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Martin Melin to L's party board

Martin Melin to L's party board

Thu 13 Nov 2025 09:06 CET

The Liberals' legal policy spokesperson Martin Melin and Minister of Labor Johan Britz are nominated to the Liberals' party board.

“This far but no further” on minimum wage in the EU

“This far but no further” on minimum wage in the EU

Tue 11 Nov 2025 09:26 CET

Sweden and Denmark are partially right by the EU Court of Justice in their protest against the EU directive on minimum wages. The decision is welcomed – but both the government and the business community would have liked to go further

Proposal: Negligence with unemployment insurance should result in a penalty fee

Proposal: Negligence with unemployment insurance should result in a penalty fee

Wed 5 Nov 2025 10:47 CET

Anyone who is careless or cheats with unemployment insurance and activity support should be able to be punished with a penalty fee, the government's investigators propose.

They don't get any vacation for two years.

They don't get any vacation for two years.

Mon 3 Nov 2025 13:19 CET

Two years without a single day off. This is what it looks like for many new arrivals in Sweden, reports Sydsvenskan

Political Scientist Questions Realism in The Liberals' Strategy

Political Scientist Questions Realism in The Liberals' Strategy

Fri 10 Oct 2025 17:13 CEST

The Liberals may have good arguments for their choice of direction, but the current balance of power between the parties does not make it particularly realistic. This is stated by the political scientist Andreas Johansson Heinö

Sweden Lowers Wage Requirement for Labor Immigrants to 90% of Median

Sweden Lowers Wage Requirement for Labor Immigrants to 90% of Median

Mon 6 Oct 2025 12:46 CEST

The wage requirement for labor immigrants will be increased next summer. But not to 100 percent of the median salary, which was established in the Tidö Agreement, but to 90 percent

Benefit Cap Reform: Large Families Face Significant Reductions

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Benefit Cap Reform: Large Families Face Significant Reductions

Wed 17 Sept 2025 09:01 CEST

The Government proposes a grant reform where social benefits are tightened most for large families with children. For them, it can mean several thousand kronor less per month

Government Plans to Lower Hiring Costs for Young People

Government Plans to Lower Hiring Costs for Young People

Wed 10 Sept 2025 10:02 CEST

The Government and The Sweden Democrats want to temporarily reduce employer contributions for young people. They also want to ease tax rules that allow entrepreneurs to withdraw money from their companies at a lower tax rate than if it were salary