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Romanian Roma in Malmo, in a camp that was torn down by local authorities last year. (Photo: Nätverket för Romers Rättigheter)

Sweden mulls ban on begging

Sweden’s government is considering introducing a ban on begging, after similar restrictions have been put in place in other Nordic countries.

”Begging on Swedish streets can never solve the major problems of exclusion and poverty in Romania and Bulgaria”, Sweden's minister for public administration Ardalan Shekarabi said on Thursday (18 August).

”The point of departure for this government is to defend and develop the Swedish [social] model. It’s hardly part of the Swedish model ...

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Romanian Roma in Malmo, in a camp that was torn down by local authorities last year. (Photo: Nätverket för Romers Rättigheter)

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