forward with its legislative proposal
Uppsala Municipality Faces Criticism Over Home Care Safety Failures
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Uppsala Municipality Faces Criticism Over Home Care Safety Failures

The Home Care Scandal, where several elderly women were raped by male staff, has seriously damaged the trust in the municipality, concludes an external investigation. The investigators write that Uppsala Municipality has failed when it comes to safety in elderly care
Turkey-EU Relations Strained as Opposition Leader's Arrest Sparks Tensions
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Turkey-EU Relations Strained as Opposition Leader's Arrest Sparks Tensions

The arrest of the leading opposition politician Ekrem Imamoglu puts Turkey's relations with Europe at stake, warns the German top politician Manfred Weber, leader of the largest party group in the EU parliament.
Sweden Boosts National Land Survey Funding After Data Leak Scandal
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Sweden Boosts National Land Survey Funding After Data Leak Scandal

The Government is allocating 30 million kronor this year to the National Land Survey of Sweden following the scandal where the Director-General was dismissed and the agency was forced to close its archive.
Västerås Ends Contract with Attendo Amid Fraud Investigation
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Västerås Ends Contract with Attendo Amid Fraud Investigation

After suspicions of gross fraud and systematic cheating, Västerås city has had enough and terminates the agreement with the care company Attendo. Now, 500 people lose their jobs and nearly 1,000 users lose their home care
Sweden Unveils Updated Food Strategy to Boost Domestic Production
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Sweden Unveils Updated Food Strategy to Boost Domestic Production

Sweden's national food strategy is to be updated. The purpose is to create a strategy for the entire food chain that will increase production in Sweden, according to Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren
Svantesson Urges Shared Responsibility to Tackle Rising Food Prices
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Svantesson Urges Shared Responsibility to Tackle Rising Food Prices

Everyone needs to take responsibility for food prices not continuing to skyrocket, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party), after the meeting with representatives from the food industry. But she does not believe that all goods will become cheaper
Sweden Moves to Ban Fur Farming, Focuses on Mink Breeding
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Sweden Moves to Ban Fur Farming, Focuses on Mink Breeding

The Government and The Sweden Democrats want to ban fur farming.
Dadgostar Urges Legislation to Tackle Soaring Food Prices in Sweden
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Dadgostar Urges Legislation to Tackle Soaring Food Prices in Sweden

The Left Party's party leader Nooshi Dadgostar says that the government needs to legislate if the food giants do not start lowering their prices. For example, introduce an excess profit tax so that the incentive to raise prices in this way does not exist, says Dadgostar at a demonstration against the food giants
Sweden Tackles Rising Food Costs: Government Meets with Industry Leaders
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Sweden Tackles Rising Food Costs: Government Meets with Industry Leaders

Today, the food giants are summoned to a new meeting with the government. A similar meeting was held two years ago
Sweden's Finance Minister Pushes for Lower Food Prices Amid Talks
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Sweden's Finance Minister Pushes for Lower Food Prices Amid Talks

The Minister of Finance hopes for a stop to price increases and even lower prices on certain goods. She says this ahead of the meeting with the "food giants" who she thinks should acknowledge that poor competition leads to higher prices
Poland and the Baltic States want to leave the landmine agreement
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Poland and the Baltic States want to leave the landmine agreement

The Minister: ADHD diagnoses are sold for payment
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The Minister: ADHD diagnoses are sold for payment

The Government wants to investigate private actors offering assessments for ADHD diagnoses. There is a structure here that in practice means selling diagnoses for payment, says Minister for Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed (KD)
Busch hopes for battery support from the EU
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Busch hopes for battery support from the EU

New owners of bankrupt Northvolt must be able to receive EU support, urges Energy and Enterprise Minister Ebba Busch (CD) in Brussels. And simultaneously hopes for a renaissance of German nuclear power
Despite Criticism – Medication Will Be This Much More Expensive
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Despite Criticism – Medication Will Be This Much More Expensive

This summer, it will become significantly more expensive for individuals who regularly take medication. The patient's co-payment for medicines is proposed to be increased - from 2,900 kronor per person and year to 3,800 kronor
Northvolt appealed to the government for support
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Northvolt appealed to the government for support

The battery manufacturer Northvolt's chairman Tom Johnstone appealed to the government on Sunday for support to rescue the company from bankruptcy, reports Aftonbladet.
Trade ahead of crisis meeting: No Swedish phenomenon
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Trade ahead of crisis meeting: No Swedish phenomenon

Representatives of the food industry, who are invited to next week's crisis meeting, believe that they are already doing everything they can – and hope for understanding. It is not a Swedish phenomenon, says Karin Brynell, CEO of Svensk Dagligvaruhandel
German parties united – billion investment secured
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German parties united – billion investment secured

The likely future German government parties have agreed with the Greens in a contentious struggle over multi-billion investments in infrastructure and defense. Germany is back, says CDU leader Friedrich Merz at a press conference
Crisis Meeting on Food Prices Next Week
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Crisis Meeting on Food Prices Next Week

When food prices rose two years ago, the government summoned the food giants. Now, a new crisis meeting is being planned for next week
Moderate Women: Women Should be Able to Choose Cesarean Sections
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Moderate Women: Women Should be Able to Choose Cesarean Sections

Busch does not want Chinese Northvolt owner
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Busch does not want Chinese Northvolt owner

Minister for Business Ebba Busch (CD) does not want to see any Chinese ownership in order to rescue the operations after Northvolt's bankruptcy. I think that is very dangerous, she says, and refers to security policy risks
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