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Net in the Riksdag: "Absurd that it should be necessary"
The Riksdag has set up a net in the chamber to prevent the audience from throwing objects at members of parliament. > I think it's good that they're doing something.
After the exclusion: The Jewish Central Council meets V
The Jewish Central Council has accepted a meeting with the Left Party, after having decided to ban the party from its memorial ceremonies last autumn. We believe in dialogue, says Chairman Aron Verständig.
The opposition: Expand the main grid at sea
A united opposition is pressing the government: Build the power cables to offshore wind power now. Svenska kraftnät should be tasked with using the tens of billions that are lying idle on an account, according to the Social Democrats, the Left Party, the Centre Party, and the Green Party.
Double Herring Fishing in the Baltic Sea: "A Death Sentence"
The criticism is severe when the herring and sprat quota is doubled in the central Baltic Sea next year. The sea is on the verge of collapsing, warns former Environment Minister Isabella Lövin (Green Party).
After the Attack – The Riksdag Gets a New Safety Net
The work of setting up the net that will protect the members of parliament has now begun. .
Further Criticism of the Cultural Canon: "Strange"
The work on a cultural canon has been highly debated. Now the work is also receiving sharp criticism from Lawen Redar, cultural policy spokesperson for the Social Democrats.
He has the highest absence among party leaders
The Sweden Democrats' party leader Jimmie Åkesson has been present at six of 80 votes in the Riksdag since the 2022 election. This means that he is the party leader with the highest absence in the Riksdag, reports [SVT](https://www.
L-top celebrates Sinwar's death: "Fantastic news"
The Liberals' foreign policy spokesperson Joar Forssell celebrates that the highest leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, has been killed in a firefight in Gaza. It's fantastic news, he says.
Magdalena Andersson dismisses internal criticism: "A minority"
A victory day for The Social Democrats, thinks party leader Magdalena Andersson about Thursday's broad agreement on a balance target in the state's finances. The internal criticism within the party only constitutes a small minority, according to her.
The LO Criticizes Agreement on Surplus Target
The agreement on the abolished surplus target in the state's finances is met with criticism from trade union quarters. The Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) wants to see a larger scope for government borrowing – and the Building Workers' Youth Union is directing demands for resignation towards the Social Democrats.
Sweden sues Iran over downed plane
Sweden, together with several other countries, has filed a lawsuit against Iran for the downing of the Ukrainian civilian aircraft in 2020, in which 176 people died, including 17 from Sweden. > Yesterday, Sweden, Ukraine, Canada, and the United Kingdom submitted a filing to the International Court of Justice in The Hague in a case we have brought against Iran, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) during a question period in the Riksdag.
Pehrson questions SD: No party line
The Liberals' party leader Johan Pehrson does not think that the Swedish Committee against Anti-Semitism (SKMA) has delivered "a one-sided report" when they criticized the SD. For me, it's an important organization that one listens to, he says.
Agreement on abolished budget target – provides 25 billion
Six of eight parties in the Riksdag agree to abolish the so-called surplus target and instead introduce a balance target for the state's finances in 2027. This would provide approximately 25 billion more for budget investments for future governments.
Net is set up in parliament after tomato attack
The police presence is increased in the parliament and nets will be set up for parts of the audience stands after activists threw a bag of tomatoes at the foreign minister. This aims to catch objects thrown at the chamber, says Speaker Andreas Norlén to TT.
Broad support for abolishing the surplus target
Six of eight parties in the Riksdag, with 90 per cent of the votes, agree to abolish the so-called surplus target and instead introduce a balance target for the state's finances. We have landed very well, says Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (The Moderate Party).
The Climate Minister is Reported to the Constitutional Committee: "Downplaying Emissions"
Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) is reported to the Riksdag's Constitutional Committee by the opposition parties S, V, and MP. They are obscuring how emissions can develop going forward, says Elin Söderberg, climate policy spokesperson for the Green Party.
Security in the Parliament: "New Questions on the Table"
The group leaders in the parliament have discussed the security after the tomato attack against Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard. Next week, a new debate about the Middle East will be held in the chamber.
The Turnaround: S in Favour of Anonymous Witnesses
The Social Democrats have shifted their stance on the issue of anonymous witnesses in court, the party's law policy spokesperson Teresa Carvalho tells Expressen. .
Kristersson's demand: Increased security for new debate
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) expects the security in the Riksdag to be improved next week when Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) will again debate the situation in the Middle East. .
The demand ahead of the EU summit: Tighten up migration
Migration becomes a hot issue at the EU leaders' summit in Brussels. The pressure is to increase on asylum seekers to return when they do not have the right to stay in the EU.
Terror plans against the Parliament - to stand trial
In November, the trial against the two men suspected of planning a terrorist attack against the Swedish Parliament will begin, announces the regional court in the German state of Thüringen. The men were arrested in German Gera in March, when the police's special task force struck after a decision by Germany's Federal Prosecutor Jens Rommel.
Clash over biker guest: "Bizarre accusations"
Nooshi Dadgostar goes hard at Jimmie Åkesson because a president of a motorcycle gang was at his wedding. The government that holds this under its arms has no credibility, says the V leader in Agenda's party leader debate.
Kristersson wants to label the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization
Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) wants Iran's Revolutionary Guard to be labeled as a terrorist organization by the EU, reports Expressen. This is a really dangerous cocktail, which we must do something about, and I believe the time is now, says the Prime Minister.
Old dialects are gold worth for AI
How can some Halland guys make AI technology better? When American speech-to-text models are to learn Swedish, old dialect recordings have proven to be a goldmine. .
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