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New revelations about the lengths to which 41-year-old Liberal Party politician Paulina Brandberg, Sweden’s Minister for Gender Equality, has her aides go to protect her from bananas have emerged in Sweden. Brandberg admitted to the fear in 2020, but the revelation that she has her staff clear rooms and “secure” them before she enters them hit headlines earlier this month. Now, Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet says it has seen no less than 44 emails from Brandberg’s office, where her staff have written ahead of very high-profile meetings to prevent fruit-based gaffes. Brandberg’s staff emailed EU summits, the Norwegian government, and the...

Immigrants to Sweden should be able to become citizens within two years if they learn Swedish quickly, a new report has proposed. While current regulations stipulate a five year minimum for anyone wishing to become a citizen, researchers Dan-Olof Rooth and Per Strömblad recommend shortening the waiting period for newcomers who manage to become proficient in Swedish at an earlier stage. In a report commissioned by the government's Globalisation Council, the researchers stress that the proposal would not lead to stricter rules for anyone seeking a passport, but would provide an incentive for those wishing to speed up the process....

While looking for information about the rejection of the Euro in Sweden, I came across this jewel: A series of pictures by Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson of the growth of a baby, from conception to about 36 weeks. Make a click on: "titta & lyssna Över 50 unika bilder från nya boken ”Ett barn blir till”" for a broadband (Flash) presentation or För modem (utan ljud) for HTML-based. The pics are simply breathtaking.