Episode Description
This week’s episode features an interview about the lack of transitional rules in Sweden’s proposed new citizenship law.
The Local’s deputy editor Becky Waterton speaks to Patrick Gallen, a spokesperson for the grassroots organisation Fair Transition.
Why is the group so adamant that Sweden should not move the goalposts for citizenship applicants who applied long before the Swedish government decided to revamp the citizenship law,?
And why does he believe that the lack of transition rules risks making Sweden less competitive.
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