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Flags at half mast following attack in Örebro
Flags at half mast following attack in Örebro. Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden The flags at The Government and the Riksdag were flown at half mast on February 5, the day after the attack that took place on the Risbergska school campus in Örebro. By decision of HM The King, the flags were also flown at half-mast at the Royal Palace of Stockholm and other royal residences.
Proud and safe - a new action plan for equal rights and opportunities for LGBTIQ people
The Government is announcing a new action plan for an inclusive and equal society. The action plan aims to further strengthen efforts to support rights and opportunities for LGBTIQ people by consolidating, supplementing and mobilising these efforts.
Prime Minister and Minister for Culture attended Auschwitz memorial ceremony
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Minister for Culture Parisa Liljestrand attended a ceremony on Monday 27 January 2025 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp.
Key acts and ordinances entering into force in late 2024/early 2025
This compilation contains a selection of the acts and ordinances – both new and amended – that enter into force in the second half of 2024 or in early 2025.
Sweden's new migration policy
Sweden’s migration policy is undergoing a paradigm shift. The Government is intensifying its efforts to reduce, in full compliance with Sweden’s international commitments, the number of migrants coming irregularly to Sweden. Labour immigration fraud and abuses must be stopped and the ‘shadow society’ combated.