Municipalities and regions

The Barents cooperation has laid the foundation for far-reaching people-to-people cooperation and high-level political dialogue in the European Arctic. The 25th anniversary of cooperation was marked by a seminar at the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the European Union on 5 June to highlight cooperation in an EU perspective and to look ahead.

Swedish health care maintains high international standards. At the same time, it is facing challenges that need to be addressed. Annika Strandhäll, the minister responsible for health care, talks about the Government’s initiatives to create a modern, accessible and equitable health care system.