Culture

On 12–15 June, Minister for Higher Education and Research Helene Hellmark Knutsson will visit Italy to visit the Swedish Institute in Rome and the San Michele Foundation in Capri.

Malmö, 25 May 2016. Check against delivery.

Venice, 26 May 2016. Check against delivery.

Venice, 26 May 2016. Check against delivery.

Stockholm, 30 May 2016. Check against delivery.

Stockholm, 17 May 2016. Check against delivery.

In the spring budget for 2016, the Government is investing SEK 44 million in safeguarding our open society and democracy, and combating polarisation, racism and violent extremism. This is proposed in the Government’s spring budget for 2016 following an agreement with the Left Party.

It is proposed that the Jewish Museum in Stockholm receive a contribution of SEK 1.5 million in 2016 for the establishment of a new Swedish-Jewish museum. This is proposed in the Government Bill ‘Spring Amending Budget for 2016’ following an agreement with the Left Party.

The Government is investing SEK 11 million to promote libraries as meeting places for the free formation of opinion, information exchange and opportunities for shared knowledge, and to advance the accessibility of literature and civic information. This is proposed in the Government Bill ‘Spring Amending Budget for 2016’ following an agreement with the Left Party.

Stockholm, 5 April 2016. Check against delivery.

“Algorithms in Society” is the name of a report presented at a seminar on Friday 11 March. To gain a greater understanding of algorithms and their importance to society, the Prime Minister’s Office’s Secretariat for Strategic Development for the Future tasked researchers Jutta Haider and Olof Sundin from Lund University’s Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences to find out more about algorithms and their social impact. The report was presented to State Secretary Maja Fjaestad.

London, 9 March 2016. Check against delivery.

The Government’s 2015 Music Export Prize will be presented on 29 February 2016 by Minister for Enterprise and Innovation Mikael Damberg. Today the nominees will be presented.

Stockholm, 1 February 2016. Check against delivery.

Stockholm, 10 October 2015. Check against delivery.

The Government decided today to upgrade the Swedish presence in New York by opening a salaried Consulate General. The Consulate General will open in December and replace the honorary consulate currently there.

Göteborg, 24 september 2015. Check against delivery.

Following an agreement with the Left Party, the Government proposes that, starting in 2016, the appropriation for state museums be raised by SEK 80 million to introduce free admission at certain state museums.

The Government is investing SEK 100 million per year in promoting low fees for municipal schools for music and the arts. This is proposed in the Government’s Budget Bill for 2016 following an agreement with the Left Party.

The Government proposes investing SEK 25 million per year during the period 2016–2019 in strengthening smaller cinemas in rural areas and small towns. The proposal is based on an agreement between the Government and the Left Party.