Swedish Foreign Minister Billström in Bucharest for meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers
Stockholm, 29 November 2022 Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström is in Bucharest on 29–30...
Russia: Joint statement by Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine
28 November 2022 Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,...
Swedish government appoints Henrik Landerholm as National Security Adviser
Stockholm, 22 November 2022 Sweden is facing the greatest foreign, security and defence policy challenges...
Political direction of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU
Stockholm, 1 November 2022 From 1 January to 30 June 2023, Sweden will hold the...
CAP 2023-27: €9bn strategic plans for Croatia, Slovenia and Sweden approved
Brussels, 28 October 2022 Today, the CAP strategic plans for Croatia, worth around €3.4 billion; Slovenia, around...
Sweden and the Netherlands to enhance defence cooperation
Stockholm, 14 October 2022 On Tuesday 11 October, Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist and Dutch...
Memorandum on Sweden’s NATO membership circulated
Stockholm, 7 October 2022 The Ministry for Foreign Affairs today circulated a memorandum proposing that...
Sweden won’t recognise Russia’s illegal annexations of Ukrainian territory
Published 30 September 2022 Today, Russia announced its intention of illegally annexing the Ukrainian regions...
Nordic Ministers of Defence on Nord Stream pipelines incident
Stockholm, 30 September 2022 The Nordic defence ministers convened for a virtual consultation on 30...
Sweden participating in two court cases concerning the war in Ukraine
Stockholm, 9 September 2022 Sweden has chosen to intervene (participate) in two court cases concerning...
Lower energy prices: Finland, Sweden and Denmark express support for EU Commission’s plans
Helsinki, 8 September 2022 Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena...
EU Commission: €155.7m for a climate neutrality in Sweden
Brussels, 5 September 2022 Thanks to the Just Transition Fund (JTF) Programme adopted by the Commission, Sweden...
Chair of NATO Military Committee visits Sweden
Last updated: 02 Sep. 2022 15:24 English Russian From 31 August to 1 September...
Joint Statement from the ministers of defence from Sweden, Finland and Norway
Stockholm, 25 August 2022 Joint Statement from Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist, Finland’s Minister of...
Swedish PM’s speech at the Crimea Platform Summit
Stockholm, 24 August 2022 President Zelenskyy, Excellencies, colleagues and friends, In August last year, we...
Mergers: EU Commission clears acquisition of Wiesenthal’s assets in Slovakia by Hedin Group
Brussels, 23 August 2022 The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the...
Swedish Government: Economic downturn ahead because of Russia’s war
Stockholm, 18 August 2022 Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has led to increased economic uncertainty....
Economic downturn ahead for Swedish economy
Stockholm, 18 August 2022 Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has led to increased economic uncertainty....
Nordic countries to further deepen defence cooperation
Oslo, 15 August 2022 In their meeting in Oslo on Monday 15 August, the prime...
Oslo: Swedish PM to take part in informal Nordic prime ministers meeting
Stockholm, 10 August 2022 On Monday 15 August, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson will travel to Oslo...
Swedish Minister for Defence to take part in international conference on support for Ukraine
Stockholm, 10 August 2022 On Thursday 11 August, Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist will travel...
Finnish PM Marin to attend meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Norway
Helsinki, 9 August 2022 Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the informal summer meeting of...
Sweden to train Ukrainian soldiers in UK
Published 07 August 2022 The Government has decided that the Swedish Armed Forces will send...
EMFAF 2021-2027: EU Commission adopts €231m for Sweden and €140m for Finland
Brussels, 6 August 2022 Yesterday, the Commission adopted the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) Programme...
Senate ratification: President Biden on NATO Accession Protocols for Sweden and Finland
Washington D.C., 3 August 2022 Today, the Senate overwhelmingly endorsed our close partners Finland and...
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Digital Economy and Society Index: Alerts about digital skills, SMEs, 5G networks
Brussels, 28 July 2022 Today the European Commission published the results of the 2022 Digital Economy...
Sweden: EU Commission approves €154m to support agriculture producers affected Russia’s invasion
Brussels, 6 July 2022 The European Commission has approved a €154 million (SEK 1,635 million)...
Sweden invited to join NATO at Madrid Summit
1 July 2022 On 29–30 June, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson took part in NATO’s Madrid...
Swedish Prime Minister on Türkiye’s support for the NATO application
Stockholm, 29 June 2022 Following today’s meeting with President Erdogan and President Niinistö, under the...
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...