Sweden Sweden's response to pandemic was 'too slow', says commission report Unlike other EU countries, Sweden did not lock down in spring 2020 and only imposed some restrictions during the second wave. 29/10/2021
Sweden Sweden's finance minister now frontrunner to become new PM Magdalena Andersson was unanimously nominated to become the next party leader of the ruling Social Democrats. 29/09/2021
Sweden Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven to resign in November Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven announced that he would resign in November to allow his successor to prepare for the 2022 elections. 22/08/2021
Sweden Stefan Löfven reappointed Swedish Prime Minister after parliament vote Sweden's parliament voted to approve caretaker prime minister Stefan Löfven to lead a new coalition government. 06/07/2021
Sweden Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigns, coalition talks to begin Lofven's resignation comes a week after he became the first Swedish leader to lose a vote of confidence. 28/06/2021
Sweden Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven loses no-confidence vote Lofven lost the vote with 181 MPs backing the motion, 109 supporting him and 51 abstaining. 21/06/2021
Sweden China's embassy in Sweden under fire over 'threats' to journalist China's embassy in Sweden has engaged in a public spat with Swedish politicians after its ambassador was accused of “threatening” a journalist. 12/04/2021
Sweden Swedish government proposes tightening immigration laws The Swedish government has proposed a bill that would tighten immigration rules after five years of temporary measures. 09/04/2021
Sweden Is Sweden’s coronavirus strategy working after all? Infections, hospitalisations and deaths have dropped, but immunity remains a puzzle. 28/07/2020
Sweden Swedish PM Olof Palme's unsolved murder case dropped Olof Palme was shot dead on 28 February 1986. The charismatic leader of the Social-Democratic party and his wife Lisbeth Palme had just left a cinema in downtown Stockholm. 10/06/2020
Smart Regions Sweden's One Stop Future Shop roaring success We visit the Biskopsgarden district of the Gothenburg municipality, Sweden. The 'One Stop Future Shop’ is a programme that has been empowering people on the peripheries of the labour market, such as immigrants, to start up their own personal entrepreneurial projects. 28/03/2019
Sweden Sweden prepares to vote in a highly charged general election Voters in Sweden will decide their new leaders on Sunday in a vote that could change the face of the historically left-leaning country. A party with neo-Nazi origins is running second in the polls 07/09/2018
Sweden Sweden election: six Swedes tell us who they will vote for on Sunday Read our snapshot of opinion in Sweden to know what people are thinking ahead of Sunday's election. 07/09/2018
Good Morning Europe Far-right party poised to play larger role in Swedish politics Swedes are getting ready to cast their votes in this weekend's general election, and far-right parties are expected to make historic gains in what should be a close contest. 07/09/2018
Sweden 1 in 3 news articles shared about Sweden election are fake The ratio of junk news to professionally-produced news observed in the run-up to the Sweden vote is at a similar level to the 2016 US presidential election, researchers say. 06/09/2018
Sweden Neglect drives far-right vote in rural Sweden The far-right is campaigning hard in the Swedish countryside ahead of Sunday's election on its pet theme of immigration, but neither the SD nor any other party appears to be addressing people's concerns. 05/09/2018
Good Morning Europe Swedish far-right is tipped to enjoy promising results in election this weekend In Sweden, people are heading to vote this Sunday and polls are suggesting that the Sweden Democrats could become the second biggest party. 05/09/2018
Sweden Sweden votes: climate is key election issue 'for first time in Europe' Sweden’s scorching summer and subsequent forest fires have given unprecedented prominence to the issue. 04/09/2018
Sweden Sweden election explainer: will Swedes swing to the far right? Sweden had a record-breaking 163,000 asylum applicants in 2015. Will the legacy of this be the country electing far right populists Sweden Democrats on September 9? 03/09/2018
Sweden New national anthem celebrates 'fantastic' Sweden An anonymous group in Sweden released a video with an updated version of the national anthem, speaking out against the narritive that the country is in "crisis and system collapse". 30/08/2018
Sweden Sweden in political crisis over botched outsourcing deal Sweden is in the grip of a political crisis as Prime Minister Stefan Lofven reshuffled his minority cabinet in a bid to avoid calling an early election. 27/07/2017
Unreported Europe Gotland: Western sentinel in the Baltic sea It's also ranked as a top tourist destination for its Viking Age charm... But right now this Swedish island close to Russia is beefing up its military forces and ties with NATO. 29/05/2017
Sweden Swedes to lift systematic border controls Sweden lifts border checks as migrant tide becomes a trickle 02/05/2017
Sweden Sweden reintroduces military conscription Looking at Russia over their shoulder leads Sweden to bring back military service 02/03/2017
Sweden Swedish old folks' home abandons six-hour workday experiment A six-hour workday experiment has been abandoned at one retirement home in the Swedish city of Gothenberg despite workers reporting better health, reduced absenteeism and improved quality of patient c 04/01/2017
real economy How can Europe beat long-term unemployment? In this edition of Real Economy, Euronews looks at the fiscal drain from Europe's long-term unemployment crisis. 03/01/2017
