Swedish Presidency

The first part of the informal meeting of the Competitiveness Council, chaired by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU, concluded today. Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell and…
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On Monday 6 February, EU ministers convened for this year’s first General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting in Brussels. As chair of the Council, Sweden’s Minister for EU Affairs Jessika Roswall underlined during her presentation of the…
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The Presidency Conference on Reinforcing EU Defence Partnerships was held on 30–31 January. The aim of the conference was to discuss issues regarding the EU’s cooperation with strategic partners. Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson…
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Access to space has evolved over time. Recently, the accessibility has become increasingly cheaper and the range of actors able to access space and use it for different purposes has widened. The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the…
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The Equity, Excellence and Innovation: Modern Cancer Care for All high-level conference on cancer took place in Stockholm on 1 February. Jointly hosted by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European…
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The theme of the conference lies at the intersection of two key priority areas in the fight for Gender Equality: the need for women’s economic empowerment and the need to prevent and combat gender-based violence. To examine their…
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A workshop on international climate action was held on 18–20 January for EU chief negotiators. This year, all delegates were invited to Stockholm during the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The EU, which negotiates with one…
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On Friday 27 January, EU justice ministers met in Stockholm as part of the informal Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) meeting. The meeting focused on judicial cooperation to combat organised crime and ensure accountability for core…
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Presidency statement from the informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers in Stockholm on 26 January. Following a discussion at today’s informal meeting of justice and home affairs ministers in Stockholm, the Swedish Presidency…
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day, 27 January, is a day to remember the Holocaust and the millions of Jews who were murdered by the Nazis, the Roma who were victims of genocide based on racist beliefs, and people belonging to other…
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