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Greens Blasts Alliance Parties For Not Publishing Details of Donations

Radio Sweden [SE] (5 hours)
Peter Eriksson, one of two spokespersons for the Swedish Green Party, attacked two of the parties in the centre-right government for not releasing the names of those donating money to the parties' election campaigns. In an opinion piece published in ...

City Wins Name Battle

Radio Sweden [SE] (5 hours)
The city of Södertälje, one hour drive south of Stockholm, is allowed to call itself the "international capital of Sweden" according to a ruling by the Swedish Patent and Registration Board. It was after a complaint for real estate company ...

H&M Announce New Guest Designers

Radio Sweden [SE] (5 hours)
Alber Elbaz, the artistic director for fashion brand Lavin, and menswear designer Lucas Ossendrijver join the ranks of designers and celebrities who have designed a collection for retail giant H&M the company announced on Thursday. Madonna, Stella ...

"Euro-Orphans" a New Problem For Poor European Countries

Radio Sweden [SE] (5 hours)
The new phenomenon of parents, often from poor Eastern European countries, leaving their children to find work in richer European countries could have long-term negative effects on both the children and the society, experts warn. On Wednesday evening ...

Sweden Democrats Want More Money For UNHCR

Radio Sweden [SE] (5 hours)
The anti-immigration party the Sweden Democrats presented their election manifesto Thursday including several reforms to reduce the number of immigrants that will be allowed to stay in the country. The party wants to ban burkas and proposes new ...

Exchanging Vows in the Rainbow Skies

Radio Sweden [SE] (5 hours)
Same-sex marriages are controversial in many parts of the world, but not so much in Sweden, which was one of the first countries to legalize it. And now, one airline company is running a promotion in which they aim to host the world's first gay ...

Drunk Boat Drivers May Face Harsher Penalties in Some Parts of Sweden

Radio Sweden [SE] (15 hours)
The new law on driving a boat under the influence of alcohol is applied differently depending on where you are in Sweden, according to newspaper Göteborgs-Posten. The new law, which lowered the allowed blood alcohol level to 0.02 per mille, came ...

Tackle Religious Oppression of Women: US Author

Radio Sweden [SE] (15 hours)
Controversial American author, Ophelia Benson, was in Stockholm last month to launch a translation of her book - " Does God Hate Women?"- which argues that religion is used to justify oppression and violence against women and girls around the world. ...

Central Bank Raises Repo Rate

Radio Sweden [SE] (15 hours)
The Swedish Central Bank has raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75 percent. The announcement was expected as Sweden's economy has grown during the first half of this year. While the inflation rate has stayed low it is ...

Female Students Get Lower Grades

Radio Sweden [SE] (15 hours)
Women in Swedish universities are getting lower grades each year which could be the result of more women than men studying online, according to a new report from the National Agency for Higher Education. In the past few years the result of Swedish ...
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