Tomas Eneroth
Minister for Infrastructure
“As Minister for Infrastructure, I want to see investments that bring together cities and rural areas, strengthen competitiveness and help reduce the transport sector’s climate impact.”
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More than SEK 600 million to Swedish infrastructure
“I am pleased that our Swedish projects will receive strong co-funding from the EU. These projects are important for the regions concerned, for Sweden and for Europe as a whole. When we invest in infrastructure, we build strong societies and confidence in the future,” says Minister for Infrastructure Tomas Eneroth. Photo: Kristian Pohl/Government Offices It has recently been decided that eight Swedish projects will receive funding from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). CEF investments aim to address and fill in the missing links, particularly in the trans-European networks for transport, energy and telecommunications. CEF contributes to enhancing competitiveness in the EU, and economic, social and territorial cohesion.
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Ban on flights from United Kingdom extended
The Government decided today to extend the ban on flights from the United Kingdom to Sweden from 16.00 on 23 December 2020 until 31 December 2020.
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Green recovery will lift Sweden out of dual crisis
Global warming continues regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate change will remain the defining issue of our generation. The Government is therefore proposing investments of SEK 9.7 billion in green recovery initiatives in the Budget Bill for 2021. The Government’s proposals are based on an agreement between the government parties, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party.
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Night trains to Europe will now be procured
Travelling to European cities on the continent using climate-smart alternatives should be easy. The Government is therefore investing in night trains to Europe to provide greater opportunities for low-carbon travel using public transport. The Swedish Transport Administration will now be instructed to conduct a procurement procedure with the aim of establishing night train services between Malmö and Brussels, and Stockholm and Hamburg, by 1 August 2022.
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More than SEK 600 million to Swedish infrastructure
It has recently been decided that eight Swedish projects will receive funding from the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
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State credit guarantees to airlines and expanded credit guarantee framework for the Swedish Export Credit Agency to mitigate the effects of SARS-CoV-2
The Government proposes that airlines be able to receive credit guarantees in 2020 amounting to a maximum of SEK 5 billion, of which SEK 1.5 billion is intended for SAS. It will also be proposed that the Swedish Export Credit Agency’s credit guarantee framework be expanded to support Swedish export companies and, by extension, the shipping industry. The proposal is based on an agreement between the Government, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party.
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Conference to make world traffic safer
Some 1 700 delegates from around 140 countries – including some 80 minister-led delegations – have joined forces to reach new global goals for road safety by 2030.
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Stockholm Declaration
The Chairman’s conclusions, called the “Stockholm Declaration”, was presented by the Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, Mr. Tomas Eneroth, as the outcome document of the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety 2020.
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Government proposes faster pace for climate efforts
The pace of climate efforts needs to speed up if Sweden is to meet its climate objectives. The Government is therefore proposing increased investments for the climate transition of the industrial and transport sectors. The Budget Bill builds on an agreement between the Government, the Centre Party and the Liberal Party.
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Together for a safer transport system
Road safety is one element of a sustainable society, and Swedish road safety efforts are based on the Vision Zero concept. Vision Zero is the long-term goal that no one should be killed or seriously injured in the transport system, and that the transport system must be gradually adapted to this.
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Sweden takes international initiative to achieve low emissions in the transport sector
Sweden has taken the initiative to draft a joint statement from the roundtable on transport and climate at the International Transport Forum in Leipzig. Participating ministers and state secretaries from Chile, Poland, the Netherlands, Morocco, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania and Sweden have agreed that the climate must be considered when developing national transport policies and programmes.
