Sweden news
Sweden is a country in northern Europe whose capital and largest city is Stockholm. It is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Sweden is one of the most developed countries in the world, with an economy built on the Nordic model. It is a member of the UN and EU.
- Europe’s handshake rows: Sweden says Muslims have a right to refuse, Switzerland says they don’t
Two cases with very different outcomes involving the right of a Muslim person to refuse to shake hands with a member of the opposite sex were in the spotlight in Europe this week.World News - Sweden needs a vote on EU membership, says nationalist politician
The leader of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats has pledged his party’s support for a referendum on the Scandinavian country’s membership in the European Union.World News - Feign outrage, act surprised, accuse Russia: How Sweden reacts every time after mass car firebombing
More than 1,800 cars have been set on fire in Sweden since January and a record was reached this week as more than 100 were torched over several hours. After every incident, the same pantomime plays out, as if for the first time.World News - Swedish PM ‘pissed off’ as masked youths set scores of cars on fire across country (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Youths have vandalized Swedish cities unhindered overnight, setting fire to dozens of cars in what are believed to be coordinated acts of arson. The attacks infuriated officials, with a minister demanding “the thugs” be punished.World News - Democracy v meritocracy: Study reveals young Swedes want experts instead of elected govt officials
Sweden may not be the bastion of democracy that the world seems to think it is. A new poll has revealed that a large portion of Swedish youths would prefer experts to run the country in lieu of democratically elected politicians.World News - ‘They said it was over. I said NO’ – Ibrahimovic shares gruesome image of career-threatening injury
Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has shared an image of the gruesome knee injury he suffered in 2017 that many feared would end his prolific career.Sport News
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