Tag: Riksdag
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This is how Donald Trump puts Europe's security at risk
The American presidential candidate, the Republican Donald Trump, has shaken the entire NATO alliance after a performance at an election meeting. – This statement was terribly inconsiderate. He said, more or less verbatim, that he would encourage Russia and attack countries in Europe that do not do the right thing in the NATO context, says…
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Male or female – soon 16-year-olds will be able to choose for themselves
After the change of government in 2022, the Moderates and Liberals choose to continue with the Social Democrats' proposal to lower the age for legal gender reassignment, despite the opposition of the Christian Democrats and the Sweden Democrats. But it's not just grumbling within Tidö – but also within the opposition. Hear Helena Gissen about…
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Why do social democrats speak the opposite language?
Social Democrats have a long tradition of speaking the opposite language. Malin unravels when the modern social democratic was actually created and where it comes from. Olle wonders if it is true that social democrats have always been the counter force to Nazism, and Fredrik goes to the Riksdag house to find Morgan Johansson and…
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514: The El-Haj affair and Andersson's reversal
Riksdag member Jamal El-Haj announced this week that he is leaving the Social Democrats but will retain his seat in Riksdag. He thus becomes the Social Democrats' first political savage since the introduction of the unicameral Riksdag. The background is that the management declared that they lacked confidence in El-Haj after Expressen's disclosure that he…
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SD and MP debate compulsory ID for travel into Sweden
Today, the Riksdag is expected to pass a law that will give the government the right to force companies that run trains, buses or ferries into Sweden not to let in travelers who do not have valid ID. The law is reminiscent of the controversial temporary ID checks introduced in 2016. Listen to the debate…
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Tobias Billström presents the government's goals for foreign policy
Between 09-12 on Wednesday morning there is a foreign policy debate in the Riksdag. Foreign Minister Tobias Billström (M) begins the debate by reading out the government's priorities and goals for foreign policy. After that, there will be replies and debate with the parties' representatives in the foreign affairs committee. Follow the debate in P1.
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Jamal El-Haj – that's how he became harmful to the Social Democrats
Hear Emilia Aro tell the story of how Jamal El-Haj attends a Palestinian conference in the summer of 2023. He is captured in a picture together with the chairman of the conference who, according to the Israeli state among others, collected money for Hamas. Critics believe that the Social Democrats should exclude El-Haj, but Magdalena…
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The ban on child abuse
Teresa and Sofia get punches in the face and back of the head if they don't do as they're told. Their mother thinks it is important that they learn to respect adults. She disciplines her children because she wants their best, for them to be well-behaved. But after the beating to death of a three-year-old,…
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Finland goes to elections, Sweden's lost climate lead and government meets banks and police in fraud meeting
In the first hour: Valspurt in Finland Will the Finnish president's relationship with Moscow change? Swedish Saskia Pantell was to be murdered in Iran's suspected terror plot Fats Day coming soon: why are there so many different buns? Katarina Barrling congratulates Elsa Beskow on her 150th birthday in the chronicle The panel with Leonidas Aretakis…
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Sweden crashes in the Pisa measurements – but beats Norway
Hear Katarina Helmersson, reporter at Ekot, about Sweden's rise and fall, the discussions around the selection for the exams and why we even compare ourselves to other countries. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Katarina Helmersson, reporter at Ekot Producer: Alice Uhlin, Viola Gad and Karl Kadhammar With sound from: Aftonbladet, Ekot, Riksdagen, School Administration, SVT Contact:…
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The most tattooed politician in the Riksdag
In this podcast you meet David Druid (appointed radio presenter of the year) and Katherine Zimmerman who were previously colleagues in Morgonpasset in P3. Here they meet again and talk about politics in their own way and little else. They also have Ekot's domestic political reporter with them Lova Olsson and the satirist Moa Wallin…
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501: Sweden’s new climate party
The government and the Sweden Democrats have come to an agreement and SD now supports the goal of zero emissions by 2045. The list of areas where SD has changed its stance is thus growing. Is immigration next? We also talk about the Riksdag’s little things, the Liberals and the Green Party, who gather for…
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500: Ebba Busch on shaky ground
The political game turns 500 episodes and we celebrate this with a trip down memory lane all the way back to the beginning of 2014. What are the big political upheavals during these years? And who really knows the most about Swedish politics? We test our experts with a really clever quiz. But we begin…
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Therefore, we may miss the 2030 climate goals
In 2017, the Riksdag decided with a broad majority on a climate policy framework. Ekot’s climate reporter Annika DigrĂ©us tells about how the debate looked then, how it has changed – and why Sweden does not look like it will meet the climate goals for 2030. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Annika DigrĂ©us, climate reporter Producer:…
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Knarkposten 1: Langaren sees Postnord as a reliable partner
– So far, I have sent the whole year and there is no difference. It arrives quickly and neatly and without problems. The law has been in force now for nine months. So you should have seen something, you should have heard something, says “Johan”. It was a unanimous Riksdag that hammered through the amendments…
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Sweden’s Prime Minister: “We have done our part” to secure NATO membership
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told reporters on Friday that Sweden has done everything it can to fulfill an agreement with Turkey that will secure Sweden’s path to NATO membership, and the issue is in the hands of Turkey’s parliament. Kristersson made the comments a day after the NATO defense ministers’ meeting ended in Brussels…
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Sweden’s Prime Minister: “We have done our part” to secure NATO membership
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told reporters on Friday that Sweden has done everything it can to fulfill an agreement with Turkey that will secure Sweden’s path to NATO membership, and the issue is in the hands of Turkey’s parliament. Kristersson made the comments a day after the NATO defense ministers’ meeting ended in Brussels…
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The government holds a press conference after the meeting about the wave of violence
The government holds a press conference after the National Security Council meeting, where all party leaders in the Riksdag participated. Participants include Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M), Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch (KD), Labor Market and Integration Minister Johan Pehrson (L) and Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M).
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Emergency humanitarian situation in Gaza, KD in a pressured position of opinion and Tower Valleys who fight for their mother tongue
Hour 1: We report on the latest situation in Gaza. Among other things, about the urgent medical challenges. Johan von Schreeb, professor of global disaster medicine at the Karolinska Institutet, in the studio. Conversation about how to see the war between Israel and Hamas from an international law perspective. Guests: Said Mahmoudi, professor emeritus of…
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That will be the role of the military in the fight against the gangs
Ekot’s reporter Mats Eriksson tells how the shootings in Ă dalen in 1931 became a trauma in Sweden and how it affected the mission of the military and the police. Now politicians want to review whether the Armed Forces can be used to fight gang crime. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Mats Eriksson, reporter who covers defense…
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The gender issue that divides the government
This week’s listener question is about what happens if all members of the Riksdag are absent from a vote. And then it becomes the E-Type bonanza! In this podcast you meet David Druid and Katherine Zimmerman who were previously colleagues in Morgonpasset in P3. Here they meet again and talk about politics in their own…
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The stream of gang murders across Sweden sets off the government’s crisis meeting
© Provided by Xinhua At a hastily convened meeting on Tuesday, the police, the municipalities and the government’s Council against Organized Crime discussed how to break the cycle of violence. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) — The Swedish government called an emergency meeting on Tuesday due to a recent escalation of gang violence across the country,…
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492: The government pretends to cooperate
The opening of the National Assembly was, as usual, a solemn event, but the subsequent government declaration offered little news. The first party leader debate of the Riksdag year, on the other hand, produced headlines, not least Magdalena Andersson’s debate contribution directed at SD’s Richard Jomshof. Gang crime naturally became a major topic of debate…
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Right now: First party leader debate in the Riksdag
On Wednesday, the first party leader debate will be held in the Riksdag since the Riksdag session opened this week. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson makes the introduction. Hear the debate in the player above.
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The Nobel Foundation welcomes the Russian ambassador
The organization behind the awards has announced that it will invite all envoys to Sweden and Norway to its ceremonies to combat “polarisation” Ambassadors from all nations “diplomatically represented in Sweden and Norway” will henceforth be invited to Nobel Prize events, the foundation behind the prestigious awards announced on Thursday. The move is a step…
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Sweden stands behind Ukraine: Swedish member of parliament against inviting Russia, Belarus to the Nobel Prize ceremony
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India]September 3 (ANI): Swedish MP Margareta Elisabeth Cederfel said that Sweden stands behind Ukraine that Russia and Belarus, which were previously invited to the Nobel Prize ceremony, are not welcome in their country. The Nobel Foundation has reversed a controversial decision to invite the ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to the…
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Swedish parliamentary delegation expresses solidarity with Tibetans
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India]September 3 (ANI): An eleven-member Swedish parliamentary delegation attended the 63rd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day on Saturday and expressed solidarity with Tibetans. The delegation, led by Margareta Elisabeth Cederfelt, also met with the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and emphasized the importance of his message advocating peace. September 2nd marks…
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Organizations oppose Sweden’s NATO accession ahead of the summit
© Provided by Xinhua “Military alliances do not build peace. Military rearmament, on the contrary, creates conditions for war,” said a protester in Sweden. STOCKHOLM, July 7 (Xinhua) — Several organizations have stepped up to voice their objections to Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) just days before the military bloc’s summit in…
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Sweden’s Riksdag appealed to dispel misconceptions about Islam
Islamabad [Pakistan]July 5 (ANI): Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has written a letter to Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen in connection with the recent incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in the Scandinavian nation, Geo News reported. In the letter, the Senate President appealed to the Riksdag — the Swedish Riksdag — to emphasize the importance…
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That is why it is so difficult to stop the shootings
Political reporter Lova Olsson tells about the politicians’ recipe for stopping gang violence – and why it is more difficult than they themselves thought. Host: Karl Kadhammar Guest: Lova Olsson, political reporter Producers: Katja Magnusson and Ulrika Lindqvist With clips from: SVT, TV4, Expressen, Aftonbladet, the Government Office and the Riksdag.
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Finland’s economy minister resigns due to climate denial
Vilhelm Junnila said he would resign to spare the country’s reputation after half a dozen scandals emerged in just one week Finland’s economy minister Vilhelm Junnila resigned on Friday after a speech he gave as a new member of the Riksdag was resurfaced. In the speech, he recommended the country sponsor “climate abortions” for African…
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The story of the Swedish wolf resistance
The Swedish, organized resistance against wolves stands out in Europe. Nevertheless, the wolf tribe has grown in recent years and wolves are now established in Scania as well. Hear Niklas ZachrissonVetenskapsradion Klotet’s program manager, tell us about how resistance to wolves has grown in Sweden. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Niklas Zachrisson, Vetenskapsradion Klotet Producers: Ludvig…
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Live: Ukraina anklagar Ungern för att spÀrra tillgÄng till överförda krigsfÄngar
Kiev anklagade i mĂ„ndags Ungern för att spĂ€rra tillgĂ„ng till elva ukrainska krigsfĂ„ngar som Ryssland överlĂ€mnade till EU-landet. Strejker frĂ„n Ukraina drabbade de ryska grĂ€nsregionerna Kursk och Belgorod tidigt pĂ„ mĂ„ndagen och skadade sju personer, inklusive ett barn, sade lokala guvernörer. Följ vĂ„r liveblogg för den senaste utvecklingen i kriget i Ukraina. Alla tider Ă€r…
