Sweden's national reform programme 2015

In April each year Member States submit a national reform programme to the Commission, which reports on implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy in national policies, undertakings implemented and progress achieved over the past year, as well as a description of planned measures. The reporting shall also reflect the overarching priorities for the European semester.

Sweden's national reform programme for 2015 is mainly based on the initiatives and reform ambitions proposed by the Government in the 2015 Budget Bill and the 2015 Spring Fiscal Policy Bill and the Spring Amending Budget. It also reflects three overall priorities for the European semester that were approved at the meeting of the European Council in March 2015:
- a boost to investment,
- a renewed commitment to structural reforms and
- pursuing fiscal responsibility.

An appendix to this year’s programme also includes contributions received from social partners, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR), regional and local actors and organisations in civil society. The Government has not taken a position on these contributions.