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The Social Democrats want answers about stopped wind farms

At the beginning of November, the government announced that 13 applications for wind farms in the Baltic Sea have been stopped. The Social Democrats want to know about a new way forward.

The Social Democrats want answers about stopped wind farms

Opposition takes the lead – but the gap narrows

The opposition parties S, V, MP and C have a lead in public opinion halfway through the term, according to Dagens Nyheter /Ipsos. The gap between the opposition and the Government parties has, however, narrowed over the past year.

Opposition takes the lead – but the gap narrows

Members of Parliament Plagiarize Text

Several members of parliament copy proposals directly from special interest groups, debate articles, and Wikipedia, writes Dagens Nyheter. .

Members of Parliament Plagiarize Text

Break the Alarming Trend in School

The Moderate Party wants to profile itself in education policy. One proposal is that student-led development talks should be phased out.

Break the Alarming Trend in School

Svantesson: No Exceptions to the Budget

No exceptions – not even for nuclear power. This will be the main rule when Sweden switches from surplus targets to balance targets in the state budget in three years, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party).

Svantesson: No Exceptions to the Budget

Further Criticism of the Cultural Canon: "Strange"

The work on a cultural canon has been heavily debated. In an interview with Sveriges Radio's Culture News, Lawen Redar, cultural policy spokesperson for the Social Democrats, expresses sharp criticism of the work on the cultural canon.

Further Criticism of the Cultural Canon: "Strange"

"Lashes out after wind power decision: 'Get a new job'"

Those who criticize the government's decision to stop 13 offshore wind farms due to safety reasons should change jobs, the Prime Minister believes. You can obviously know more than all of Sweden's military experts, says Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) ironically.

"Lashes out after wind power decision: 'Get a new job'"

Alarm: Cost of HVB Homes Skyrocket

Three Social Democratic municipal councilors sound the alarm about skyrocketing costs for placing young people in residential care homes. They appeal for money from the state.

Alarm: Cost of HVB Homes Skyrocket

Warning about nuclear power plans: Affecting generations

The government's plans to build new nuclear power can have major economic consequences for generations to come, according to Tomas Kåberger, professor of industrial energy policy. The risk that one ultimately runs is that these projects are not completed, he says.

Warning about nuclear power plans: Affecting generations

The Police Are Demanded to Answer About Palestine Protests

The National Police Commissioner and the Director of Public Prosecution have been summoned to the Parliament today to explain the handling of the Palestine demonstrations. The Christian Democrats' Torsten Elofsson wants a situation report on how many have been reported for crimes and prosecuted in connection with the demonstrations.

The Police Are Demanded to Answer About Palestine Protests

Sweden became a symbol of Islamophobic West

Provoked by the Koran burnings, the two men planned a terrorist attack on the Swedish Parliament. Now the trial against them is starting.

Sweden became a symbol of Islamophobic West

V-leader: Trump is an indecent bully

The Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar calls the USA's future president Donald Trump "an unscrupulous bully". Even the S-leader Magdalena Andersson warns of what can happen now.

V-leader: Trump is an indecent bully

Kristersson: No special Trump talks

The S-leader Magdalena Andersson and the MP's spokesperson Daniel Helldén want the government to invite to party leader talks to handle the question of Donald Trump as new American president. But Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson refers to talks in the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Kristersson: No special Trump talks

Kristersson on wind power: "Incomprehensible"

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) stands firm on the government's decision to reject 13 applications for offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea. > It is incomprehensible to me that one can so lightly dismiss the risks seen by the Defence Forces, says Kristersson in the Riksdag during a report from an EU summit.

Kristersson on wind power: "Incomprehensible"

Man charged for tomato attack in parliament

A man is being prosecuted following the tomato attack in the Riksdag against Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M), writes [Expressen](https://www. expressen.

Man charged for tomato attack in parliament

The Renmark Committee is Dissolved Following Criticism

The criticism of the Renmark Committee's first partial report was comprehensive. Now the government is choosing to dissolve the committee and instead appoint a new inquiry.

The Renmark Committee is Dissolved Following Criticism

Kristersson skips the climate summit

The Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) will not attend the UN climate summit COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The meeting begins on November 11 with heads of state and government from around the world gathering, but Kristersson chooses to prioritize commitments at home.

Kristersson skips the climate summit

The number of women in the Riksdag's top tier is plummeting

The number of women holding the chairmanship in the Riksdag committees has plummeted since the last election. Women now make up only 20 percent.

The number of women in the Riksdag's top tier is plummeting

Finland wants to freeze funding for public service

Finland's government has submitted a proposal to the parliament on amending the law on the state's television and radio fund. The change would mean that the index that annually increases the financing of the public service company Yle would be frozen.

Finland wants to freeze funding for public service

Thrown out of V - starts a new party

Local politician Kristofer Lundberg was expelled from The Left Party. Now he says he is starting a new party – with the aim set on the 2026 election, reports [Flamman](https://www.

Thrown out of V - starts a new party

New District Heating Shock - Prices to Rise This Much

After the recent years' price shock on district heating, another significant increase is expected next year. In certain parts of the country, prices will rise by around 20 percent for households.

New District Heating Shock - Prices to Rise This Much

Police strengthen security during parliamentary debate

Security has been increased in the parliament ahead of today's debate on the situation in the Middle East, among other things through a higher presence of police. .

Police strengthen security during parliamentary debate

After Åkesson's Wedding – Security Service to the Committee

The Head of the Security Service, Charlotte von Essen, and the National Police Commissioner, Petra Lundh, have been invited to the Riksdag's Justice Committee to give their view on the infiltration of gang criminals into politics, reports Ekot. The background is that it has emerged that a person who attended Jimmie Åkesson's wedding at the end of September has ties to a criminal motorcycle gang.

After Åkesson's Wedding – Security Service to the Committee

Massive criticism of EU's fishing decision: "Death sentence"

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) regrets the EU's decision on increased herring fishing in the Baltic Sea. He receives support from both C, MP and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.

Massive criticism of EU's fishing decision: "Death sentence"