Content about Sweden in the EU
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Minister for Foreign Affairs visits Bosnia and Herzegovina
Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard travelled to Bosnia and Herzegovina on 10–11 July to attend a memorial ceremony marking the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Thirty years have passed since the genocide and the subsequent conclusion of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which brought the war to an end.
Published · Article from Maria Malmer Stenergard, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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Joint statement of 11 July 2025 by the Foreign Ministers of Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the High Representative of the European Union on recent developments in Georgia
Published · Statement from Maria Malmer Stenergard, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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Sweden is a founding member of the initiative Coalition for Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine
A new initiative is launched today during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Italy. The Rome Declaration for Science, Research and Innovation in Ukraine will support the reconstruction and modernisation of Ukraine’s science and research ecosystem. Sweden is one of the founding members to the initiative.
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Jessica Rosencrantz heads Team Sweden delegation at Ukraine Recovery Conference
On 10 July, Minister for EU Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz led Sweden’s delegation to the annual international Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), which was held in Rome this year. The delegation included Swedish government agencies, companies and organisations.
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Sweden and Denmark adopt declaration marking 25th anniversary of the Öresund Bridge
Today, 1 July 2025, marks the 25th anniversary of the Öresund Bridge. Sweden and Denmark are close to each other in terms of culture, values and common objectives – and their cooperation has never been closer than it is now. To mark the anniversary, Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen adopted a declaration with the objective of making the Öresund region safer and more competitive and simplifying living and working across the border.
Published · Press release from Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister's Office
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Legislation to enable applications for state aid for investments in new nuclear power
Sweden needs new nuclear power to cover energy needs, provide a secure supply of electricity to the national grid and carry out the energy transition. As of 1 August 2025, companies seeking to build reactors will be able to apply for state aid. The Government has now approved a new ordinance regulating the application process.
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Sweden strengthens negotiating capacity for Ukraine’s path to EU membership
The Swedish Government prioritises Ukraine’s path towards EU membership, and Sweden is now strengthening its support to increase Ukraine’s capability to implement its accession negotiations. The Stockholm School of Economics has been granted SEK 3 million via the Swedish Institute to train Ukrainian civil servants and diplomats in negotiation skills.
Published · Press release from Benjamin Dousa, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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“Five free trade agreements the EU should sign in 2025”
Opinion piece by Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa, Svenska Dagbladet, 17 juni 2025.
Published · Opinion piece from Benjamin Dousa, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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Meeting of the Nuclear Alliance in the margin of the Energy Council, June 16, 2025
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sweden; Poland as observer, due to their Presidency; Estonia, as observer.
Published · Statement from Ebba Busch, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson receives Prime Minister of Greece
On Thursday 12 June, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson received Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for a bilateral meeting in Stockholm.
Published · Article from Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister's Office
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New EU pharmaceutical legislation – a win for Sweden and EU patients
After two years of negotiations, EU Member States have agreed on a proposal for a revised pharmaceutical legislation in Europe. The process has met many obstacles along the way and the countries’ positions have been far apart on many fundamental issues, not least in regard to data protection issues and incentives for the development of priority antimicrobials.
Published · Press release from Acko Ankarberg Johansson, Jakob Forssmed, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
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Romina Pourmokhtari takes part in UN Ocean Conference in Nice
Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari is participating in the UN’s third Ocean Conference, UNOC-3, in Nice. At the Conference, a declaration is expected to be adopted on the implementation of measures to protect and preserve oceans.
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Swedish government increasing pressure on Israel
Opinion piece by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch and Minister for Education Johan Pehrson, Svenska Dagbladet, 23 May 2025.
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Minister for Social Services and Minister for Older People and Social Security visit Ukraine
On 21–23 May, Minister for Social Services Camilla Waltersson Grönvall and Minister for Older People and Social Security Anna Tenje visited Lviv, Ukraine. While in Ukraine, Ms Waltersson Grönvall and Ms Tenje took part in the Ministerial Social Policy Summit, which Sweden co-hosted together with Ukraine, Moldova and Lithuania. Ministers from several EU countries were also in attendance.
Published · Press release from Anna Tenje, Camilla Waltersson Grönvall, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
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Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard on Africa Day
Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard gave a speech on 27 May on the occasion of Africa Day. Check against delivery
Published · Speech from Maria Malmer Stenergard, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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Declaration of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
We are deeply concerned by recent legislative and constitutional amendments infringing on the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ persons which were adopted by the Hungarian Parliament on 18 March and 14 April 2025 following other anti-LGBTIQ+ legislation already introduced in previous years.
Published · Statement from Jessica Rosencrantz, Prime Minister's Office
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Government issues detailed opinion on France’s proposal to ban white snus
The Government has decided to submit a detailed opinion on the French proposal to ban the sale and possession of white snus. The proposal is far-reaching and involves banning all products containing white snus in France, which would be a restriction of free movement in the EU Single Market.
Published · Press release from Benjamin Dousa, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
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Green light for a new model for financing and risk sharing for investments in new nuclear power
Sweden faces considerable problems with volatile electricity prices for households and businesses and imbalances in the electricity system. To deal with this, the fossil-free base load needs to be expanded. In March 2025, the Government adopted the Financing and risk sharing in new nuclear power Government Bill, which included proposals for state aid to companies that want to invest in nuclear reactors. The Riksdag has now decided to adopt the Government’s proposal.
Published · Press release from Niklas Wykman, Ministry of Finance
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Sweden signs Memorandum of Understanding on the protection of critical undersea infrastructure
On May 16, Sweden signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) concerning the protection of critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. The MoU was concluded with the Baltic Sea countries within the EU, along with Norway, Iceland and the EU.