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After 20+ hours of negotiations, EU countries have agreed on a new binding climate target: a 90% emissions cut by 2040. Sweden was among the leading voices for high ambition, advancing the EU’s climate goals and the Paris Agreement.
@RPourmokhtari
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November 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
After 20+ hours of negotiations, EU countries have agreed on a new binding climate target: a 90% emissions cut by 2040. Sweden was among the leading voices for high ambition, advancing the EU’s climate goals and the Paris Agreement.
@RPourmokhtari
@RPourmokhtari
🧵(1/2) Minister for Defence Pål Jonson at FAC Defence: ”Important now to have a clear division of labour between NATO and EU, to unite and not duplicate efforts. The EU should focus on helping us achieve ->
October 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🧵(1/2) Minister for Defence Pål Jonson at FAC Defence: ”Important now to have a clear division of labour between NATO and EU, to unite and not duplicate efforts. The EU should focus on helping us achieve ->
🧵(1/2) Justice and Home Affairs Council starts today.
Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer: ”Important discussion today regarding the future of Eurojust. To combat organised and cross-border crime, we need judicial cooperation within the EU and ->
Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer: ”Important discussion today regarding the future of Eurojust. To combat organised and cross-border crime, we need judicial cooperation within the EU and ->
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
🧵(1/2) Justice and Home Affairs Council starts today.
Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer: ”Important discussion today regarding the future of Eurojust. To combat organised and cross-border crime, we need judicial cooperation within the EU and ->
Minister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer: ”Important discussion today regarding the future of Eurojust. To combat organised and cross-border crime, we need judicial cooperation within the EU and ->
(1/2) Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson at #ECOFIN: ”Important discussion today on how to better use the Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine. It is also important to know that the Russian economy is not as strong as they say, and ->
October 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
(1/2) Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson at #ECOFIN: ”Important discussion today on how to better use the Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine. It is also important to know that the Russian economy is not as strong as they say, and ->
🧵(1/2) Minister for EU Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz at GAC: ”Russia’s violation of 🇵🇱 and 🇷🇴 airspace is unacceptable and a brutal reminder of how Ukraine defends itself - and all of Europe - from Russia’s war of aggression. Sweden pushes for ->
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🧵(1/2) Minister for EU Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz at GAC: ”Russia’s violation of 🇵🇱 and 🇷🇴 airspace is unacceptable and a brutal reminder of how Ukraine defends itself - and all of Europe - from Russia’s war of aggression. Sweden pushes for ->
(1/2) ”Sweden continues to increase its support to Ukraine. Through this new agreement, 🇸🇪 becomes the first country in the EU that intends to allocate additional funds via the Ukraine Facility to strengthen ->
August 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
(1/2) ”Sweden continues to increase its support to Ukraine. Through this new agreement, 🇸🇪 becomes the first country in the EU that intends to allocate additional funds via the Ukraine Facility to strengthen ->
(🧵1/2) EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz at GAC: ”We need a better budget, not bigger. The MFF proposal has the right focus - security, Ukraine, rule of law and making Europe a better place for businesses. But in a time where national budgets are under great pressure, the ->
July 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
(🧵1/2) EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz at GAC: ”We need a better budget, not bigger. The MFF proposal has the right focus - security, Ukraine, rule of law and making Europe a better place for businesses. But in a time where national budgets are under great pressure, the ->
🧵(1/2) Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa at #FACtrade: The EU wants a negotiated solution, our door has always been open and still is. But we are ready to take necessary measures to protect our interests if needed.
July 14, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🧵(1/2) Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa at #FACtrade: The EU wants a negotiated solution, our door has always been open and still is. But we are ready to take necessary measures to protect our interests if needed.
🧵(1/2) Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson at today’s ECOFIN:
”Europe is a rich and strong continent, but to afford everything we need to do, the speed of growth must be faster than the speed of debt. ->
”Europe is a rich and strong continent, but to afford everything we need to do, the speed of growth must be faster than the speed of debt. ->
July 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🧵(1/2) Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson at today’s ECOFIN:
”Europe is a rich and strong continent, but to afford everything we need to do, the speed of growth must be faster than the speed of debt. ->
”Europe is a rich and strong continent, but to afford everything we need to do, the speed of growth must be faster than the speed of debt. ->
”Europe is stepping up the defence of our freedom and our continent – we owe it to past and future generations. And if we are to afford this, we need a growing economy. We will keep pushing the Commission to make it easier to do business in Europe.”
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at #EUCO
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at #EUCO
June 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
”Europe is stepping up the defence of our freedom and our continent – we owe it to past and future generations. And if we are to afford this, we need a growing economy. We will keep pushing the Commission to make it easier to do business in Europe.”
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at #EUCO
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at #EUCO
“The countries around this table are some of the leaders in supporting Ukraine and increasing spending in our own security. We call on all Member states to do more and to do it faster.” Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at Nordic-Baltic-Polish-German-Irish pre-meeting at #EUCO
June 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
“The countries around this table are some of the leaders in supporting Ukraine and increasing spending in our own security. We call on all Member states to do more and to do it faster.” Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at Nordic-Baltic-Polish-German-Irish pre-meeting at #EUCO
New EPSO director Olivier Salles at our #MidsummerSeminar, on the importance of geographical balance and the new competition model. EPSO aims to publish the AD5 competition after the summer.
June 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
New EPSO director Olivier Salles at our #MidsummerSeminar, on the importance of geographical balance and the new competition model. EPSO aims to publish the AD5 competition after the summer.
”Improving geographical balance strengthens the legitimacy of our EU institutions, increases policy effectiveness and development, builds institutional capacity and awareness, and promotes equal opportunities for all citizens.” 🇸🇪 EU Ambassador Mikaela Kumlin Granit #MidsummerSeminar
June 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
”Improving geographical balance strengthens the legitimacy of our EU institutions, increases policy effectiveness and development, builds institutional capacity and awareness, and promotes equal opportunities for all citizens.” 🇸🇪 EU Ambassador Mikaela Kumlin Granit #MidsummerSeminar
Full house and great engagement today at our Midsummer Seminar on geographical balance - the importance of all 🇪🇺 Member States being well represented among the staff of EU institutions.
June 10, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Full house and great engagement today at our Midsummer Seminar on geographical balance - the importance of all 🇪🇺 Member States being well represented among the staff of EU institutions.
Book launch at the Perm Rep today! With @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, Ambassador Mikaela Kumlin Granit & researchers from 🇸🇪 Network for European Research in Political Science who contribute to this year’s Europaperspektiv: “Pitfall & Dilemmas: the 🇪🇺 charting its course in a new geopolitical world”.
June 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Book launch at the Perm Rep today! With @jessikaroswall.ec.europa.eu, Ambassador Mikaela Kumlin Granit & researchers from 🇸🇪 Network for European Research in Political Science who contribute to this year’s Europaperspektiv: “Pitfall & Dilemmas: the 🇪🇺 charting its course in a new geopolitical world”.
”In view of the serious security environment in Europe, we need to make sure we can step up rearmament. The defence omnibus and other measures to cut red tape and increase efficiency are important. Support to 🇺🇦 and EU defence readiness are top priorities for 🇸🇪.”
Minister Pål Jonson at FAC Defence
Minister Pål Jonson at FAC Defence
May 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
”In view of the serious security environment in Europe, we need to make sure we can step up rearmament. The defence omnibus and other measures to cut red tape and increase efficiency are important. Support to 🇺🇦 and EU defence readiness are top priorities for 🇸🇪.”
Minister Pål Jonson at FAC Defence
Minister Pål Jonson at FAC Defence
🧵(1/2) ”When the US is raising tariffs and turning inwards, Europe should open up even more. We should conclude more EU free trade agreements to open markets and diversify our trade.” ->
May 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🧵(1/2) ”When the US is raising tariffs and turning inwards, Europe should open up even more. We should conclude more EU free trade agreements to open markets and diversify our trade.” ->
EU sanctions against Russia are working and Russia's ability to finance its war is declining - some of the findings of a new report presented to EU ministers for finance today, by @torbjornbecker.bsky.social and Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson.
Read it here: www.hhs.se/contentasset...
Read it here: www.hhs.se/contentasset...
May 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
EU sanctions against Russia are working and Russia's ability to finance its war is declining - some of the findings of a new report presented to EU ministers for finance today, by @torbjornbecker.bsky.social and Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson.
Read it here: www.hhs.se/contentasset...
Read it here: www.hhs.se/contentasset...
🧵(1/2) Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard at #FAC: “The recent deadly attacks on Ukraine show that Russia does not want peace. We must increase our support to Ukraine and move forward on the use of frozen Russian assets. In Gaza, we call for immediate humanitarian access. ->
April 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🧵(1/2) Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard at #FAC: “The recent deadly attacks on Ukraine show that Russia does not want peace. We must increase our support to Ukraine and move forward on the use of frozen Russian assets. In Gaza, we call for immediate humanitarian access. ->
Would you like to support Ukraine through “crowd forecasting”?
Interesting visit by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) who presented ”Glimt” – a platform run in collaboration with 🇺🇦, where anyone can help predict the future.
Read more and sign up here: glimt.nu/glimt/en/wel...
Interesting visit by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) who presented ”Glimt” – a platform run in collaboration with 🇺🇦, where anyone can help predict the future.
Read more and sign up here: glimt.nu/glimt/en/wel...
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Would you like to support Ukraine through “crowd forecasting”?
Interesting visit by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) who presented ”Glimt” – a platform run in collaboration with 🇺🇦, where anyone can help predict the future.
Read more and sign up here: glimt.nu/glimt/en/wel...
Interesting visit by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) who presented ”Glimt” – a platform run in collaboration with 🇺🇦, where anyone can help predict the future.
Read more and sign up here: glimt.nu/glimt/en/wel...
The EU must now prioritise increasing support for Ukraine.
Sweden has swiftly reassessed and re-prioritised its entire aid budget.
I urge all EU countries to follow suit.
— Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at #EUCO
Sweden has swiftly reassessed and re-prioritised its entire aid budget.
I urge all EU countries to follow suit.
— Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at #EUCO
March 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The EU must now prioritise increasing support for Ukraine.
Sweden has swiftly reassessed and re-prioritised its entire aid budget.
I urge all EU countries to follow suit.
— Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at #EUCO
Sweden has swiftly reassessed and re-prioritised its entire aid budget.
I urge all EU countries to follow suit.
— Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson at #EUCO
Building a strong EU economy is paramount to defence, support to 🇺🇦 and our standard of living. We must improve access to capital. More EU countries should put in place a system for savings & investments to free the €11 000 bn sleeping on European bank accounts.
EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz #GAC
EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz #GAC
March 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Building a strong EU economy is paramount to defence, support to 🇺🇦 and our standard of living. We must improve access to capital. More EU countries should put in place a system for savings & investments to free the €11 000 bn sleeping on European bank accounts.
EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz #GAC
EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz #GAC
« We must speed up to make Europe more secure. We welcome the Commission's proposal and now have a clear plan on how to increase defence financing. Now we must act fast and make sure that the EU solutions add to necessary national measures. »
Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson at #ECOFIN
Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson at #ECOFIN
March 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
« We must speed up to make Europe more secure. We welcome the Commission's proposal and now have a clear plan on how to increase defence financing. Now we must act fast and make sure that the EU solutions add to necessary national measures. »
Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson at #ECOFIN
Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson at #ECOFIN
High-level seminar on migration today as 🇸🇪 takes over the chairmanship of ICMDP Steering Group, with speakers incl Commissioner @magnusbrunner.bsky.social and Minister Johan Forssell discussing the upcoming proposal from the EU Commission on returns and other issues.
📷 Dario Pignatelli
📷 Dario Pignatelli
March 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
High-level seminar on migration today as 🇸🇪 takes over the chairmanship of ICMDP Steering Group, with speakers incl Commissioner @magnusbrunner.bsky.social and Minister Johan Forssell discussing the upcoming proposal from the EU Commission on returns and other issues.
📷 Dario Pignatelli
📷 Dario Pignatelli
Now all of us need to step up and do more to strengthen European security. The EU needs to act quickly and decisively, and keep supporting Ukraine through robust military support. A sustainable peace in Europe requires a strong, independent and secure Ukraine.
🇸🇪 PM Ulf Kristersson at EUCO
🇸🇪 PM Ulf Kristersson at EUCO
March 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Now all of us need to step up and do more to strengthen European security. The EU needs to act quickly and decisively, and keep supporting Ukraine through robust military support. A sustainable peace in Europe requires a strong, independent and secure Ukraine.
🇸🇪 PM Ulf Kristersson at EUCO
🇸🇪 PM Ulf Kristersson at EUCO