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Climate finance goal in focus ahead of COP 29
Illustration: COP 29 The UN Climate Change Conference COP 29 will take place on 11–22 November in Baku, Azerbaijan. The key issues to be negotiated are the new global goal for financing climate action and emissions trading. The Government also wants to pick up the pace of work on new national climate action plans.
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Minister for Social Services attends global ministerial conference on ending violence against children
The Swedish Minister for Social Affairs Camilla Waltersson Grönvall, speaks at the conference in Colombia: 1st Global Ministerial Conference on ending violence against children. Photo: Government Offices of Sweden The conference takes place in Colombia’s capital Bogotá on 7-8 November. The Swedish Government is co-hosting the conference, together with the Government of Colombia, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence Against Children.
Government took part in Nordic Council Session in Reykjavik
When the Nordic Council held its 76th Session in Reykjavik on 28–31 October, the focus was on peace and security in the Arctic and Nordic regions.
State of the Russian economy examined
Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine continues with unabated intensity and far-reaching consequences for civilians. At the same time, Russia is spreading propaganda to try and portray the Russian economy as more well-functioning than it actually is. As part of efforts to combat this propaganda, the Swedish Government commissioned the National Institute of Economic Research to analyse economic developments in Russia. Last Wednesday, Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson hosted a seminar in connection with the report’s conclusions.
New total defence resolution for a stronger Sweden
(New version) The Government has now presented a Total Defence Bill for the period 2025–2030. It includes substantial reinforcements of the total defence. Additional funding over SEK 170 billion will be allocated to the military defence and SEK 37.5 billion to the civil defence through 2030. These are historically large investments. Defence expenditures will therefore already reach 2.6 per cent of GDP in 2028.
Sweden's new migration policy
Sweden’s migration policy is undergoing a paradigm shift. The Government is intensifying its efforts to reduce, in full compliance with Sweden’s international commitments, the number of migrants coming irregularly to Sweden. Labour immigration fraud and abuses must be stopped and the ‘shadow society’ combated.
