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Simona Mohamsson to Be Named Minister for School and Integration

On Saturday, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) will present the government's new ministers. According to sources to Ekot in Sveriges Radio, The Liberals' newly elected party leader Simona Mohamsson will become minister for school and integration.

Simona Mohamsson to Be Named Minister for School and Integration

Mats Persson Rejoins Swedish Parliament After Ministerial Role

Outgoing Minister for Labor Market and Integration Mats Persson (L) returns to the parliament, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot. > I have been in national politics for ten years and feel that it is time to do something else in life, said Persson on Wednesday in connection with the departure.

Mats Persson Rejoins Swedish Parliament After Ministerial Role

Mohamsson Praises Mats Persson's Impact After Minister Resignation

Mats Persson (The Liberals) announced on Wednesday in an interview with TT that he is leaving his post as Minister for Labour Market and Integration. The Liberals' newly elected party leader Simona Mohamsson thanks Mats Persson for his commitment to the party.

Mohamsson Praises Mats Persson's Impact After Minister Resignation

Sweden's Labour Minister Mats Persson Announces Resignation

Minister for Labour Market and Integration Mats Persson (The Liberals) is leaving, he says to TT. I have been in national politics for ten years and feel that it is time to do something else in life.

Sweden's Labour Minister Mats Persson Announces Resignation

Sweden Considers Ban on Foreign Funding for Religious Groups

The Tidö parties want to cut off foreign financing to extremist mosques and religious communities. We must do more to push back these forces, says Integration Minister Mats Persson (The Liberals).

Sweden Considers Ban on Foreign Funding for Religious Groups

Minister Seeks to Address Islamist Infiltration in Sweden

Following reports that the Muslim Brotherhood is gaining a stronger foothold in France, Minister for Employment and Integration Mats Persson (L) will convene a Swedish expert group, he announces [on X](https://x. com/matsperspektiv/status/1925488765788688737).

Minister Seeks to Address Islamist Infiltration in Sweden

Sweden's Single Electricity Area Proposal: Impact on North and South

Everything is possible, says the Energy Companies' electricity analyst Magnus Thorstensson on the question of whether it is possible to make Sweden into a single electricity area. The winners would probably be customers in the south and producers in the north.

Sweden's Single Electricity Area Proposal: Impact on North and South

Government Reviews Rules on Ministers' Shareholdings

The Government Offices have initiated a review of the regulatory framework and routines for ministers' shareholdings. This is according to the Prime Minister's press secretary to TT.

Government Reviews Rules on Ministers' Shareholdings

Johan Pehrson Faces Constitutional Inquiry Over Undisclosed Shareholdings

Minister of Education Johan Pehrson (L) did not report certain shareholdings to the Government Offices, something all ministers are legally required to do, reports Ekot on Swedish Radio. .

Johan Pehrson Faces Constitutional Inquiry Over Undisclosed Shareholdings

Potential Successors for The Liberals' Party Leadership

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

Potential Successors for The Liberals' Party Leadership

Minister Criticizes Lenient Unemployment Support Requirements

Minister for Labour Market Mats Persson warns that different types of support to the unemployed risk locking people into unemployment. The system is too slack, he says at a press conference on the labour market situation.

Minister Criticizes Lenient Unemployment Support Requirements

Swedish MP Steps Back After Police Report Over Anti-Semitic Post

The Left Party's Member of Parliament Lorena Delgado Varas is taking a break from her assignments after the Jewish Central Council reported her for incitement against an ethnic group. .

Swedish MP Steps Back After Police Report Over Anti-Semitic Post

Sweden's Labor Market Strong Despite Global Economic Challenges

Minister for Labour Market Mats Persson (L) sees no risk of mass unemployment when stock markets plummet and trade wars threaten. No, I see no such risk, he says.

Sweden's Labor Market Strong Despite Global Economic Challenges

Calls to Tighten Rules on Swedish Ministers' Stock Transactions

Sweden is lagging behind other countries when it comes to conflicts of interest and should tighten the rules for ministers' stock purchases, according to the organization Transparency International Sweden. .

Calls to Tighten Rules on Swedish Ministers' Stock Transactions

Sweden Proposes Stricter Housing Rules for New Immigrants

Municipalities should be able to decide more about how many newly arrived immigrants they want to receive. A new model with "establishment housing" for a maximum of three years should also be created.

Sweden Proposes Stricter Housing Rules for New Immigrants

Proposal to Reduce Samhall Workforce by 1,000 for Quality Boost

Unemployment among people with disabilities has increased sharply. At the same time, an investigation proposes that state-owned Samhall be downsized by over 1,000 people.

Proposal to Reduce Samhall Workforce by 1,000 for Quality Boost

Sweden Boosts ROT Deduction to Stimulate Economy in May

The ROT deduction is temporarily increased in the government's initiative to boost the economy. The increase accounts for the larger part of a stimulus package totaling 5.

Sweden Boosts ROT Deduction to Stimulate Economy in May

The Government Hopes for a New Northvolt Owner

The Government hopes for a new long-term owner for Northvolt. This is a functioning business that many actors are dependent on, says Energy and Trade Minister Ebba Busch.

The Government Hopes for a New Northvolt Owner

Unemployed with unemployment insurance to be scrutinized harder

The Employment Service's controls of the unemployed should be strengthened. The system is too lenient today, says Minister for Employment Mats Persson (The Liberals).

Unemployed with unemployment insurance to be scrutinized harder

The Minister visited Rinkeby – in a bulletproof vest

Minister for Integration Mats Persson (L) followed the police's work in Rinkeby during an emergency response – wearing a bulletproof vest. Now the minister is receiving criticism, both from residents in the area and from a political standpoint.

The Minister visited Rinkeby – in a bulletproof vest

The Government wants more people to pay for interpreter assistance

The Government and SD are appointing an inquiry into when and how individuals in Sweden should pay for interpreters in meetings with authorities. However, within healthcare and the judicial system, several exceptions will be reviewed.

The Government wants more people to pay for interpreter assistance

The Minister: Distance yourself from gangster rap

Minister for Labour Market and Integration Mats Persson (L) appeals to those in power within the cultural industry to clearly distance themselves from gangster rap, he writes on Aftonbladet Debate. .

The Minister: Distance yourself from gangster rap

Stricter requirements for the unemployed: Too lenient

The Government intends to increase the requirements on the unemployed who are covered by various labour market measures. .

Stricter requirements for the unemployed: Too lenient

Private employment agencies to receive lower compensation

The compensation to private employment agencies will decrease significantly. This is stated by the government in an assignment to the Employment Agency, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot.

Private employment agencies to receive lower compensation