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Oscar Sjöstedt, who has served as the far-right party's finance spokesperson, is moving to the committee on the constitution, according to the Sweden Democrat-aligned media channel Riks. Ludvig Aspling, former migration spokesperson, is also joining the committee on the constitution and has been nominated to the committee on EU affairs. Henrik Vinge, the party's deputy chairman and former chair of the justice committee, has been nominated to the finance committee.

The European Union insists that, yes, its law known as the AI Act is powerful enough since it forces companies to assess and mitigate risks, under threat of massive fines or even bans. EU lawmakers, officials and experts appear more sceptical, pointing to gaps in the rules and questioning whether Brussels has the stomach for a fight with AI labs. The EU agreed its sweeping AI legislation in 2024 but delayed part of its implementation, and enforcement has only been possible since August this year.

Bus driver faces police investigation after fatal crash near Växjö A young man died and dozens of people were injured when a bus went off the road outside Växjö in southern Sweden. The driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing another person's death, as well as causing bodily harm and careless driving. Police clarified on their website that the latter suspicion is at the moment mainly a formality, to allow police to fully investigate the incident.

Images from the accident, which occurred between the towns of Växjo and Alvesta in the south-eastern Småland region, showed the bus tipped over on its side next to the road. Several ambulances and fire trucks were lined up on the road next to the accident. "In total, more than 40 people have been affected by the bus accident, of whom around 10 are currently seriously injured," local health authority Region Kronoberg said in a statement.

The field helps researchers understand how specific cell types contribute to behaviours like learning, fear, addiction and movement, and may one day lead to treatments for neurological and sensory disorders such as Parkinson's disease and epilepsy. "Using optogenetics, researchers have been able to reveal neural circuits governing specific memories, feelings, and behaviours relevant for neurological and psychiatric disorders," the Nobel Assembly said.

"The purpose of this meeting is to find ways for us to talk about the situation in Sweden," she told public broadcaster SVT's Agenda. She maintained that her party's red lines regarding the Left Party remain firmly in place, but noted the meeting is a way to see what common starting points the parties might share.

Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been awarded to individuals and organisations for work leading to great advances for humanity, in line with the wishes of the prizes' founder, inventor Alfred Nobel. The 2026 winners will be announced between October 5th and 12th, starting with the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday. Here are five things to know about the prizes and their founder.

The proportion of homeowners looking to fix their rates has climbed from 11 percent to 15 percent in the bank's latest survey. "The central bank's increasingly clear signals have made households realise that interest rates are on the way up. Not since early 2022, just before the Riksbank kicked off its last rate-hiking cycle, have so many considered fixing their mortgage," said SEB personal economist Américo Fernández in a press release.

Four-party meeting set to test Sweden's government potential The leaders of the Centre Party, Social Democrats, Left Party and Green Party are set to meet on Friday, Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist revealed. "The purpose of this meeting is to find ways for us to talk about the situation in Sweden," she told public broadcaster SVT's Agenda.

It's an almost impossible task. The Migration Agency's 6,000 employees make decisions on well over 100,000 cases every year. Each of those cases involve people with unique circumstances generating new legal issues. At the same time,  migration law in Sweden has been changing at a dizzying pace, as national governments tighten the rules for work permits, citizenship, family reunion and asylum, and EU directives come into force.