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The Government is pushing ahead with revised "online communication monitoring"

The Government is backing the controversial EU proposal known as "chat control", aimed at preventing abuse against children. The proposal is now receiving broad support among Swedish parties – after the content has been revised.

The Government is pushing ahead with revised "online communication monitoring"

Government wants to stop flow of weapons from Austria

A loophole in Austria's legislation is said to give Swedish gangs easy access to Glock pistols. Now the government wants to put a stop to it.

Government wants to stop flow of weapons from Austria

USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation

USA's Foreign Department has blacklisted the Nazi organisation Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR). Three high-ranking individuals in the organisation are also classified as "global terrorists".

USA labels Nordic Resistance Movement as a terrorist organisation

Stricter supervision required for safe amusement parks

Gröna Lund gets fierce criticism after the fatal accident at the amusement park last summer. But according to the accident investigation board, poor public supervision may also have contributed to the accident being able to occur.

Stricter supervision required for safe amusement parks

"Swedish gangs pose the greatest threat in Northern Norway"

Swedish criminal networks pose an increasingly large threat to societies in northern Norway, and particularly in the district of Troms, warn Norwegian police. The focus is now on preventing more young people from being drawn into serious crime.

"Swedish gangs pose the greatest threat in Northern Norway"

Lack of Support for Crime Victims

Only half of Sweden's 290 municipalities offer targeted support to all victims of crime, regardless of the crime, according to a new survey conducted by the Crime Victim Authority. .

Lack of Support for Crime Victims

Finnish police to be allowed to intervene in northern Sweden

Police from Finland will be allowed to intervene against criminals on Swedish soil. This may become relevant in cases of serious crimes such as murder, rape, and robbery, in situations where Swedish police cannot reach the scene in time.

Finnish police to be allowed to intervene in northern Sweden

Kristersson: A security zone does not solve everything

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) comments now on the police's decision to introduce a security zone in the Hageby district in Norrköping - the country's first since the law was introduced at the end of April. It does not mean that we solve all problems, he says.

Kristersson: A security zone does not solve everything

Investigator: Let police cameras track faces

The police are proposed to use cameras that automatically recognize a suspected criminal's face and sound an alarm. We must move the positions significantly, says Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M).

Investigator: Let police cameras track faces

Eurovision: Police operation for at least 22 million

About 1,500 police officers were on site during the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö – at a cost of at least 22 million kronor. Half of the police officers were borrowed from other police regions and 50 of them came from Norway and Denmark.

Eurovision: Police operation for at least 22 million