Tag: Riksdag
Tonight, the Swedish dance permit is abolished
Ekot’s reporter Emilia Aro tells the story of the Swedish state of dance. Hear why spontaneous dancing was previously prohibited and what the future without a dance permit might look like. Host: Robin Olin Guest: Emilia Aro, reporter at Ekot Producer: Felix Öste Personne With audio from: Riksdag, SR, SVT, TV4 Music: 2 Unlimited –…
Party leader debate in the Riksdag – last before the summer break
During the Wednesday morning, the party leaders of all parties in the Riksdag meet in a debate in the Riksdag. It is the last for the Riksdag’s working year, which begins in September and lasts until the next Riksdag session begins in September of the following year. Sveriges Radio broadcasts the debate live here on…
The school children in the gang wars: “They call themselves soldiers or strikers”
In the spring of 2023, several children are sitting in the security room, suspected of serious crimes. Prosecutors and police believe that criminal gangs target children under the age of 15 to get them to commit serious crimes. “Andreas” thinks that his role as a teacher has changed as crime has declined in age. He…
Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye
Ankara has blocked Stockholm’s bid for NATO membership, accusing the Nordic nation of harboring Kurdish terrorists New anti-terror legislation should pave the way for Turkey to sign Sweden’s accession to NATO, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. The Nordic country applied with Finland for membership of the military bloc last year, but Ankara…
Sweden says anti-terror laws should satisfy Trkiye
Ankara has blocked Stockholm’s bid for NATO membership, accusing the Nordic nation of harboring Kurdish terrorists New anti-terror legislation should pave the way for Turkey to sign Sweden’s accession to NATO, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said on Wednesday. The Nordic country applied with Finland for membership of the military bloc last year, but Ankara…
The Sweden Democrats’ plan to stop the defections
Lova Olsson tells the story of the mandate period 2014-2018, when as many as seven members of parliament from the Sweden Democrats became political savages. The defections meant that the party decided to sharpen the recruitment process, and for this term Elsa Widding was one of the Sweden Democrats’ important newcomers. But in retrospect, party…
Shooting range in the Riksdag and Åkesson’s slush machine
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 way and little else. They also have Ekot’s domestic political reporter with them Lova Olsson and the satirist Moa Wallin from the P3 Club. Together, there…
Jaishankar meets the Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlen in Stockholm
Stockholm [Sweden]May 15 (ANI): Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Sweden, met the Speaker of the Riksdag Andreas Norlen in Stockholm on Monday morning. The two leaders discussed the respective regions and exchanged views on India’s and Sweden’s parliamentary democracies. On Twitter, Jaishankar wrote: “Meet Dr Andreas Norlen, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament this…
EAM S Jaishankar holds a meeting with Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson
Stockholm [Sweden], May 15 (ANI): Foreign Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson here on Monday. EAM stated that he values Kristersson’s commitment to strengthening ties between the two nations. “Delighted to meet Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Conveyed the personal greetings of Prime Minister @narendramodi. Appreciate his commitment to…
Sweden adopts new law to secure NATO’s bid
Turkey has blocked Stockholm’s accession to the US-led bloc, accusing the country of harboring Kurdish terrorists The Swedish Riksdag passed a new anti-terror law on Wednesday that criminalizes membership in terrorist organizations. The move is seen as the latest attempt to address concerns from Turkey, which has blocked the Nordic nation’s bid for NATO membership.…
Sweden adopts a new anti-terror law to secure NATO’s bid
Turkey has blocked Stockholm’s accession to the US-led bloc, accusing the country of harboring Kurdish terrorists The Swedish Riksdag passed a new anti-terror law on Wednesday that criminalizes membership in terrorist organizations. The move is seen as the latest attempt to address concerns from Turkey, which has blocked the Nordic nation’s bid for NATO membership.…
471: Widding’s new life as a savage
The Swedish Democratic Member of Parliament Elsa Widding participated in a conference in Stavanger where climate deniers mingled with vaccine opponents and people who relativize the Holocaust. This did not like the Liberals’ Mats Persson, who saw her on Twitter. Jimmie Åkesson has been careful in backing up his member of parliament, which led to…
Historic day in the Riksdag and the most unusual ministerial positions Sweden has had
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 way and little else. They also have Ekot’s domestic political reporter with them Lova Olsson and the satirist Moa Wallin from the P3 Club. Together, there…
Jimmie Åkesson (SD): “The Tidö agreement must be implemented”
When the Tidö Agreement was presented a month after the Riksdag election last fall, the Sweden Democrats were declared the big political winner. Today, six months, an autumn and a spring budget have passed. How does the party’s leader Jimmie Åkesson see the cooperation with the government now? – I think it’s going well. So…
Protests against NATO were held all over Sweden
© Provided by Xinhua Protests against Sweden hosting a major international military exercise and the country aspiring to become a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were held in 17 cities across the country on Saturday. STOCKHOLM, April 23 (Xinhua) — “NATO is nothing but America’s war machine,” Nellie Puig, a Swede protesting…
The case of the Luleå boy who was murdered by his father
Ekot’s reporter Erica Sundén covered the trial against the life-sentenced father. She tells the story of the boy whose mother was given sole custody of him after a long custody dispute. During an unsupervised visit with the father, he is murdered. The case has aroused anger and frustration and attracted attention with light demonstrations around…
Right now: Listen to the Riksdag’s budget debate
On Monday, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson presented the government’s spring budget. There, the recession is expected to last until 2025. Listen to the Riksdag’s debate here – presenter is Ci Holmgren.
468: Tough times for the Christian Democrats
This weekend the Christian Democrats hold their KD days in Örebro. The gathering takes place during a period when government power seems to weigh heavily on Ebba Busch’s shoulders, and when the party has just left scandal headlines about Sara Skyttedal and Johan Ingerö behind. How are the Christian Democrats really doing? Will they find…
Dominika Peczynski – “people pleaser” who escapes silence
As a teenager, she wanted to be famous – and famous she was. For over 30 years, Dominika Peczynski has been a self-evident part of the Swedish public. Today she runs a PR firm, but her track record includes everything from frontman for the pop band Army of Lovers to IT entrepreneur, cookbook author and…
Nooshi Dadgostar (V): The red-greens have not emerged as a credible government alternative
Last week, Finland became a member of NATO. We do not yet know what will happen with Sweden’s membership, as both Turkey and Hungary are still holding back. Nooshi Dadgostar says that the situation that Sweden has found itself in now is very unfortunate. – Sweden must be very well prepared when entering a process…
Finland’s election: what happened to Sanna Marin and what awaits next
The result of the Finnish parliamentary election signals a tumultuous period ahead. This was anticipated to a certain extent by surveys before the election, which showed that the Prime Minister True Marines The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was about to lose to the conservative opposition party Coalition Party (Kok), led by Petteri Orpo. The final…
Sweden votes in NATO
A year after applying to join the US-led military bloc, Stockholm receives parliamentary approval Sweden’s Riksdag voted on Wednesday to join NATO, almost a year after the government in Stockholm applied for membership. The formal vote in the Riksdag was adopted with 269 votes to 37 and 43 members abstained from voting. “Historic decision today…
Erdogan gives green light to NATO applicants
The Turkish president said parliament will approve Finland’s membership application, while Sweden remains in limbo Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that his country’s parliament will ratify Finland’s application to join the NATO bloc. Before Finland and Sweden could join the alliance, Trkiye demanded that the Nordic nations crack down on alleged Kurdish…
Thomas Hammarberg – an angry human rights fighter on the children’s side
Amnesty, Save the Children, the UN, Swedish Radio and the Swedish Riksdag. It is difficult to summarize 81-year-old Thomas Hammarberg’s career when he has been both a diplomat, opinion leader, activist, politician and journalist. At the same time as he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 on stage on behalf of Amnesty, he was…
Per Bolund (MP): Ban nuclear weapons in Sweden
The Green Party still thinks that Sweden should not join NATO, but still does not want the application to be withdrawn, because it has already been submitted and there is a broad majority in the Riksdag for NATO membership. Can it be said that the Green Party has gone from being opposed to NATO to…
Right now: Kristersson is holding a press conference with the NATO chief
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg hold a press conference after the meeting with the Riksdag parties that stand behind Sweden’s NATO application. Hear Ekot’s live broadcast with reporter Ci Holmgren on site. The presenter is Per Bergfors Nyberg.
So the Kurdish question is sacrificed to appease Erdoğan
Swedish Radio’s presenter Johar Bendjelloul tells about Swedish politicians who quickly changed their position on Kurdish groups after Sweden applied for membership in NATO. Hear how groups previously seen as allies are now being described as dubious with links to terrorists. The news podcast Today’s Eco brings you a story every weekday morning with host…
Finland’s Riksdag approves accession to NATO
HELSINKI, March 1 (Xinhua) — The Finnish parliament on Wednesday approved legislation allowing the country to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 184 Members of Parliament voted for, with seven against and one abstention. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto will sign the legislation “as soon as possible,” he said. In May 2022, Finland’s Riksdag approved…
EU nation’s MEPs green light joining NATO
Meanwhile, two members of the bloc have not yet ratified Helsinki’s bid Finland’s Riksdag voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to join NATO. The vote was held before Hungary and Turkey had the chance to ratify the Nordic nation’s accession to the US-led military bloc. The bill was supported by 184 MPs in the 200-seat parliament, while…
Hungarian delegation meets Swedish and Finnish legislators to negotiate ratification of NATO membership
prime minister Viktor Orbán has accused the Swedish and Finnish governments of spreading “blatant lies” about Hungary, prompting questions among lawmakers in his party about whether the offers will be accepted. However, Orban confirmed that Hungary will send a parliamentary delegation to Sweden and Finland to seek clarification on matters before the ratification can be…
Museum makes colonialist U-turn
Visitors were outraged when Norway’s National Museum removed a popular painting by Christian Krohg from the exhibition The director of Norway’s National Museum on Monday backed away from a controversial decision to remove painter Christian Krohg’s beloved 1893 artwork “Leif Erikson Discovers America,” insisting the Norwegian artist “had not been interrupted.” “We thought there were…
The museum makes a U-turn on colonialist painting
Visitors were outraged when Norway’s National Museum removed a popular painting by Christian Krohg from the exhibition The director of Norway’s National Museum on Monday backed away from a controversial decision to remove painter Christian Krohg’s beloved 1893 artwork “Leif Erikson Discovers America,” insisting the Norwegian artist “had not been interrupted.” “We thought there were…
Reserve Bank renovation well overdue
There is no doubt that the Coalition-stacked Reserve Bank needs a deep clean-up, hopefully including an updated, more democratic selection process, writes Lachlan Newland. TREASURER JIM CHALMERS have promised reform from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). This is hardly surprising as every current board member is a coalition appointee. Politicians often talk about interest…