Richard Orange

2 weeks ago | thelocal.se | Richard Orange

Markets brace for record rally as US pauses tariffs European markets, including Stockholm, are expected to surge at Thursday’s opening after the US unexpectedly paused its planned import tariffs – sparing all countries except China. US indices soared on Wednesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq up 12 percent and the S&P 500 gaining 10 percent. Asia followed suit overnight, with Tokyo up 8.6 percent.

2 weeks ago | thelocal.se | Richard Orange

The interim conclusions of the EU minimum level inquiry recommended that even UN quota refugees and refugees who have lived in Sweden for five years, two groups which are currently eligible to receive permanent residency, should only be eligible for temporary permits. The inquiry, chaired by the judge and former Sweden Democrat official ​Josephine Boswell, recommended repealing the current regulations allowing for permanent residency and introducing new regulations for temporary permits.

2 weeks ago | thelocal.se | Richard Orange

Is it illegal to apply a law retroactively in Sweden? That depends. Article 10, Chapter 2 of the Instrument of Government, one of Sweden's four constitutional laws, bars governments from applying criminal law retroactively. "No one may be sentenced to a penalty or penal sanction for an act which was not subject to a penal sanction at the time it was committed," the section on criminal law reads.

2 weeks ago | thelocal.se | Richard Orange

The reopening promises to save applicants from travelling 4,000 kilometers each way to visit the country's embassy in Ethiopia. "Beginning 9 April, those who have applied for a residence permit to come to Sweden to live with someone, to work, or for studies will be able to have their application processed at the Embassy of Sweden in Islamabad," the Swedish Migration Agency wrote on its website.

2 weeks ago | thelocal.se | Richard Orange

Sweden wins exemption from EU retaliatory tariffs, Sweden secured a carve-out for kaolin from the EU’s retaliatory tariffs against US metal levies, with Trade Minister Benjamin Dousa hailing it as a victory for the country. Kaolin, essential for Swedish paper, paint, and pharmaceutical production, is largely imported from the United States. Despite supporting EU unity, Stockholm opposed punitive tariffs on critical imports, warning of self-inflicted economic harm.