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EU Commission President von der Leyen Survives No Confidence Vote

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EU Commission President von der Leyen Survives No Confidence Vote

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The European Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen passed the European Parliament's vote of no confidence with a good margin. Of the Swedes, only SD wanted to overthrow her, while V chose to abstain

Karin Karlsbro Declines Liberal Party Leader Role

Karin Karlsbro Declines Liberal Party Leader Role

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Potential Successors for The Liberals' Party Leadership

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Potential Successors for The Liberals' Party Leadership

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Who takes over when Johan Pehrson throws in the towel as party leader? Will it be a veteran, a young promise or a minister?

Double Herring Fishing in the Baltic Sea: "A Death Sentence"

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Double Herring Fishing in the Baltic Sea: "A Death Sentence"

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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)

Karin Karlsbro becomes EU responsible for support to Ukraine

Karin Karlsbro becomes EU responsible for support to Ukraine

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Five years more for Ursula von der Leyen

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Five years more for Ursula von der Leyen

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The EU Commission's President Ursula von der Leyen can continue her job for five more years. The EU Parliament supports her – with a margin of 41 votes

She speaks the most languages in the EU Parliament

She speaks the most languages in the EU Parliament

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A nine-language Slovenian is the newly elected EU parliament's top polyglot. The Swedes are mostly content with English

The Final Count: Dick Erixon Off to Brussels

The Final Count: Dick Erixon Off to Brussels

Now the EU election is finally counted. And it's clear that the SD candidate Maria Rosander fell at the finishing line and Dick Erixon takes a seat in parliament

Half counted – Karlsbro in narrow lead

Half counted – Karlsbro in narrow lead

The cross-voting battle within the Liberals to snatch the party's only seat in the European Championship parliament continues. Even within the SD, a candidate can cross-vote their way past

Cross-battle in the Liberals – Corazza Bildt is chasing

Cross-battle in the Liberals – Corazza Bildt is chasing

Relief at L: "We were written off but they were wrong"

Relief at L: "We were written off but they were wrong"

Anxious liberals can finally relax. The party clears the hurdle to the EU election and gets – with almost all districts counted – 4

EU Election's Hottest Issues

EU Election's Hottest Issues

In Sweden, parties promise to save the white snout, keep Brussels away from Swedish forestry or ban short flights. But these will be the really hot issues for the new EU parliament

"Mom 'Netflix tax': the cost will be passed on to the viewers"

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"Mom 'Netflix tax': the cost will be passed on to the viewers"

Will Netflix and Disney be forced to finance Swedish film and TV? Where S and MP see a new way to strengthen the muscles for domestic production, M thinks that in that case it will be the viewers who will have to foot the bill.