In this week's episode we talk about the resurrection of Northvolt and what new ownership will mean for the bankrupt battery maker.

We also ask if the government is likely to do anything to stop the trend of young adults being deported while their working parents are allowed to stay in Sweden.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelists Richard Orange and James Savage.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• KEY POINTS: What do we know about the rescue of Swedish battery company Northvolt?
• Lyten agrees to buy bankrupt Swedish battery company Northvolt

• Will Sweden’s government act to stop ‘teen deportations’?
• Why is Sweden's 2021 migration law leading to 'teen deportations'?

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In this week's episode we talk about Sweden’s return to day-to-day life as the summer holidays wind down. In politics we discuss divisions on the right on how to deal with Israel, and we dig into reactions to news that the Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson uses Chat GPT to test out new ideas.

Host Paul O'Mahony is joined this week by regular panelist Richard Orange.

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

• Eight phrases to get back in the groove like a Swede after the summer holidays

• MAP: The places in northern Sweden that set new heat records in July
• Tourists seeking 'coolcations' in Norway and Sweden hit by heatwaves instead

• Politics in Sweden: Swedish right divided over relations with Israel
• Christian Democrat leader slammed for claiming Israel 'doing the world a favour'

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In this week's episode we bring in The Local's Denmark editor, Michael Barrett, to talk about why Denmark is liberating its work permit rules at the same time as Sweden is tightening up. And we assess Sweden’s big political experiment: a centre-right government backed by the far-right Sweden Democrats. Three years on, how has it been working?

Host Richard Orange is joined this week by The Local's publisher James Savage and Denmark editor Michael Barrett.

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• Denmark to ease work permit rules for 16 non-EU countries
• Sweden raises work permit salary threshold to almost 30,000 kronor

• Can Kristersson convince voters to give him another term?

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