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  • Sweden’s Prime Minister receives President-elect of the European Council

    • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President-elect of the European Council António Costa held a working lunch in the Sager House.

      Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President-elect of the European Council António Costa held a working lunch in the Sager House.

      Photo: Government Offices

    • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President-elect of the European Council António Costa held a working lunch in the Sager House.

      Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President-elect of the European Council António Costa held a working lunch in the Sager House.

      Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices

    • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President-elect of the European Council António Costa held a working lunch in the Sager House.

      Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President-elect of the European Council António Costa held a working lunch in the Sager House.

      Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices

    President-elect of the European Council António Costa will take office at the beginning of December. On 8 October, Mr Costa was welcomed to Stockholm by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. During a working lunch, they discussed working methods and issues that will be high on the EU agenda going forward.

  • Government honours victims on anniversary of attack against Israel

    • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson delivers a speech during the memorial ceremony at Stockholm’s Great Synagogue on 7 October.

      Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson delivers a speech during the memorial ceremony at Stockholm’s Great Synagogue on 7 October.

      Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices

    • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in discussion at the memorial ceremony at Stockholm’s Great Synagogue on 7 October, the anniversary of the 2023 terrorist attack against Israel.

      Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in discussion at the memorial ceremony at Stockholm’s Great Synagogue on 7 October, the anniversary of the 2023 terrorist attack against Israel.

      Photo: Tom Samuelsson/Government Offices

    • Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Migration Johan Forssell, Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life Paulina Brandberg and Minister for Civil Defence Carl Oskar Bohlin attended the memorial ceremony.

      Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Migration Johan Forssell, Minister for Gender Equality and Working Life Paulina Brandberg and Minister for Civil Defence Carl Oskar Bohlin attended the memorial ceremony.

      Photo: Tom Samuelsson/Government Offices

    On 7 October 2023, Hamas committed the worst mass murder of Jews since the Holocaust. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was joined by other ministers in a ceremony at Stockholm’s Great Synagogue on the evening of 7 October 2024 to honour the memory of the victims of the attack.

  • Swedish contribution to NATO’s deterrence and defence in 2025

    The ministers during a press conference
    Minister for Infrastructure and Housing Andreas Carlson, Minister for Defence Pål Jonson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and foreign policy spokesperson for the Liberal Party Joar Forssell. Photo: Frida Drake/The Government Offices

    The Government has presented a government bill to the Riksdag with proposals on how Sweden will contribute to NATO’s overall deterrence and defence in the North Atlantic area in 2025.

A woman with a gift wrapped book.
Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson with the Budget Bill för 2025. Photo: Armin Dröge/Regeringskansliet

Government presents Budget Bill for 2025

The Government presented the Budget Bill for 2025 to the Riksdag today. The fight against inflation has been won, and the Government is now shifting the focus of its economic policy: from fighting inflation to investing to build a more prosperous and safer Sweden. The Budget Bill includes reforms totalling SEK 60 billion, excluding military support to Ukraine, and is based on an agreement between the Government and the Sweden Democrats.

The Swedish and Finnish Governments will hold a joint meeting on 16 September 2024.
The Swedish and Finnish Governments will hold a joint meeting on 16 September 2024. Photo: Magnus Liljegren/Government Offices

Enhanced cooperation between Sweden and Finland

In conjunction with the joint meeting between the Swedish and Finnish Governments, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo held a joint press conference, where they presented a joint declaration on Swedish-Finnish cooperation.

To watch it in Finnish, click the link to the press release below

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson opened with the words "There is light on the horizon".
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson opened with the words "There is light on the horizon". Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices

Statement of Government Policy 2024

On 10 September, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the 2024 Statement of Government Policy in the Riksdag.

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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