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Equal rights and opportunities for LGBTIQ persons
It’s Stockholm Pride this week. Everyone should be able live their life in freedom and security, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. The Government is working long-term and broadly to strengthen LGBTIQ persons equal rights and opportunities.
Joint Declaration on the Establishment of the Integrated Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition
The leaders of Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom recognizing the growing threat posed by ballistic missiles and the increasing importance of defence capabilities for the security of the European continent, announce today the initiation of the establishment of a purely defensive Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition.
"We express our support for its Flagship Project to work at pace to develop an Anti-Ballistic capability."
NATO selects Saab GlobalEye Airborne Warning and Control System
On 7 July, in connection with the NATO Summit in Ankara, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that NATO has chosen Saab’s GlobalEye as its new Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS). This means that NATO will open negotiations with Saab to purchase up to 10 GlobalEye aircraft.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Minister for Defense Pål Jonson and Micael Johansson, President and CEO of Saab, held a press conference in connection with the NATO Industry Forum in Ankara.
The state becomes a shareholder in Videberg Kraft AB
The Government has decided that the state will become a shareholder in Videberg Kraft AB, which plans to build nuclear reactors at Ringhals. The Swedish state, Vattenfall AB and Industrikraft i Sverige AB have concluded a shareholders’ agreement on the management of the company. The state’s shareholding will be 60 per cent, while Vattenfall and Industrikraft will each hold 20 per cent. The state has also negotiated the principal terms and conditions for state aid to the company.
Protecting the 2026 elections
The Swedish electoral system is fundamentally robust and difficult for antagonists to manipulate. Government agencies at central, regional and local level have extensive experience of conducting elections correctly, observing due process.
However, the current security situation, rapid pace of technological developments and experience from other elections in Europe have highlighted a need to increase resilience to foreign malign information influence ahead of the general elections on 13 September 2026.
