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SWEDEN IN FOCUS

Cheaper home loans, immigration costs, and plans for a compulsory ‘Sweden course’

This week: banks cut rates, the state of Sweden’s democracy, new Pisa rankings, how child refugees have integrated, the ex-Syrian banker behind a successful hummus restaurant, government counts cost of migration, compulsory courses for newcomers, Lucia, Nobel banquet.

Published: 16 December 2023 09:25 CET
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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local’s James Savage and Emma Löfgren.

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Education

Immigration

Saint Lucia

Nobel banquet

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Why businesses want Sweden to ease wage requirements for work permits

In this episode of Sweden in Focus Extra: Why does the government want to increase income requirements for work permit holders and why are businesses so opposed to the plan?

Published: 1 May 2024 10:24 CEST
Why businesses want Sweden to ease wage requirements for work permits

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Host Paul O’Mahony is joined by regular panelists Becky Waterton and Emma Löfgren to discuss how far the government has got with its plan to further increase the salary requirement for work permit holders from 80% to 100% of the median wage.

The episode also features a chat Richard Orange had recently with Karin Johansson, deputy director general of the Swedish confederation of enterprise. 

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