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Price wars, nudity, and why has Sweden gone cold on climate change?

Price wars, nudity, and why has Sweden gone cold on climate change?

FromSweden in Focus


Price wars, nudity, and why has Sweden gone cold on climate change?

FromSweden in Focus

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the latest episode of our Sweden in Focus podcast, host Paul O’Mahony is joined by panelists James Savage, Becky Waterton and Richard Orange. This week we kick off with a few current talking points in Sweden: the weather's still bitterly cold but at least the Easter break is coming up; why a post-match football interview sparked a racism row; and should Sweden follow Denmark's lead on Brexit Brits?What changes in Sweden in April 2023?As food prices hit record highs we look at why a price war has finally broken out in Sweden's supermarkets.  Swedish grocery giants to cut prices on hundreds of itemsWe discuss why Hungary is still keeping Sweden waiting on Nato as Finland forges ahead.Hungary calls on Sweden to address ‘grievances’ to end Nato spatWe talk about how comfortable Sweden is with nudity and whether attitudes have changed over time.How to get naked in Sweden without embarrassing yourselfAnd finally we dig into a report this week from Sweden's climate watchdog predicting that government policies will cause emissions to increase for the first time in two decades.Swedish government’s new climate policies ‘will lead to rising emissions’__SURVEY: Share your feedback on Sweden in Focus Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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A weekly, behind-the-scenes look at the biggest news stories in Sweden with the journalists who know them best. Every Saturday with The Local Sweden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.