NATO hosts new round of Türkiye, Finland, Sweden talks
27 Jun. 2022 – English French At the invitation of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, senior...
Sweden: EU Commission adopts €2.2bn cohesion agreement
Brussels, 17 June 2022 Today, the Commission adopted its Partnership Agreement with Sweden, laying down...
JEF’s statement on Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO application
Stockholm, 15 June 2022 The ministers of defence of the countries participating in the Joint...
Swedish Prime Minister receives NATO Secretary General
Stockholm, 14 June 2022 Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson received NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Monday...
Eurobarometer reports broad euro support in non-euro EU Member States
Brussels, 10 June 2022 Today the Commission published its annual Flash Eurobarometer on the introduction...
Hryvnia for krona: Sweden launches cash exchange for Ukrainian refugees
Kyiv, 9 June 2022 The National Bank of Sweden and the National Bank of Ukraine...
EU Convergence Report: Croatia on track to adopt euro on 1 January 2023
1 June 2022 Today, the European Commission has concluded that Croatia is ready to adopt...
Swedish-Indian UN initiative to lead climate transition in heavy industry
Stockholm, 1 June 2022 Close to one hundred participants representing countries, industries and international organisations...
US Defence Secretary expresses strong support for Sweden’s NATO application
On 18 May, Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist met with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd...
Sweden: EU Commission approves €404m scheme for disadvantaged workers
Brussels, 16 May 2022 The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a...
Deterioration of the security environment – implications for Sweden
On 16 March 2022, the Government decided to set up a working group to deliberate...
Nordic Defence Ministers: Statement on strengthening Nordic defence cooperation
Statement from Peter Hultqvist Published 11 May 2022 The Nordic Defence Ministers met on 11 May 2022...
Trilateral security talks of Finland, Sweden, and Germany
Stockholm, 4 May 2022 On Tuesday 3 May, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson was at Schloss...
Minutes of Russian President’s meeting on the Arctic zone
April 13, 2022 14:35 Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Region Vladimir Putin chaired a videoconference meeting on the...
Sweden increases support to ICC war crimes investigations
Published 12 April 2022 Russia’s violent aggression against Ukraine is the worst in Europe since...
Nordic and Baltic ambassadors met with Sweden’s Minister for Defence
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fundamentally changed the European security situation. This was the main...
Sweden sets climate target including consumption-based emissions created abroad
7.4.2022, 13:45 Sweden is the first country in the world to adopt a target to...
Electronic Communications: EU Commission refers 10 Member States to Court of Justice
Brussels, 6 April 2022 The European Commission today has referred Spain, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ireland, Poland,...
Sweden: Executive Vice-President Timmermans joins climate meetings
Tomorrow, Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans will be in Sweden for a two-day trip to discuss the green...
NextGenEU: EU Commission endorses Sweden’s €3.3bn recovery and resilience plan
Brussels, 29 March 2022 The European Commission has today adopted a positive assessment of Sweden’s...
Nato and Sweden commenting on military “Cold Response” 2022
On 25 March, Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist and the other Nordic defence ministers observed...
Sweden and Estonia: Talks on security in the Baltic Sea region
Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist visited the Gotland Regiment (P 18) on 23 March, together...
Swedish position on the extraordinary meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence
Brussels, 16 March 2022 The war in Ukraine prompted the NATO defence ministers to gather...
Defence Ministers of Finland and Sweden took part in a scenario-based exercise
14 March 2022 Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen and Sweden’s Minister of Defence Peter...
Sweden increases defence funding to 2 percent of GDP
Stockholm, 11 March 2022 Sweden’s military defence funding is to increase to two percent of GDP....
Swedish government: Impact of Russia’s war on Swedish companies and trade
Published 10 March 2022 In light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the following sanctions,...