Three Swedish centre-right parties have agreed to form a coalition government with the support of the Sweden Democrats, a once radical far-right group that has moved towards the mainstream but maintains a hard line on immigration

A begging ban at national level will not be implemented as it 'not needed', one of the reasons being the number of beggars is 'discrete'; the ban was proposed by Moderate Party and Sweden Democrats and decided upon after nine months of investigation

Sweden would be allowed to house up to 600 inmates at Estonia's Tartu Prison following a five-year lease agreement signed between justice ministers of the two nations

Controls on foreign vessels in the Baltic Sea will be intensified: as of July 1, Coast Guard and Maritime Administration will be able to collect insurance information from vessels that simply pass through Swedish territorial waters or economic zone

Mothers are more exposed to physical violence and verbal aggression from their children than fathers are, daughters are tougher on their parents, especially mothers, than sons do, shows new Swedish research; figures are lower than in US and Spain studies