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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has had a conversation with the United States’ President-elect Donald J. Trump. Mr Trump phoned Mr Kristersson on Monday afternoon.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson presented the Statement of Government EU Policy in the Riksdag on 13 November. Check against delivery.

On 27–28 November, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will receive heads of government from the Nordic and Baltic countries at a Summit at the Prime Minister's official summer home, Harpsund. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will also attend.

On 11–13 November, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa and Minister for EU Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz will receive Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan.

The Nordic Council held its 76th Session in Reykjavik on 28–31 October, with focus on peace and security in the Arctic and Nordic regions.

When the Nordic Council holds its 76th Session in Reykjavik on 28–31 October, the focus will be on peace and security in the Arctic and Nordic regions.

His Majesty The King has today decided on the recommendation of the Government Offices to present Royal Orders of Knighthood to ten foreign citizens.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will meet with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday 16 October. Following the meeting, they will hold a joint press conference.

Wednesday, 16 October marks the one-year anniversary of the terrorist attack in Brussels, in which two Swedish football fans were killed and a third injured. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander de Croo will take part in a joint wreath-laying ceremony at the site where the attack took place.

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.

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.

On 20 September, the task force for Jewish life in Sweden held its fifth meeting. The topic was rising antisemitism, with a special focus on social media and how it affects Jewish schoolchildren in Sweden.

On 16 September, Sweden’s Government received Finland’s Government for a joint meeting. They adopted a declaration on enhanced cooperation between the countries, and the countries’ ministers took part in almost 20 visits and activities around Stockholm.

On 16 September, Sweden’s Government received Finland’s Government for a joint meeting. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo also took part in a business seminar held by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and the Confederation of Finnish Industries to discuss how to jointly enhance Sweden's, Finland's and the EU's competitiveness. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson gave a speech on the occasion.

A joint declaration on Swedish-Finnish cooperation was adopted in connection with the meeting between the Governments of Sweden and Finland on 16 September 2024.

Declaration on Swedish-Finnish Cooperation, presented by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, 16 september 2024. The files have been updated with minor language adjustments.

Swedish and Finnish ministers will undertake a number of joint visits on the afternoon of 16 September. Media representatives are welcome to take part in the visits. Contact the relevant press contacts for more information, see below. Note that the list is subject to change.

Today, Tuesday 10 September and in connection with the Statement of Government Policy, Mr Kristersson announced changes within the Government: two new ministers and four ministers who are changing ministerial posts.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the Riksdag, 10 September 2024.