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  • Deeper defence cooperation between Sweden and Germany

    Photo: Niklas Forsström/Government Offices

    On 5 March, Minister for Defence Pål Jonson received his German counterpart Boris Pistorius. During the visit, they discussed the security situation, current NATO and EU issues, support to Ukraine and bilateral defence cooperation. The defence ministers also signed a joint letter of intent on deeper cooperation between Sweden and Germany.

  • Inter-agency initiative to attract and retain international expertise

    Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch
    "Sweden must be a country that welcomes international expertise, and the prospects for attracting, establishing and retaining qualified labour must be strengthened," says Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch. Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices

    The shortage of workers with sought-after skills is one of the main obstacles to growth for companies in Sweden and has also become an obstacle to regional development. In light of this, the Government is allocating SEK 25 million in 2024 to strengthen coordination of the ongoing efforts of eleven government agencies linked to attracting and retaining international expertise.

  • Sweden will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes

    Today, two years have passed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The Swedish Government considers support to Ukraine in the coming years to be its foremost foreign policy task. Sweden will continue to provide political, humanitarian, military and financial support to Ukraine for as long as it takes.

Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices

Hungarian National Assembly votes to approve Sweden’s NATO application

Today, 26 February, the Hungarian National Assembly voted yes on Sweden’s NATO application. Once the Speaker and the President have signed the decision and the instrument of ratification has been presented to the United States, all NATO Allies will have approved Sweden’s application for membership. At the invitation of NATO’s Secretary-General, Sweden’s Government can then formally decide to accede to the North Atlantic Treaty, which is NATO’s founding document. Once that has taken place, Sweden’s instrument of accession will be deposited with the Government of the United States, which is the depositary of the Treaty. Sweden will then be a NATO member and participate fully as an Ally in the Organization.

Photo: Anna Simon Karlsson/Government Offices

Speech by Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari, at UNEA-6

Speech by Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari, at UNEA-6 in Nairobi, Thursday 29 February 2024. Check against delivery.

Illustration: Government Offices

Sweden’s position on the conflict between Israel and Hamas

Fighting between Israel and the terrorist organisation Hamas has now been ongoing since the horrific attacks by Hamas on civilian men, women and children in Israel on 7 October, in which more than 1 200 people were killed and more than 200 civilians, including children and older people, were taken hostage and removed to Gaza.

Illustration: Government Offices

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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