The Swedish Transport Administration's work to remove road lighting in rural areas has been paused after protests, at least for the rest of the year. The Social Democrats want to make the issue a campaign point.
SwedenThe Social Democrats are rearranging the top layer ahead of the election 2026. The old veteran Anders Ygeman is losing his heavy role as responsible for integration issues.
SwedenSweden appears to be missing the EU's climate goal by 2030. The Social Democrats are now demanding that the Minister for Climate and Environment Romina Pourmokhtari (The Liberals) resign.
SwedenThe right for dairy cows to graze outdoors will remain, says Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren (KD). Instead, dairy farmers will receive an annual compensation of 1,000 kronor per cow. It has never been about locking in the cows, but that Swedish farmers, just like Finnish ones, should get paid for the extra work they do, says Kullgren.
SwedenThe Social Democratic Party's electoral committee proposes three new ordinary names in the party leadership), the executive committee (VU). Two former ministers will step back and become substitutes.
SwedenThe Government and the Sweden Democrats want to review the intermediate targets for Sweden's climate policy. The purpose is for them to be adapted more to the EU's legislation. The Green Party calls it a "smokescreen maneuver".
SwedenThe earth has never been warmer than in 2024, states the EU's climate service Copernicus. The message "must be a wake-up call" for Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (The Liberals), says the Social Democrats' climate policy spokesperson Anna-Caren Sätherberg.
SwedenThe Climate Policy of the Government Parties receives harsh criticism from parts of the opposition. The Social Democrats call it "a farce".
SwedenRural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren (Christian Democrats) is reported to the Constitutional Committee by the Social Democrats for having approved doubled fishing quotas for herring in the central Baltic Sea. Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch calls the new quotas a "catastrophic decision".
SwedenClimate 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.
SwedenThe Social Democrats propose a package of measures to support rural and sparsely populated areas. The government is wasting billions on rich people in big cities, says spokesperson Anna-Caren Sätherberg.
SwedenThe Environment Minister pointed out at a press conference a scenario where Sweden meets the EU's climate requirements with the increased reduction obligation. But she did not mention that there is another equally likely scenario where the requirements are not met, which SVT has reported on.
SwedenDairy farmers' right to graze on pasture in the summer may be abolished. It increases competitiveness and profitability, says the government's investigator Elisabeth Nilsson. But the government party The Liberals say no.
SwedenThe opposition believes that the government is fudging the numbers regarding the effects of the increased reduction obligation. The higher level will not lead to Sweden achieving the EU's climate goals by 2030, according to the Green Party's spokesperson Daniel Helldén. It is obvious that they are misleading on this issue, he says.
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