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National Library to make Swedish-Jewish heritage easier to search

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Sweden proposes two-year wait in tighter family-reunification rules

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Exterior of the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm.
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National Library to make Swedish-Jewish heritage easier to search

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MigrationSweden proposes two-year wait in tighter family-reunification rulesRead - 3 min read - 17:03The Swedish Migration Agency office in Solna, seen from outside.TransportSweden explores public-private projects and a state road companyRead - 3 min read - 17:02Bridge construction work on national road 27 at Osdal in Sweden.Consumer rightsSwedish proposal would put legal force behind customer-service dutiesRead - 3 min read - 17:01Customer-service staff working with headsets in a call centre office.HealthcareInquiry will examine state responsibility for forensic psychiatric careRead - 3 min read - 17:01The Helix forensic psychiatric clinic building in Flemingsberg, Huddinge.

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The Swedish Migration Agency office in Solna, seen from outside.
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Sweden proposes two-year wait in tighter family-reunification rules

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Work & labourLabour Court says employer may end job immediately when worker lacks permitRead - 3 min read - 17:00Stone sculptures and facade details at Stora Nygatan 2B in Stockholm, the Labour Court's address.Permits & visasSweden proposes work permits that follow workers between employersRead - 3 min read - 17:00Entrance to the Swedish Migration Agency office in Solna, photographed from outside.

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Sweden's preliminary inflation rate eased to 0.7% in June

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TransportSweden explores public-private projects and a state road companyRead - 3 min read - 17:02Bridge construction work on national road 27 at Osdal in Sweden.Consumer rightsSwedish proposal would put legal force behind customer-service dutiesRead - 3 min read - 17:01Customer-service staff working with headsets in a call centre office.EconomyThree more Swedish authorities can seize assets for debt collectionRead - 3 min read - 01:24Bundles of cash laid out after being seized by economic-crime officers.EconomySweden’s energy supply remains stable despite worsening security around HormuzRead - 3 min read - 00:53Processing towers and industrial equipment at the Preemraff oil refinery in Lysekil.

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Bridge construction work on national road 27 at Osdal in Sweden.
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Sweden explores public-private projects and a state road company

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Consumer rightsSwedish proposal would put legal force behind customer-service dutiesRead - 3 min read - 17:01Customer-service staff working with headsets in a call centre office.BusinessNATO opens talks to buy up to 10 Saab GlobalEye aircraftRead - 3 min read - 01:23A Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft displayed at the Royal International Air Tattoo.

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Entrance to the Public Health Agency of Sweden in Solna.
Health

Sweden orders review of generative AI risks for children

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TechUS court ruling raises fresh uncertainty over EU–US data transfersRead - 3 min read - 00:37Rows of illuminated server racks inside a data centre.TechSwedish privacy watchdog begins oversight of police live facial recognitionRead - 3 min read - 00:37A Swedish Police mobile surveillance mast fitted with multiple cameras.TechSome 4G phones still cannot reliably call 112 after network shutdownsRead - 3 min read - 00:37The emergency number 112 printed on the side of a Finnish police car.

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Sweden proposes landscape-scale measures to restore threatened habitats

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EnvironmentSweden funds new projects to cut Baltic Sea nutrient pollutionRead - 3 min read - 00:54Green algal bloom spreading across coastal water near Gotland.EnvironmentSweden extends support for scrapping old boats and two-stroke enginesRead - 3 min read - 00:53A weathered abandoned boat lying in vegetation on a coastal saltmarsh.

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A butterfly resting on a flowering plant in Töfsingdalen National Park.
Environment

Sweden proposes landscape-scale measures to restore threatened habitats

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EnvironmentSweden funds new projects to cut Baltic Sea nutrient pollutionRead - 3 min read - 00:54Green algal bloom spreading across coastal water near Gotland.EnvironmentSweden extends support for scrapping old boats and two-stroke enginesRead - 3 min read - 00:53A weathered abandoned boat lying in vegetation on a coastal saltmarsh.

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A tyre swing hanging at a public playground in Lund, Sweden.
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Child poverty gaps run deep within Swedish municipalities, new map shows

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Crime & justice

Swedish police call for new powers to stop crimes in digital spaces

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Crime & justiceSwedish police report lowest first-half shooting total since records beganRead - 3 min read - 01:23A Swedish police car drives through Stockholm with its emergency lights activated.Crime & justiceSweden adopts 2026–2028 plan against prostitution and human traffickingRead - 3 min read - 01:23Law-enforcement officers conduct a human-trafficking operation inside a nightclub.

Healthcare

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The Helix forensic psychiatric clinic building in Flemingsberg, Huddinge.
Healthcare

Inquiry will examine state responsibility for forensic psychiatric care

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HealthSweden orders review of generative AI risks for childrenRead - 3 min read - 17:01Entrance to the Public Health Agency of Sweden in Solna.HealthcareSweden allocates SEK 250 million to vaccines and maternal healthRead - 3 min read - 01:23Workers receive boxes of vaccine doses delivered to the Central African Republic.HealthcareSummer months account for 35% of Sweden’s injury-related sick leave casesRead - 3 min read - 23:40A person jumping high above a trampoline outdoors.HealthcareSwedish regulator warns against diabetes supplement promoted through fake AI videosRead - 3 min read - 23:33A woman uses a finger-stick glucose meter to test her blood sugar.

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Exterior of the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm.
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National Library to make Swedish-Jewish heritage easier to search

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HealthSweden orders review of generative AI risks for childrenRead - 3 min read - 17:01Entrance to the Public Health Agency of Sweden in Solna.

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Bridge construction work on national road 27 at Osdal in Sweden.
Transport

Sweden explores public-private projects and a state road company

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TransportTransport operators face new duty to report security-sensitive arrangementsRead - 3 min read - 00:37A large port crane standing above transport infrastructure in Gothenburg.TransportProfessional driver training to add e-learning and advanced simulatorsRead - 3 min read - 00:37A professional truck driver seated inside the cab of a lorry.TransportGöteborg–Borås railway set to reopen on 16 July after Bollebygd derailmentRead - 3 min read - 00:36A yellow-and-blue Västtåg train standing at Bollebygd railway station.

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Municipal land-survey authorities must adopt Lantmäteriet’s systems

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HousingProperty buyers face stricter identity checks for title-deed applicationsRead - 3 min read - 00:53A yellow multi-storey residential building in an alley in Stockholm’s Gamla Stan.HousingBoverket’s new building rules now apply to every new caseRead - 3 min read - 00:53A large active construction site with cranes and partly completed structures in Malmö.HousingNew Swedish planning rules speed up some solar and heat-pump permitsRead - 3 min read - 00:53Rows of photovoltaic solar panels installed across a sloping roof.

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Stone sculptures and facade details at Stora Nygatan 2B in Stockholm, the Labour Court's address.
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Labour Court says employer may end job immediately when worker lacks permit

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Poland agrees to buy three Saab A26 submarines from Sweden

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World

Sweden adopts nine aid strategies worth about SEK 6 billion

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