EU approves easier deportations and return hubs outside the EU
A divided European Parliament approved easier deportations and the establishment of "return hubs" outside the EU. The vote drew applause from the far right.
WorldA divided European Parliament approved easier deportations and the establishment of "return hubs" outside the EU. The vote drew applause from the far right.
WorldThe Social Democrats intend to vote against the government's plans to change the law to allow new nuclear power plants along the Swedish coast. If there is a change of government this autumn, the Social Democrats promise to stop the plans.
Swedish politicsThe human rights organization Civil Rights Defenders views the Tidö parties' proposed changes with concern, especially regarding how people are allowed to express themselves. "It creates different levels of freedom of expression," says Chief Legal Officer John Stauffer.
SwedenThe Social Democrats' party secretary Tobias Baudin, commenting on the re-election of Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson, said that the likelihood of SD leader Jimmie Åkesson becoming prime minister "has increased significantly." Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) welcomed the news and wrote in a debate article that it "could facilitate the formation of my next government."
Swedish politicsThe teenage deportations have once again caused a storm over migration policy - and yet another sitting government has changed its mind. Swedish politicians have made sharp turns in immigration policy for decades. A strong opinion can make a government back down, says migration researcher Andrea Spehar at the University of Gothenburg.
Swedish politicsIn a recent report, the Climate Policy Council criticized the government's climate work - and MP Amanda Lind calls it a disaster. Acting Minister of Climate and Environment Johan Britz (L) disagrees. "The government does not share the council's view," he says in a comment to TT.
Swedish politicsThe Riksdag approves the new indefinite sentence of safe custody.
Swedish politicsThe teenage deportations have once again caused a storm over migration policy - and yet another sitting government has changed its mind. Swedish politicians have made sharp turns in immigration policy for decades. A strong opinion can make a government back down, says migration researcher Andrea Spehar at the University of Gothenburg.
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