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  • Sweden to donate its largest non-military support package to Ukraine

    The Government is due to adopt a new winter package for Ukraine.
    The Government is due to adopt a new winter package for Ukraine. Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices

    The Government is due to adopt a new winter package for Ukraine, to support the Ukrainian people ahead of the winter and alleviate suffering in the country. The package is worth a total of SEK 1.4 billion and is the largest single non-military Swedish package to Ukraine.

  • Johan Forssell in Geneva for 75th anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell was in Geneva, Switzerland, on 12 December to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

    Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson also took part in the event digitally via a pre-recorded video message in which he presented Sweden’s commitments to promote human rights and freedoms

  • Defence Cooperation Agreement with the US signed

    A swedish and an american flag blows in the wind with trees in the background.
    The Swedish and the American flag. Photo: Niklas Forsström/Government Offices

    Represented by Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Sweden and the US have signed a Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA). This means that the countries have agreed on the conditions for US forces to operate in Sweden.

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The Government’s participation in UN Climate Change Conference COP28

From 30 November to 12 December, the world is gathering in Dubai for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28). The Swedish Government is being be represented there by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch, Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari and Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell.

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Sweden’s position on the conflict between Israel and Hamas

Fighting between Israel and the terrorist organisation Hamas has now continued without interruption since the horrific attacks by Hamas on 7 October. Hundreds of civilian men, women and children were killed and more than 200 civilians, including children and older people, were taken hostage and are now being held captive in Gaza.

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Sweden's new migration policy

Sweden’s migration policy is undergoing a paradigm shift. The Government is intensifying its efforts to reduce, in full compliance with Sweden’s international commitments, the number of migrants coming irregularly to Sweden. Labour immigration fraud and abuses must be stopped and the ‘shadow society’ combated

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Efforts to strengthen Sweden’s security

Information about the Government’s measures to strengthen Sweden’s security, protect Swedish citizens and safeguard Swedish economic interests in light of the serious security situation is available here.

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