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SWEDEN IN FOCUS

Should fathers be allowed to ‘give away the bride’ at Swedish weddings?

In this week's episode: Government backtracks on biofuels. How happy is the right-wing coalition at the half-way point of its tenure? Church politicians push to ban practice of fathers 'giving away the bride'. For Membership+ subscribers: New baggage restrictions at Arlanda, and what Indians are saying about why so many are leaving Sweden.

Published: 31 August 2024 08:13 CEST
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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local’s Emma Löfgren and James Savage. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

Politics

Swedish traditions 

Travel 

Indians in Sweden 

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What’s the latest on Sweden’s tougher criteria for residency and citizenship?

In this week's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra for Membership+ subscribers: the government's priorities for the year ahead, the status of the 'paradigm shift on migration', and four tricky pledges the coalition hasn't yet delivered on.

Published: 18 September 2024 11:02 CEST
What's the latest on Sweden's tougher criteria for residency and citizenship?

Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local Sweden’s Becky Waterton and Emma Löfgren.

After Sweden’s parliament reopened last week after the summer break, the panelists discuss what Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said would be the government’s priorities for the year ahead. 

Two years into the government’s term, how is its much-vaunted ‘paradigm shift’ on migration progressing? 

And finally we examine some potential stumbling blocks for the right-wing coalition as it enters the second half of its four-year term, from a proposed begging ban to plans to deport people for flawed conduct – ‘bristande vandel ‘.

Sweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local’s Membership+ subscribers. Follow the links at the bottom of this page to get full access. 

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