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Report Highlights Criminal Exploitation of Assistance Services in Sweden
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Report Highlights Criminal Exploitation of Assistance Services in Sweden

Criminals are systematically exploiting the assistance industry to bring in money, according to a new report. It is very serious and must be stopped, says Sophie Karlsson, chairperson of the Interest Group for Assistance Entitlements
Sweden Ready to Tackle Trump's EU Tariffs, Says PM Kristersson
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Sweden Ready to Tackle Trump's EU Tariffs, Says PM Kristersson

Sweden is well prepared, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) since USA's President Donald Trump has given notice of, among other things, 20-percent tariffs on goods from the EU.
Paulina Brandberg Steps Down as Minister to Prioritize Family Life
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Paulina Brandberg Steps Down as Minister to Prioritize Family Life

Paulina Brandberg (The Liberals) is leaving her position as Minister for Gender Equality to spend more time with her family. Being a government minister comes with a very high price, she says
Kristersson Faces New Inquiry Over Alleged Political Bias in Government
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Kristersson Faces New Inquiry Over Alleged Political Bias in Government

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) is reported to the Constitutional Committee by the Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Green Party. The reason is information in the newspaper Dagens ETC that officials within the Government Offices have had their political opinions registered
Prime Minister Kristersson Joins Macron's Ukraine Talks in Paris
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Prime Minister Kristersson Joins Macron's Ukraine Talks in Paris

Kristersson Unaware of Deleted Email in Landerholm Case
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Kristersson Unaware of Deleted Email in Landerholm Case

Landerholm Trial Delayed to August Amid Evidence Deletion Claims
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Landerholm Trial Delayed to August Amid Evidence Deletion Claims

The Government Offices erased important evidence in the case surrounding the former security adviser Henrik Landerholm, writes Dagens Nyheter. DN also reports that the trial is being postponed
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
That's why the Constitutional Committee is pausing its investigation of the Prime Minister
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That's why the Constitutional Committee is pausing its investigation of the Prime Minister

The Riksdag's Constitutional Committee (KU) has paused its review of the Prime Minister's actions in the Landerholm affair. The reason is the ongoing legal process
Landerholm received help with misleading posts
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Landerholm received help with misleading posts

The Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's (M) staff was involved in the former security adviser Henrik Landerholm's misleading post on social media, reports Dagens Nyheter.
The Constitutional Committee Tables Investigation into the Landerholm Affair
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The Constitutional Committee Tables Investigation into the Landerholm Affair

The Constitutional Committee (KU) is tabling its review of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's (M) responsibility and accountability regarding the Government Offices' security routines and questions surrounding the former security policy adviser Henrik Landerholm.
Concern over significantly reduced wolf stock
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Concern over significantly reduced wolf stock

From 300 wolves to 170 – the government wants to give the green light for a reduced population in Sweden shortly. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency will report on how to do it without jeopardizing the wolf's conservation status
The Government wants civil conscription in healthcare
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The Government wants civil conscription in healthcare

Already this fall, the National Board of Health and Welfare will submit its analysis of what a civil duty in healthcare could look like in the event of war.
Trial against Landerholm delayed
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Trial against Landerholm delayed

The trial against the former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm appears to be delayed.
Criticized recruitment was kept secret: Would have been chaos
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Criticized recruitment was kept secret: Would have been chaos

The recruitment of L-leader Anna Starbrink to MSB was made deliberately in secret – to prevent transparency according to the principle of public access to information, reports Aftonbladet. It's a administrative culture in decay, says freedom of expression expert Nils Funcke to the newspaper
Unclear where forgotten documents went
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Unclear where forgotten documents went

The Government's former security adviser Henrik Landerholm is being prosecuted for gross negligence with confidential information, after he left secret documents at a conference centre in the spring of 2023. The investigation reveals that there is confusion about the current whereabouts of the sensitive documents
Kristersson: Not Covering Up Anything
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Kristersson: Not Covering Up Anything

The Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson thinks it was right to appoint Henrik Landerholm as national security adviser. With the information we had then, it was absolutely right, he says
Like Landerholm Affair: Who Covered it Up?
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Like Landerholm Affair: Who Covered it Up?

After the indictment against the Prime Minister's former security policy adviser Henrik Landerholm, it must be clarified who in the Government Offices has wanted to cover up what has happened. This is the opinion of the Social Democrats' defence policy spokesperson Peter Hultqvist
Found secret documents – received money from extremist
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Found secret documents – received money from extremist

The Government's former security adviser Henrik Landerholm is being prosecuted for gross negligence with confidential information, reports Dagens Nyheter. According to the indictment, the person who found the forgotten documents "can be linked to the violent extremist environment"
Swedish MP Anna Starbrink's MSB Appointment Sparks Controversy
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Swedish MP Anna Starbrink's MSB Appointment Sparks Controversy

The Liberal's Member of Parliament Anna Starbrink is the new Director-General at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). The employment documents were drawn up even before she applied for the job, reports Aftonbladet
Deepseek in the Parliament – not in the Government Offices
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Deepseek in the Parliament – not in the Government Offices

The AI service Deepseek is not allowed to be used in the Government Offices – but in the Parliament it's free to use, reports Altinget.
Landerholm's forgotten documents concerned national security
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Landerholm's forgotten documents concerned national security

The confidential document that the former national security adviser Henrik Landerholm forgot at a conference center concerns Sweden's security, writes Expressen.
The Left Party Reports the Prime Minister: "Not a Hot Dog Stand"
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The Left Party Reports the Prime Minister: "Not a Hot Dog Stand"

Over 150 vacant jobs at the Government Offices were advertised solely on an iPad behind locked doors. Now the Left Party is reporting Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) to the Constitutional Committee
The Government Offices advertised via internal iPad
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The Government Offices advertised via internal iPad

Over 150 services to the Government Offices in Stockholm were announced solely via an iPad in the Government Offices' hall. A place that only individuals with access cards can access
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