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The Local (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Swedish migration minister Tobias Billström lightened the mood at an EU meeting about human trafficking on Monday, by sneaking is baby daughter into the proceedings.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Brussels - Swedish Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom Monday expressed surprise over a Swiss referendum banning minarets. I am a bit surprised and I think it is a bit strange that you decide these things in a referendum, Bill...
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People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Turkey and the European Union (EU) agreed to intensify cooperation to overcome the common problem on migration flow and to fight irregular migration, said a joint statement on Thursday. The statement was released after the meeting between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and visiting European Commission Vice President Jacques Barrot and Swedish Migration Minister Tobias Billstrom in the...
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Islam in Europe (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
Sweden: Municipalities reject teenage Afghan refugees A wave of teenage Afghan refugees has arrived in Malmö and other Swedish cities in recent weeks. Many remain in limbo as most Swedish municipalities refuse to accept them. During the past week a record 64 juveniles have arrived in Sweden, according to Swedish Migration Board (Migrationsverket) figures, the Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper reports....
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The Local (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
As European Union ministers gather in Stockholm on Wednesday Swedish ministers Beatrice Ask and Tobias Billström explain the EU's efforts to promote cross-border cooperation in the areas of justice, home affairs, and migration.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/19/2009
Amman - Swedish Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy Tobias Billstrom reviewed Tuesday with Jordanian Interior Minister Saud al-Qadi the situation of the 500,000 Iraqi refugees who fled to Jordan after the 2003 US-led invasion Iraq. An official s...