SWEDEN, November 25 - Published 25 November 2022 The Government will soon begin work on a new action plan to counter and combat men’s violence against women. The action plan will contain concrete measures to ensure that effective steps to combat men's …
SWEDEN, November 25 - The Global Methane Pledge (GMP) was launched at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow in 2021. As a step towards implementing the GMP, Sweden has now submitted a methane action plan outlining current emissions, instruments and measures. …
SWEDEN, November 25 - Sweden is joining the Industrial Deep Decarbonisation Initiative (IDDI), whose aim is to accelerate the green industry transition. The IDDI is an initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial, a global coalition of public and private …
SWEDEN, November 23 - Published 23 November 2022 Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell is visiting Kenya on 23–24 November 2022. The Minister’s visit will take place in conjunction with the official visit to …
SWEDEN, November 23 - Published 23 November 2022 Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health Jakob Forssmed will attend the Third Global High-level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance in Muscat, Oman, on 24–25 November 2022. Antimicrobial …
SWEDEN, November 22 - Press release from Ministry of Defence Published 22 November 2022 Finland, Norway and Sweden strengthen trilateral defence cooperation. Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen, Norway's Minister of Defence Bjørn Arild Gram …
SWEDEN, November 22 - Press release from Ministry of Defence Published 22 November 2022 Minister for Defence Pål Jonson will travel to Oslo to take part in the NORDEFCO ministerial meeting. NORDEFCO (Nordic Defence Cooperation) comprises Denmark, Finland, …
SWEDEN, November 22 - Published 22 November 2022 (New version) Sweden is facing the greatest foreign, security and defence policy challenges of modern times. For this reason, Sweden’s security policy activities must be coordinated and its crisis management …
SWEDEN, November 18 - Press release from Ministry of Defence Published 18 November 2022 Updated 21 November 2022 (New version) On Friday 18 November, Minister of Defence Pål Jonson will travel to Canada to attend the Halifax International Security Forum ( …
SWEDEN, November 16 - World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign that is celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding of AMR and encourage best practices among the public, One Health stakeholders and policymakers, who all …
SWEDEN, November 14 - Published 14 November 2022 Today marked the start of environment ministers’ week at the UN COP27 Climate Change Conference, and Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari is on site to take part in the …
SWEDEN, November 11 - The Government adopted guidelines for the Swedish National Debt Office’s national debt management. The guideline decision for 2023 amends the steering of national debt composition to gradually phase out national debt foreign currency …
SWEDEN, November 8 - Press release from Ministry of Finance Published 08 November 2022 The Government today presented the Budget Bill for 2023 to the Riksdag. Among the proposals contained in the Bill are reforms to support Swedish households and …
SWEDEN, November 4 - On Monday, 7 November, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will attend the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27). The 27th meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Prime Minister Ulf …
SWEDEN, October 31 - The Swedish economy is expected to enter into recession in 2023 amid rising unemployment, according to the Ministry of Finance’s latest economic forecast. Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson presented the forecast today. …
SWEDEN, October 17 - Published 17 October 2022 On Monday 17 October, the Riksdag voted in favour of Speaker Andreas Norlén’s proposal to appoint Ulf Kristersson (Moderate Party) as Prime Minister. The change of government will take place on Tuesday 18 …
SWEDEN, October 12 - The Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence will take place in Brussels on 12–13 October. Sweden’s NATO invitee status means it can attend for the first time. The meeting will be chaired by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. This …
SWEDEN, October 7 - Published 07 October 2022 On the 6 October, Minister for Health and Social Affairs Lena Hallengren decided to step down from her post. She will leave the Government and take up her seat in the Riksdag. Ms Hallengren will be the new …
SWEDEN, October 5 - The Ministry for Foreign Affairs today circulated a memorandum proposing that the Riksdag approve Sweden’s accession to NATO. The aim is to enable a swift procedure once all of the NATO member countries have ratified Sweden’s accession …
SWEDEN, September 30 - Their Majesties King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden will pay a State Visit to Jordan on 15–17 November, at the invitation of His Majesty King Abdullah II. The visit demonstrates the deep-rooted, historic ties of …
