Tag: Debate
Most of the party leaders say that Finland’s health care is not working
The issue of health care sparked a controversial discussion between the leaders of the parliamentary parties in Yle’s election debate on Monday evening.
Therefore, Swedish sex buyers are not sentenced to prison
Ekot’s crime reporter Simon Andrén gives the story of Sweden’s new sex purchase law. After “Operation Torsk” there was a debate about the purchase of sex and the law was changed so that the fine penalty was removed. Imprisonment is now the law’s only punishment. But after a number of cases have been tried, still […]
The panel in Godmorgon world: About the crisis in KD and about NATO
Will the crisis in KD hurt the party in the long run? Should we still join NATO? Does liberalism have to turn around to become Poppy again? The panel in Godmorgon världen is unique in its kind and consists of three writers/editors from the country’s leading newsrooms who rotate from week to week. We have […]
The current government coalition cannot continue after the elections, Saarikko states
“Some hope that it would be so, others warn that it could. I think it’s fair for the voters to say that’s not going to happen.” In a social media post, Saarikko explained that the five parties are simply too far apart in terms of economic policy – especially since rejuvenating the national coalition is […]
Male Community – The Gentleman bulls turn 35 years old
Last week, the group celebrated its 35th anniversary, and Kropp & Själ got to participate. What has happened to the group during this time and to the members? How have they been able to keep it alive for so long? Over the past few decades, we’ve seen men’s groups come and go. From the velor […]
Are there any downsides to our obsession with serial killers?
In today’s program we dig into this serial killer craze. Many serial killers are given a place in the culture in the form of TV series and movies, but could it become a problem that we make them too human? We talk to the director Ali Abbasi, current with the film Holy Spider – about […]
New: Saddam Hussein, the Iraq War and the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction
The UN wants to see evidence to field an international force. In the US, pressure is mounting on President George W Bush to go to war regardless of what the UN says. It will be a dramatic time with major changes in the Middle East, which will affect the entire world. Cast: Hans Blix, head […]
Controversial immigration bill returns to parliament’s agenda
After the Christmas and New Year’s break, the parliament again started to discuss the immigration law, which was presented by the Minister of Justice, Jón Gunnarsson. Discussions on the bill are expected to continue for some time, as it has been the subject of many parliamentary debates before. Last autumn, the bill was presented and […]
Controversial immigration bill returns to parliament’s agenda
After the Christmas and New Year’s break, the parliament again started to discuss the immigration law, which was presented by the Minister of Justice, Jón Gunnarsson. Discussions on the bill are expected to continue for some time, as it has been the subject of many parliamentary debates before. Last autumn, the bill was presented and […]
455: Erdogan’s power over Swedish politicians
Sweden will deliver the Archer artillery system, combat vehicle 90 and anti-tank robot NLAW to Ukraine. The government announced this at a press conference on Thursday. How important was this to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson given the attacks on the previous government for tardiness? At the same time, a freedom of expression debate is ongoing […]
Follow the year’s first party leader debate in the Riksdag
The party leaders meet in the year’s first party leader debate in the Riksdag. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) starts, then in order of party size Magdalena Andersson (S), Jimmie Åkesson (SD), Nooshi Dadgostar (V), Annie Lööf (C), Ebba Busch (KD), Märta Stenevi (MP) and Johan Pehrson ( L). Follow the party leader debate that […]
The last party leader debate before the election – listen immediately
This year’s second party leader debate is now underway in the Riksdag. The Prime Minister and the party leader of the largest opposition party have the right to a speech of no more than 7 minutes. Other party leaders have the right to a speech of no more than 5 minutes in order of party […]
After Busch’s offer – Andersson opens to let Johansson go
Magdalena Andersson opens for the Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson to leave his post before the no-confidence vote against him on Tuesday. During TV4’s party leader debate, Ebba Busch made an offer to the Prime Minister that the Prime Minister should consider. “When it comes to this type of offer, I have […]
The school shooting in Texas – we know that
According to the police, it is a lone 18-year-old man who is suspected of having carried out the shooting at a primary school where the students are between 7 and 10 years old. The suspected perpetrator who was killed by police is said to have been a resident of Uvalde where the shooting occurred. Uvalde […]
RIGHT NOW: The Riksdag is debating NATO
A debate is currently being held in the Swedish Parliament on a Swedish NATO accession. Yesterday, the Social Democrats announced that they are in favor of Swedish NATO membership and thus there is a clear majority in the Swedish Parliament to send in an application. It is not yet clear when Sweden will submit the […]
VMA in Uppsala municipality •
United States before and after Roe V. Wade In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutionally protected right to abortion. The political debate was rather cool – but soon this would change radically. What just happened? Jill Biden traveled to Ukraine US President Jill Biden surprised the media with a visit to […]
RIGHT NOW: Ebba Busch (KD) and Morgan Johansson (S) debate the Easter riots
One week after the riots during Easter, the Christian Democrats’ party leader Ebba Busch and Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Morgan Johansson (S) will now meet to discuss the police’s handling of the riots. Ekot broadcasts directly in the app SR Play and on the web.
402: Everything speaks against a referendum on NATO
The Left Party wants a referendum on NATO Nooshi Dadgostar thinks that voters are left out of the decision on NATO and therefore demands a referendum. Is it practically or politically possible? We sift and track. Ebba Busch’s statement raises debate The Christian Democrats’ party leader in the hot air or controversial statement in Ekot’s […]
Turku removes the statue of Lenin due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The authorities in southwestern Turku have announced the removal of the Russian Revolutionary and Political Statue Vladimir Lenin due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The VI Lenin the bust is located at the top of Aurakatu in Puolalanmäki, Turku, but according to the city, the statue and the tile next to it will be […]
Citizens’ initiative on permanent residence permits for long-term asylum seekers passes to Parliament
The citizens’ initiative requiring a permanent residence permit for long-term asylum seekers is progressing into the parliamentary debate. The signatories want Finland to issue a four-year residence permit to persons whose asylum application has been rejected before 2017. The initiative exceeded the required 50,000 signatures on Friday night and will go to parliament for consideration […]
401: The return of the gang debate
Violence in several cities after right-wing extremist Rasmus Paludan carried out – or planned to carry out – Koran burning. Now it feels like exclusion and crime are back at the top of the political agenda. Will it last? This is how public opinion is affected by a change of party leader The Liberals hope […]
When the State Distributed Drugs – Part 2 The Deaths
In the mid-1960s, a couple of doctors in Sweden received permission from the Medical Products Agency to prescribe drugs to drug addicts. The doctors thesis that a feeling of satiety will appear and that patients will voluntarily reduce their drug use if they have access to drugs. In Stockholm, a clinic is run by the […]
Presidential election in France, change of party leader in L and on the bombed-out suburbs of Kiev
Time 1: Report from today’s presidential election in France Verdun – after over a hundred years, the wounds of war have not yet healed Change of party leader in the Liberals, hears new party leader Johan Pehrson Consensus or debate, what is most important when the NATO issue is to be decided? Chronicle by Göran […]
Dozens of health care workers are leaving their jobs, the authority says
A record number of community nurses and other health care professionals are now demanding the abolition of their profession, the National Board of Health and Welfare (Valvira) says. The Authority has already granted 30 withdrawals, of which more than 20 are still pending. "In the past, we received about 20 applications in a full year," […]
398: Persson and Löfven join
Then Sweden can choke the Russian gas Russia’s war in Ukraine is largely dependent on European money for gas and oil. MP was at first quite alone but now more and more people think that Sweden should make the decision to restrict purchases from the armed forces. Will Sweden make such a decision and what […]
A veteran center politician launches anti-NATO party leadership
A long-time performer on the Finnish political scene, Paavo Väyrynen (Cen) says he will take over the chairmanship of the Center Congress’s summer congress in Lappeenranta with the aim of sparking a debate on the party’s foreign and security policy position – especially NATO membership. Väyrynen, 75, a member of the Lapland County Council and […]
Scientists are discovering a new form of ice
Solid water or ice is like many other materials because it can form a variety of solids based on varying temperatures and pressure conditions, such as carbon-forming diamond or graphite. However, water is exceptional in this respect, as we know of at least 20 solid ice forms. A team of researchers working at UNLV’s Nevada […]
Great health report makes it sour reading
A little positiveThere was at least some reason for optimism in the report. Both alcohol consumption and smoking have declined. The initiatives of recent years seem to be bearing fruit and lead to fewer young people starting to smoke. “In 2017, we got a shock when the numbers suddenly showed an increase in the number […]
394: This means the defense effort
The government wants to increase the allocation for the defense to two percent. The background is the security policy situation that prevails after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. What does the opposition say? And when can we expect the money to reach the armed forces? Sweden-USA-NATO The hyper-current NATO debate made us curious about Sweden’s special […]
Yle sources: The government plans to increase defense budgets
Government ministers will meet shortly to discuss an increase in the Defense Forces’ budget, government sources have told Yle. According to sources, the level of defense spending both next year and in the longer term is on the table. However, there has not yet been a political debate on the figures involved or the amounts […]
Finland’s NATO referendum is on Parliament’s agenda
The citizens’ initiative, which requires a referendum on Finland’s application to join NATO, has passed the required 50,000 signatures for consideration by Parliament. The initiative was released on Monday and signatures were collected by Friday night. Its authors had mentioned the tense security situation in the Baltic Sea as the reason for Finland’s permanent commitment […]
David Eberhard – about the tone, the video, and losing a child
In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you meet the person behind the mask of the public in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Hannah Engberg. Contact: [email protected] About David Eberhard Chief physician in psychiatry who lectures and writes chronicles in the magazine Fokus, in addition to his books. He […]
Finland suspends Fennovoima’s project due to security fears
Minister for Economic Affairs of Finland Mika Lintilä (CEN) saddened on Thursday that he would not propose a building permit for Fennovoima ‘s Hanhikivi nuclear power plant. During the debate on the Russian invasion of Ukraine in Parliament, Lintilä said that the project involving the Russian owner and the Russian nuclear reactor would not proceed […]
The DNA puzzle in Märstafallet
The murder takes place in Valsta, Märsta on October 2, 2020. In surveillance footage from inside a bus, a person is suddenly seen rushing forward with a firearm in his hands. But neither the camera nor the witnesses around can see the shooter’s face. Instead, the jacket comes into focus and a debate about the […]
YLE: Helsinki wants millions more in land rent
According to YLE, rents on some plots in Kumpula have risen by as much as 500 percent. Mitri Kitti, the vice – president of a local detached house association, revealed to the broadcaster that many people living on rented land have had to take action to cope with up to four – digit increases in […]
Prosecutor: MP Räsänen’s statements could "increases homophobia"
Resolutions of the trial of the Christian Democrat MP Päivi Räsänen The matter was heard in the Helsinki District Court on Monday afternoon. The former interior minister is accused of inciting three minority groups in connection with statements he made and texts and posts on homosexuality on social media. Summary of Räsänen’s case, public prosecutor […]
The chairman of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee is resigning due to Ukraine’s tweet
“My basic concern is whether diplomacy is enough to avoid a full-scale war. Because of my careless tweet, I will resign as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at tomorrow’s meeting and let our parliamentary group do the job,” he added. Niikko tweeted on Tuesday that French President Emmanuel Macron or “someone else” should step […]
What is a dignified death?
In January, Björn Natthiko Lindeblad published a post on social media, where he told that he had run out of time and that he had been helped to die. The debate was not long in coming. The arguments against are about the fear of a sloping plane, ie that more and more people over time […]
387: A 50-year conflict is buried
It has been a long journey but now the decision on the final repository has been made. Is the debate dead now or will it be rekindled? And will people be able to read Annika Strandhäll’s handwriting in 100,000 years? We also talk about which parties hate – and love – each other the most […]
“Conflicts over nuclear power make the final repository better”
During the 70s and 80s, the being or not of nuclear power was a contentious issue, which involved large sections of the Swedish public, and especially the resistance was loud. Today, the discussion is rather between experts from the industry and the universities and also from the environmental organizations. But even though the conflicts have […]
The murder of Fadime
The murder of Fadime will be an alarm clock for Sweden. She was the one who talked loudly about how the issue of honor affects young girls. Now she is brutally murdered. After the murder, the grief has no limits. Fadime’s funeral fills Uppsala Cathedral to the breaking point. And in television, newspapers and radio, […]
386: The Battle for the Missing Pandemic Documents
While waiting for the Corona Commission’s final report, a heated debate on missing meeting notes has flared up between the government and the opposition. Has the pandemic effect on the Social Democrats’ opinion figures reached the end of the road? In this week’s episode, we also go through the painful divorce between the Green Party […]
385: Magdalena Andersson is pressured from all sides
The election year’s first party leader debate in the Riksdag kicked off on Wednesday. Among the main issues were both the high electricity prices of the winter and Russia’s military escalation at the Ukrainian border. In addition, it was the debut for Magdalena Andersson as party leader for the Social Democrats. In this week’s episode […]
Follow this year’s first party leader debate here
It is time for a party leader debate in the Riksdag, the first during the election year 2022 It is the first for Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (S). Ekot broadcasts directly on the web and P1.
The University of Copenhagen replaces men with gender-neutral toilets
Complaints about the long queues for the ladies’ toilets have led to the introduction of gender-neutral toilets instead of the men’s at the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Copenhagen. The women’s toilet remains unchanged. “It is a practical feature. There is a gender distribution of 80-20 in favor of women at the […]
Vaccinated and unvaccinated in Iceland
The rights of the unvaccinated are restricted more and more every day. Iceland is one of the few countries where vaccinated and unvaccinated people have the same rights, but this could change after the third dose. The curfew for the unvaccinated in Austria has raised the civil liberties debate, but Iceland is one of the […]
The Helsinki City Government approves the plan for the new traffic tunnel
The plan for the new traffic tunnel in the Sörnäinen area of the capital is progressing after the Helsinki City Government has decided on Thursday morning to submit the proposal to the City Council. The project, which has fueled years of heated political debate, won a meager 8-7 profit from the city government. The plan […]
Schools will later begin to prioritize teen sleep
Morning rarely starts at 8 am in high schools in Helsinki, Turku and Tampere. This school year, high schools in these cities have postponed start times after years of debate on the subject. In most cases, delays require arrival one hour 15 or 30 minutes later. This autumn, Turku will pilot a program to ensure […]
No electronic ID due to disability
Ólafur Elías Harðarson is 24 years old and has Down syndrome. He does not have an electronic ID, because according to the law he is obliged to apply for it himself and choose a password without help. According to his mother, Ágústy Rósa Andrésdóttir, Ólafur cannot do that. – ADVERTISEMENT – “We went to Auðkenni […]
The media bodies demand transparency in their investigations into HS suppliers
The legal process of the three employees of Helsingin Sanomat must be as transparent as possible, have been demanded by the Finnish Media Council (JSN) and the Editors’ Association (PTY). The three of them are accused of disclosing state secrets or attempting to disclose state secrets. The allegations relate to an article published by Helsingin […]
Fotbollsfamiljen v Sverige debrief, VM -kval 2023 dam
Sign up Source: Highlights from The42 Membership/ SoundCloud IRELAND STARTED THE QUALITY CAMPAIGN IN 2023 for women with a defeat, but as Paul Dollery investigates with Emma Duffy and Gavin Cooney, it is one that Vera Pauw’s side can take a lot of encouragement from before an important match against Finland. To hear the entire […]
Climate movement gets free trial in case against Lynetteholm
– I note that the Climate Movement will file a lawsuit, now that the National Board of Health and Welfare has granted a free trial, writes Benny Engelbrecht in an email to BT Free trial means that the state pays the costs of the trial. DR has previously reported that the Ministry of Transport, in […]
Faith is the foundation of his life
In 1986 he ran for the Christian People’s Party, in what he calls a “safe circle” in Skjern. He did not come in, but when his party colleague and then Minister of the Environment Christian Christensen became ill in 1988 and later died, there was a bid for Henning Lysholm at Christiansborg. Here he joined […]
The Christian Democrats clap Rohde: No one can control me
– You can not control me. I may have a hard time controlling myself, but that is not the intention either, says Jens Rohde. According to Rohde, there must be room for different opinions. And they were presented, as when Verner B. Andersen in Silkeborg presented abortion resistance as an alternative solution to a current […]
367: The Green Party has shot itself in both feet
The debate on the term “blue-brown” has been going on for a couple of weeks and reached its crescendo in Agenda’s party leader debate. But why is the word so charged – and what should the right-wing opposition really be called? In this week’s episode, we also focus on the Green Party, which is gathering […]
The government is hesitant with previous proposals for gender reassignment
The reason for the government’s hesitation is a note from the Danish Council of Ethics, where there has been no agreement among the 17 members on where the minimum age should be set. Admittedly, a large majority in the Council of Ethics wants to lower the minimum age. But unlike the government, most councilors will […]
Per Bolund (MP) smoked together with Jimmie Åkesson (SD) in the party leader debate
Hear a conversation with Fredrik Furtenbach, domestic political commentator at Ekot and My Rohwedder, political commentator at Aftonbladet. The feature was published in Studio one on Monday, October 11, 2021.
The government proposes that support for the purchase and replacement of electric cars be extended until the end of December
The current provisions apply to purchase and conversion aid applied for by 30 November 2021. The government’s goal is for households to be able to apply for purchase and conversion support until the end of December 2021. and conversion aid will help modernize Finland’s vehicle fleet and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport. According to […]
EL is concerned: Where is the government’s plan for equality?
– You went to the polls to reduce inequality. It hasn’t really happened yet. – You have the opportunity to pursue a much more equality-creating policy with us. What’s going on? asks Mai Villadsen, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) during the Folketing’s opening debate late Thursday evening. Not surprisingly, the prime minister refutes the criticism. […]
Ellemann assures: The Liberal Party will deliver on a welfare promise
– The money must follow when more children and the elderly arrive, he says late Thursday evening during the Folketing’s opening debate. The Liberal Party has two requirements for the law that must ensure money for welfare when a larger part of the population demands benefits or help: That the expenditure on welfare does not […]
S: We have made it responsible by bringing home those women and children
Three women landed with their 14 children at Karup Airport in Central Jutland on Thursday night. The government’s decision on repatriation once again meets with criticism from both the Danish People’s Party and Nye Borgelige in the opening debate. – I agree one by one with the Prime Minister that these people have turned their […]
FACTS: The opening debate can last until midnight
This is how the opening debate takes place: * The opening debate is based on the Prime Minister’s opening speech. Therefore, the discussions are basically about the government’s plans for the coming parliamentary year as well as the general state of the kingdom. * The debate begins at 9.00 am, when the parties’ political rapporteurs […]
The government is slowing down: making fewer laws
This is stated by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) in her opening speech in the Folketing. – The government will present a bill for the new parliamentary year, which is less comprehensive than usual. Less hasty legislation. Better fewer and in return better elaborated proposals. – And not least more time so that all of […]
