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Wednesday 6 September 2017 The 2017/18 Riksdag session will open at 2 p.m. on Tuesday 12 September. All journalists wishing to attend the ceremony or to visit the Riksdag buildings on that day must apply for media accreditation for the Riksdag.

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Monday 4 September 2017 The 2017/18 Riksdag session opened at 2 p.m. on Tuesday 12 September. The regional theme for the opening this year was southern Sweden.

Friday 1 September 2017 The ceremony for the opening of the 2017/18 Riksdag session will take place on Tuesday September 12 at 2 p.m. In addition to members of the Riksdag and specially invited guests, accredited journalists are welcome to follow the ceremony.

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Friday 1 September 2017 There will be interpellation debates in the Chamber on 7 September during which Government ministers will answer questions asked by members of the Riksdag. The new parliamentary session, 2017/18, will begin on 12 September. Until the opening of the parliamentary session, the members of the Riksdag will continue their parliamentary business in their home communities. During this time, they have the opportunity to address written questions to Government ministers.

Thursday 31 August 2017 The Speaker Urban Ahlin has reacted to the news of the birth of Prince Carl Philip an Princess Sofia’s son. “It is with great pleasure that I have received the news of the birth of Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia’s second son and I would like to send the whole family my warmest congratulations”, says the Speaker Urban Ahlin.

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Thursday 15 June 2017 On 13 June, Aung San Suu Kyi, the State Counsellor of Myanmar (Burma) gave an address at the Riksdag at the invitation of the Speaker Urban Ahlin.

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Wednesday 14 June 2017 The Riksdag has voted in favour of the Government's proposal on Swedish participation in the EU naval operation Atalanta. The operation focuses on security in the waters off Somalia's coast.

Photo: Mats Nyström / Försvarsmakten

Thursday 8 June 2017 The Riksdag has said yes to the participation by Swedish armed forces in two international operations. These include the UN stabilisation mission in Mali and the military training mission in Iraq.

Wednesday 7 June 2017 Activities that are at risk of supporting radicalisation are not to receive central government funding. This is one of the four requests that the Riksdag directed at the Government with the aim of preventing violence-promoting extremism.

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Wednesday 31 May 2017 Parents who immigrate to Sweden with their children are to receive limited parental benefit. The benefit will now be adjusted in relation to the age of the child in question. The Riksdag has voted in favour of the Government's proposal.

Wednesday 17 May 2017 It is going to be easier for landowners to reclaim their land when people have settled there without permission. As a result of the Riksdag's decision, a new form of assistance - removal - will be introduced.

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Wednesday 17 May 2017 The Swedish Police should be able to cooperate in a more in-depth manner with foreign authorities in the fight against terrorism and cross-border crime. The Riksdag said yes to the Government's legislative proposal.

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Wednesday 3 May 2017 All consumers who are legally residing within the European Economic Area (EEA) are to receive a bank account with basic features. The Riksdag voted in favour of the Government's proposal. 

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Wednesday 26 April 2017 Swedish trade unions are to be given the right to take collective action against workplaces with foreign labour which have not entered into a Swedish collective agreement. This will provide better working conditions for employees who come to Sweden to work here for a limited time. The Riksdag voted yes to the Government's proposal.

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Wednesday 26 April 2017 The Government should conduct a review of the possible consequences of the scarcity of resources in medical care in connection with a severe emergency. The Riksdag has urged the Government to conduct such a review in an announcement.

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Monday 10 April 2017 In order to honour the victims of the attack in Stockholm on 7 April, the Riksdag flew its flags at half mast. On 10 April, the flags at the Riksdag were flown at half mast from 8 a.m. until noon when a minute of silence was held throughout the country. At 12 noon, a ceremony was also held at Stockholm City Hall, which was attended by the Speaker Urban Ahlin.

Saturday 8 April 2017 The Riksdag is flying its flags at half-mast in connection with what took place in Stockholm on Friday. On 8 April, the Riksdag's flags are to be displayed at half-mast from 8 o'clock in the morning.

Friday 7 April 2017 "All indications are that our capital has, once again, been afflicted by a terrorist attack. It is with rage that I condemn this deed, and with great sorrow that my thoughts go to the victims of the attack and their families," says the Speaker Urban Ahlin.

Photo: The Riksdag Administration

Thursday 6 April 2017 The Inter-Parliamentary Union's (IPU's) 136th Assembly took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 1–5 April. The Speaker Urban Ahlin led a Riksdag delegation to the meeting which gathered parliamentarians and Speakers from 126 countries.

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Wednesday 5 April 2017 In order to address the housing shortage in Sweden, the rules for granting temporary building permits are going to be simplified. The Riksdag voted in favour of the Government's proposal.