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Sweden begins shipping off prisoners to rented Estonian cells

While Estonia has prison cells to spare, Sweden's prisons are full. Stockholm will pay €30.6m annually for the first 300 prisoners it sends to a ... View article...

Sweden's left-wing victory isn't quite so left-wing

The real question is, who actually won? The Social Democrats, led by Magdalena Andersson, remain Sweden's largest party, with 28% of the vote. But ... View article...

Fraser Institute study: Sweden's mixed health model outperforms Canada's for similar cost

The report argues private insurance and private delivery, not spending levels, explain the performance gap. Fraser Institute study: Sweden's mixed ... View article...

Sweden's Far Right Seeks Direction After Loss, Leader Says

The Sweden Democrats' tough stance on immigration and crime pushed other parties to flock to its turf, causing the populists to fall to third place in ... View article...

Gender equality is 120 years away & Dutch progress is going backwards

Global progress towards gender equality has stalled, leaving full parity an estimated 120 years away, according to a recent report. While the Netherlands is often celebrated as a progressive haven of equality and freedom View article...

Number of Dutch workers no longer growing due to aging population; Unemployment stable

... Netherlands currently not in the workforce, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The unemployment rate came in at 4 percent in August, with ... View article...

Inspectorate will not enforce new noise rules around Schiphol

That happened regularly in recent years, including along flight paths over Amsterdam and Amstelveen. In Hague jargon, setting limits without being ... View article...

Kazakhstan's grain ambitions create opportunities for Dutch expertise

The Netherlands is not a major grain producer. Its strength lies in developing efficient and resilient agri-food value chains, connecting technology, ... View article...