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            <title><![CDATA[LO Unions Split Over Shorter Working Hours Ahead of Wage Talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Real wage increases and a focus on the lowest-paid workers are among LO’s announcements ahead of the upcoming wage negotiations. However, two unions have reserved their positions on Wednesday’s decision. The issue of shorter working hours is divisive.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:39:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More Kommunal members receive lower unemployment benefits under new insurance rules]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More and more members of the Kommunal union are receiving lower unemployment benefits.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:04:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats propose national minimum staffing levels in elderly care]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats are going to the polls to legislate for a national minimum staffing level in elderly care.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:20:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[V vows to halve municipal tax gap between rural and wealthy commuter areas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Left Party promises to halve the "tax injustice" between rural municipalities and wealthy commuter municipalities near big cities during the next term.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:21:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Health care companies find ways to sidestep new overtime pay rules for part-time workers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The new collective agreement also requires part-time healthcare workers to receive overtime compensation. However, several employers have found ways to circumvent the rules.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:35:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nooshi Dadgostar could become minister of housing, says she has extensive experience]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Left Party wants reform to make rental apartments more affordable. Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar would also like to see a left-winger as housing minister after the election. "I have extensive experience in housing policy at both municipal and state levels," she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:54:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Åkesson wants state credit guarantees for Swedish agriculture]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SD wants more Swedish farmers. More people should be able to train to become farmers, the rollout of new residential areas on farmland around cities should be stopped, and the state should provide credit guarantees to help younger people take over from older farmers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:14:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Principle of openness introduced for independent schools]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Riksdag has decided that the principle of openness shall also apply to independent schools.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:35:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Copenhagen refunds couples married in municipally run venues after fees found illegal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Couples married through Copenhagen Municipality have begun receiving refunds after it was discovered that the fees charged violated the law.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 01:37:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[More than 300 elected officials linked to gang crime in Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More than 300 people within the criminal networks hold or have held political positions of trust. More than 70 of them still hold elected office.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 05:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SpaceX wants to invest $55 billion in Musk's Terafab semiconductor factory in Texas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Elon Musk's space company SpaceX wants to invest $55 billion (approximately SEK 500 billion) in Terafab, the large semiconductor factory in the state of Texas that Musk wants to build.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:23:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[School's biggest challenge: failing math]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In many ways, Swedish schools are doing well. But there are major challenges, especially in mathematics, the National Agency for Education states in an assessment of the situation. Mathematics is an area that would have a major impact on upper secondary school qualifications, says department head Anna Castberg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:01:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The government promises to stop VAT on parking spaces adjacent to rental properties or condominiums]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) promises to block the introduction of VAT on parking spaces adjacent to a rental property or condominium. If this is not possible, car owners will be compensated.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:01:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abolition of salary requirements in healthcare welcomed, with hesitation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government promises that some healthcare workers will be exempted from the increased salary requirement for work permits. Good, say Kommunal and SKR, but they warn that questions still remain.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:37:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[International Women's Day: How Equal Is Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The majority of Swedes see gender equality as a societal gain, but the gap between men and women remains large in many areas. While political representation is approaching balance, men continue to have an income advantage - and women remain more vulnerable to violence in intimate relationships.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:36:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Intelligence expert Jörgen Holmlund: Politicians need more protection]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[40 years have passed since Olof Palme was shot - and one day after a man was convicted of molestation and unlawful threats against two ministers. Politicians need more protection, says intelligence expert Jörgen Holmlund. You can rant about painted apples, but then you don't see that it is part of the problem of threats against our elected officials, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:50:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Every second bus driver barely has time for a proper lunch break]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[One in two bus drivers do not have time to take a proper lunch break and are considering leaving the profession within the next three years, a survey shows.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:47:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Police cannot alert independent schools about a teacher suspected of child pornography]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Police cannot warn independent schools when an employee is suspected of child pornography offenses as the principle of public disclosure does not apply to private employers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:39:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government wants to introduce vocational exams at upper secondary schools]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[School principal: “We are calling for help from the state”]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 04:46:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["Unsustainable situation" at preschool - three are being bought out]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Small children who are regularly punished and play that degenerates into violence - after serious misconduct at a preschool in Ljungby municipality, three employees are being bought out, reports P4 Kronoberg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:54:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Defrauded municipalities of millions – sentenced to prison]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A woman who previously worked as a municipal manager is sentenced to prison after defrauding herself of millions, reports SVT Helsingborg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:40:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Children were punished – staff removed from service]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Punishments, games that degenerated into violence and lack of care have occurred at a preschool in Ljungby municipality, according to an investigation. Now, staff have been removed from service.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:37:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Here wine corks will get a new life – first in Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The mulled wine is drunk and the champagne bottle is popped – but what happens to the cork? Until now, they have ended up in the trash, but now Karlstad is the first in Sweden to recycle wine corks. We want others to be able to follow suit, says Christoffer Henriksson at Karlstads Energi.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 18:23:45 GMT</pubDate>
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