July 20th, 2007 by lana
Pre-election polls had been predicting a slim victory for the opposition, and this was indeed the most nail-biting election for decades. The result brings to an end nearly 90 years of Social-Democrat domination in Sweden. (for more infoclick here)
July 20th, 2007 by lana
Many people around the world seem fond of the Swedish welfare system. As a DJ on XM Radio, Bob Dylan chose the theme “rich and poor” for one of his new shows. After playing a number of songs on class differences in the United States, Dylan said: “In Sweden, they have a system of higher taxes but welfare for everyone. They call it the Swedish model. Well, I could go for a Swedish model right about now.”
July 20th, 2007 by lana
CNN) — So, there’s been an election in Sweden?
There has indeed. The Scandinavian country — an EU member and proud possessor of one of the world’s most advanced welfare systems — went to the polls on Sunday. While numerous parties contested the election, the key battle was between the incumbent center-left Social Democrat party, headed by Goran Persson — who has been Prime Minister since March 1996 — and a center-right coalition, the Alliance for Sweden, headed by Frederick Reinfeldt, leader of the Moderate Party.
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July 20th, 2007 by lana
After 12 long years in opposition, an alliance of four non-Socialist political parties unseated Göran Persson’s Social Democratic government last September. Headed by the youthful Fredrik Reinfeldt, who leads the alliance’s foremost party, the Conservative Moderate Coalition Party, which also achieved its greatest success to date.
July 20th, 2007 by lana
Until 1976, the Parliament had 350 members. This even number turned out to be problematic. In the Parliament election of 1973, the left and the right bloc received 175 seats each. This led to that many decisions had to be made by lottery. From 1976 onwards, the Parliament has 349 members. In 1994, the electoral period was extended from three to four years.
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July 19th, 2007 by lana
In addition to the compulsory content of a Swedish real estate purchase contract a number of clauses are usually to be found. The most common are covering the following…
July 19th, 2007 by lana
STOCKHOLM : Traditionally a European champion when it comes to high taxes, Sweden has been getting a dose of economic liberalism over the past six months from its new conservative government. ( for more info click here)
July 19th, 2007 by lana
STOCKHOLM, Sweden–(BUSINESS WIRE)—-Swedish Match (STO:SWMA) has on July 6, 2007 reached an agreement to sell its real estate company which is the owner of two buildings belonging to the Tobaksmonopolet property in Stockholm. Swedish Match will remain as one of the tenants in the divested buildings.
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July 19th, 2007 by lana
Distortions in the housing market exacerbate exclusion
While Sweden has succeeded in deregulating a number of sectors, the housing market remains highly distorted, inter alia hindering the matching of supply and demand and excluding many Swedes from their preferred housing tenure. ( for more info click here)
July 19th, 2007 by lana
IKEA, all-life-long welfare system, high taxes and virtually no poverty; these are the clich�s associated with Sweden, one of the richest EU countries. There are many other things that make this country so special, for the people living there as well as for the tourists and for the expatriates. When Sweden applied to become a EU member a decade ago, two of the thorniest questions concerned not the economy but the freedom of information and the freedom of travel across the country. ( for more info click here)