What are some of the positive and negative aspects of the government in Sweden?
IKEA, all-life-long welfare system, high taxes and virtually no poverty; these are the clichs associated with Sweden, one of the richest EU countries. There are many other things that make this country so special, for the people living there as well as for the tourists and for the expatriates. When Sweden applied to become a EU member a decade ago, two of the thorniest questions concerned not the economy but the freedom of information and the freedom of travel across the country. The main point here was that the people in Sweden were accustomed for almost two centuries to have free access to the public information far above the present EU standards. On the other hand, everyone traveling in the country has the right to trespass the private land, preserving its original look. These two points were considered to be so important by the population of Sweden that finally it received concessions from EU protecting them for the future generations. Sweden appears on the geographical maps of Eur
