A collaborative working group on the conditions for the Jewish minority in Sweden

The work to prevent antisemitism needs to be strengthened, and strategic efforts are required to improve the conditions to be able to live openly as a Jew in Sweden today. The Government Offices needs to have an ongoing dialogue on the particular challenges the Jewish minority in Sweden face, and to collaborate to address them.

The Government has therefore decided to appoint a collaborative working group on the conditions for the Jewish minority in Sweden. Mr. Johan Stuart, State Secretary to the Prime Minister, will chair and convene the working group. The working group will be part of the Government Offices, and its work will be interministerial.

The working group will collaborate and conduct dialogue on issues of safety and security, to vigorously combat antisemitism. Moreover, the group will collaborate and conduct dialogue on preventive measures and activities to counteract antisemitism and strengthen the conditions for Jewish life in Sweden. Representatives of the Jewish minority in Sweden will be appointed as members of the group. In addition, representatives of relevant government agencies and organisations, and other experts, may be appointed to join the working group.

The working group will carry out its work during the current electoral period. The working group will stay informed about the work being carried out by the special inquiry tasked with proposing a national strategy to strengthen Jewish life in Sweden (ToR 2022:78). The group’s mandate does not replace the dialogue and collaboration with Jewish representatives and experts within the framework of the abovementioned inquiry, nor does it replace the consultations and dialogue the Government has with the Jewish minority in other contexts.