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CRMA: Sweden to raise benchmarks
The Swedish Council Presidency wants to increase the benchmarks proposed in the Commission’s draft Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) for recycling and reprocessing capacities in the EU. This is according to a compromise proposal from Sweden published yesterday by Contexte.According to the still-incomplete proposal, Sweden wants to raise the benchmark for increasing domestic recycling capacity […] continue reading →
KAS analysis: window of opportunity for reforms
In their Panorama analysis, published today, in which the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) examines five dimensions of the EU as part of a meta-analysis, the authors come to mixed conclusions:EconomicalMember state support for EuropeGlobal environmentSweden and Spain to use room for maneuverThe KAS authors put special emphasis on the coming months: “The two presidencies in […] continue reading →
Swedish Prime Minister: EU must catch up technologically
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is insisting that the EU catch up technologically. “There is no European autonomy without competitiveness”, the conservative politician said Wednesday in Berlin ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. EU companies have fallen behind US companies in recent years, he said. The development is going in the wrong direction […] continue reading →
What’s cooking in Strasbourg? Swedish mystery
The European Bubble will meet next week in the Alsatian capital for a plenary session. On the agenda are three acronyms from the mammoth Fit for 55 package. And as is so often the case, these technically challenging dossiers conceal major political disputes. Today, they take us to the Swedish forests. continue reading →
Habeck: tax breaks would be a strong EU response to IRA
German Minister for Economic Affairs Robert Habeck has floated tax breaks for investments as an EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). “This is a very interesting proposal from the EU Commission,” he said Thursday at the start of his two-day stay in Stockholm after meetings with his Swedish counterpart Ebba Busch and […] continue reading →
Data Act: the Council’s fourth compromise
As expected, the Swedish Council Presidency has drafted a fourth compromise paper on the Data Act, which is available to Europe.Table. It contains proposed amendments to key points such as trade secrets, the scope of application (Chapter II), SMEs and compensation (Chapter V), and the interaction between the Data Act and the GDPR. According to […] continue reading →
Fit-for-55: Stockholm to complete remaining trilogues
The Swedish Council Presidency wants to conclude the trilogue negotiations on the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Directive by the end of its Council Presidency in June. It sees this as an important contribution to ending energy dependence on Russia and thus maintaining security within the EU.“The European institutions are negotiating various legislative dossiers, our […] continue reading →
EU spaceport opened in Sweden
At the opening ceremony of the spaceport for satellite launches in Esrange, north of the Swedish town of Kiruna, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen emphasized its strategic importance. Von der Leyen spoke Friday of an important moment for Europe and for the European space industry. “As the first orbital launch site on our mainland, Esrange […] continue reading →
Sweden: Russian assets for reconstruction
Shortly before the official presentation of the presidency program, the new Swedish EU presidency has dampened expectations. No quick breakthroughs are to be expected on the two central issues of the next six months – Ukraine and migration, Swedish EU Ambassador Lars Danielsson said in Brussels. “We will do it the Swedish way and work […] continue reading →
Turkey continues to stand in the way of Sweden’s NATO accession
According to the head of Sweden’s government, Ulf Kristersson, Turkey’s demands on his country continue to stand in the way of Sweden joining NATO. “Turkey has confirmed that we have done what we promised them,” Kristersson said Sunday at a security and defense conference in Sälen, western Sweden. “But they also say that they want […] continue reading →
Sweden: EU presidency without climate ambition
For the new Swedish government, climate policy is not a priority back home, but it is in the EU. The government leans on far-right climate change deniers in parliament. Great efforts are not to be expected. But the green transformation in the country and the EU continues. continue reading →
Turkey: Sweden still needs to meet requirements to join NATO
Turkey does not see the preconditions for Sweden’s planned NATO accession fulfilled. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu accused the government in Stockholm on Thursday of failing to extradite terrorists. In addition, Sweden had not frozen their assets as requested. At a joint press conference in Ankara, Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said his government had […] continue reading →
Swedish Council Presidency presents work program
Security, resilience, prosperity, democratic values and the rule of law are the four priorities of Sweden’s presidency. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, leader of the civic moderates, presented his country’s work program in Stockholm on Wednesday. The Scandinavians will replace the Czechs on Jan. 1, 2023, and take over the presidency of the Council of the […] continue reading →
Sweden’s new government in office
Under the impact of numerous crises, a new government headed by conservative Ulf Kristersson took over in Sweden on Tuesday. His coalition of moderates, Christian Democrats, and liberals are taking over “a country which stands in the middle of many parallel crises,” Kristersson said Tuesday in the Swedish parliament. He was referring to Sweden’s problems […] continue reading →
Exploratory mission for conservative Ulf Kristersson in Sweden
Conservative Ulf Kristersson may try his hand at forming a government after Sweden’s close parliamentary election. Parliamentary Speaker Andreas Norlén gave the Moderate Party Leader the exploratory mandate on Monday to sound out the possibilities of forming a new government. Norlén made the announcement at a press conference in Stockholm on Monday after talks with […] continue reading →
Sweden’s Prime Minister Andersson resigns after election
Swedish Social Democratic Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson is resigning after losing the parliamentary elections. The opposition right-wing alliance won the vote, Andersson conceded at a press conference Wednesday night. “It’s a thin majority, but it’s a majority,” she added. She said she would therefore submit her resignation as Prime Minister on Thursday. She said it […] continue reading →
Sweden: Social Democrats ahead in election
According to forecasts, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson‘s Social Democrats have clearly become the strongest force in Sweden’s parliamentary elections. According to the broadcaster SVT, the party received around 29.3 percent of the vote on Sunday. The right-wing populist Sweden Democrats came to about 20.5 percent, according to the report. They are thus on track for […] continue reading →
NATO: Turkey paves the way for Sweden and Finland
Turkey has dropped its opposition to the accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO. During the NATO summit in Madrid, Ankara will support the invitation to the two Nordic countries to become alliance members, Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö stated. A memorandum to this effect was signed by the foreign ministers of the three countries after […] continue reading →