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NATO bolsters defences around Sweden and Finland
NATO ground forces have started operations aimed at boosting defences around Sweden and Finland, two of its newest members, the alliance said on Saturday.
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NATO ground forces have started operations aimed at boosting defences around Sweden and Finland, two of its newest members, the alliance said on Saturday.
A Swedish Migration Agency manager has told Sveriges Radio that citizenship applications lacking proof of Swedish language skills will be put on hold rather than rejected, contradicting earlier statements.
Several EU countries, including Sweden, are protesting that hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists are allowed to travel to Europe every year, and yesterday the issue was discussed at an EU ministerial meeting. โWe want to put a stop to Russian tourists coming to Europe for beach parties and shopping weekends while Ukrainians are dying on the battlefield,โ says Sweden's Migration Minister Johan Forssell, who has taken the initiative for the protest. Sweden and several other countries currently issue very few, or almost no, visas to Russian citizens. At the same time, several Southern European countries, including France, Italy and Spain, grant significantly more visas.
If you're planning on heading out to a National Day celebration in Sweden on June 6th, keep an eye on the weather forecast.
The Christian Democrats and Sweden Democrats say they want law changes so that MPs can't quit their parties but still keep their seats in parliament. There are currently nine MPs in the Swedish parliament who were elected as MPs for parties but who have since either quit the party or been thrown out and who have chosen to stay in parliament as independents. Any changes to the rules would need alterations to the Swedish constitution.
New, stricter requirements for Swedish citizenship come into force on June 6th, without transition rules for those currently waiting for a decision. They include new rules that applicants will in general have to have lived in Sweden for longer, and also prove that they have knowledge about Sweden and the Swedish language. But Sweden's Migration Agency tells Radio Sweden that applicants who donโt have grades proving their knowledge may have their applications paused, until new citizenship tests are ready to be taken โ listen to find out more.
With the clock running down towards midnight and the introduction of the new, stricter requirements for Swedish citizenship on June 6th, without transition rules for those currently waiting for a decision, Brit David Hollingsworth is still keeping his fingers crossed his application will be processed in time. Applying for Swedish citizenship three years ago, David Hollingsworth appeared in person at the Migration Agency office in Stockholm last week after getting an email to say it was the last leg of his application process. Radio Sweden spoke to him today, Friday, to find out the latest on his citizenship application.
Swedish Radio's investigative programme Kaliber has discovered that a man accused of torture, rape and killing of prison inmates during the former Syrian regime is walking free in Damascus. He's currently awaiting a decision from the Swedish Migration Board on a residency permit in Sweden. Following Kaliber's revelations, the Syrian authorities are currently looking for the man.
In the parliamentary debate ahead of the vote on citizenship, the Sweden Democrat immigration spokesperson Ludvig Aspling said that applicants would be able to pause their case, giving them time to take the necessary exams. Is this true?
Sweden's government along with the Sweden Democrats have proposed tightening family reunification immigration requirements, including raising the support requirement and imposing a two year wait before someone can apply to bring their relatives to Sweden.
This weekโs episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Green Party MP Annika Hirvonen.
The government and the Sweden Democrats have agreed to a solution they say will stop future teen deportations. Migration Minister Johan Forssell told a press conference on Monday it was a good, reasonable and fair proposal that would last a long time. However the opposition parties are critical of the proposal, and of the time it's taken to be presented.
The Migration Agencyโs citizenship units have clocked over 500 hours of overtime so far this year, but not to fast-track decisions before new rules come into force, a spokesperson told The Local.
This year, Green Party MP Annika Hirvonen has been leading the parliamentary pushback against migration reforms. She tells The Local why there's still one last chance to add transitional rules to citizenship, and why she feels public attitudes are changing on migration.
11 people living abroad suspected of involvement in gang crime have had their Swedish permanent residence permits revoked, reports SVT News. Police say they were involved in serious violent crime, as well as drug and financial crimes. "I hope they're disappointed," says Marcus Nilsson, head of the border policing unit at the police's national operations department.
With just days left before Sweden carries out the most radical citizenship reforms in years, an administrative backlog means 100,000 long-term residents are losing the race against time. The Local speaks with some of the applicants who are watching their future plans slip away as the government continues to rewrite immigration rules.
Ukraine is to buy 20 of the latest models of JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets from Sweden, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in Uppsala today. Once the initial purchase is complete, Sweden will also donate 16 of its older generation of JAS Gripens to Ukraine in early 2027. It's the first step in a larger Gripen deal, in which Ukraine will buy up to 150 of the JAS 39 Gripen E/F combat aircraft, President Zelensky told a press conference.
Police have identified 49 children in Sweden who appear in child pornographic material, and who are suspected of having been victims of sexual assault. This follows a special operation, and according to police the children are from all over the country and range from infants to 18-year-olds. Police say their priority is working out the victims' identities: "Finding the children often means also finding the culprit," says Christer Andersson at the police's unit for internet-related sexual abuse of children.
With ten days till the stricter rules for Swedish citizenship come into effect, David Hollingsworth got an email to say it was time for the last leg of his application process: the personal appearance at the offices of the Migration Agency. He booked the first appointment he could find, even though it meant getting an expensive train ticket to travel 350 km from Skรถvde to Stockholm. "I'd kind of given up hope of it happening in time, but fingers crossed, there's enough time now to get things sorted," he told Radio Sweden as he was about to head in to his appointment.
Malmรถ police rushed to the city centre following reports of a corpse on a cart. Imagine their relief when they realised it was in fact a sex doll.