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Sweden, Once Welcoming to Immigrants, Changes Course. Experts say the country's proposed immigration policy changes - part of a new government coalition agreement - could have concerning ...
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Swedish Police Face Controversy over Intrusive Searches and Conduct. Isla Bennett - May 9, 2024 0. A legal storm brews in Sweden as four police officers face accusations rooted from an unwarranted, intrusive phone search during a raid in Gothenburg. The...
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Over the past decade, migration to Sweden has been characterised by dramatic changes. Over the course of just two years, 2014-2015, a quarter of a million asylum seekers came to Sweden, which led to temporary border controls and stricter migration...
Yesterday, Maria Malmer Stenergard, the Swedish Migration Minister, and Jimmie Åkesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats (SD), made headline news. They announced a series of big-ticket investments tied to Sweden's 2024 budget bill that promise to...
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Sweden's migration policy is undergoing a paradigm shift. The Government is intensifying its efforts to reduce, in full compliance with Sweden's international commitments, the number of migrants coming irregularly to Sweden. Labour immigration...
The new law is part of the migration "paradigm shift" penned in the Tidö Agreement, which allowed the right-wing government to take office with the support of the Sweden Democrats. From December 1st, a residence permit may be refused for a...
The Swedish Migration Agency. The Swedish Migration Agency's mission includes considering applications from people who want to live in Sweden, visit the country, seek protection from persecution or be granted Swedish citizenship.
The Swedish government has proposed a bill that would tighten immigration rules after five years of temporary measures. Sweden's government has proposed making the country's tougher immigration ...
The Swedish government (left) and parliament (right) buildings. Photo: Jonas Ekströmer/TT Sweden's government on Tuesday passed a new migration law, but the five-hour debate that preceded the vote showed this will remain a hotly debated issue, as...
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