Swedish diplomat Olof Skoog has been appointed Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs at EEAS 👏 🇸🇪🇪🇺! eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eeas-high…

This morning Jessica Rosencrantz is hosting a breakfast meeting for EU ministers on Ukraine’s EU integration with Kaja Kallas Marta Kos Olga Stefanishyna 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇸🇪

Watch the press conference following the breakfast meeting on Ukraine’s EU integration here ⬇️ Jessica Rosencrantz Kaja Kallas Olga Stefanishyna Marta Kos audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/I-266… via EC AV Service

Sweden welcomes competitiveness as the backbone of Europe’s agenda. Strengthening innovation, accelerating growth, and enhancing the Single Market are key to a resilient future. We look forward to working with the #CompetitivenessCompass for a stronger EU. ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

Ahead of today's leaders' meeting, SwedishPM hosted a Nordic-Baltic Prime Ministers' breakfast meeting together with Poland and Ireland on regional security challenges and the EU-US relationship.

Europe must strengthen its defence and 🇸🇪 is actively contributing to this. We need to mobilise more private capital investment, cooperate more in order to lower costs, and increase EIB financing for the European defence industry. SwedishPM at the informal EU leaders’ meeting

🇸🇪, 🇫🇮, 🇨🇿 and 🇳🇱 take the lead - with support from in total 13 EUMS – to propose concrete input for the new horizontal Single Market Strategy to be presented soon by the European Commission. Find the letter below👇

Today we hosted the annual conference for Sweden's ambassadors to Europe and North America - very happy to welcome Kaja Kallas Jessika Roswall Gert Jan Koopman Sabine Weyand Niclas Kvarnström 🇪🇺 as speakers 🇸🇪🇪🇺

An honor that HRVP Kaja Kallas participated in the Swedish 🇸🇪 Ambassador’s Conference here in Brussels, providing us with a strong sense of optimism and confidence in the EU:s ability to act in these challenging times. #Starstruck 🇪🇺

Mission accomplished! This Saturday we saw the unplugging 🔌 of 🇪🇪,🇱🇹&🇱🇻 ⚡️power grid from 🇷🇺 Happy to have witness today the #BalticSynchronisation to🇪🇺 grid from Litgrid HQ in🇱🇹 The work to further enhance our #EnergyUnion continues! More info: europa.eu/!hyV39V

This morning, Ambassador Karin Eckerdal hosted a discussion with Spotify’s Daniel Ek and Finnish Ambassador Lauri Hirvonen, focusing on the EU’s competitiveness agenda. From tech to culture, Nordic leadership can contribute to a stronger, more innovative Europe 🇸🇪🇫🇮🇪🇺💡

Yesterday’s Nuclear Alliance meeting ahead of the Energy Council, led by Ebba Busch, brought together 15 countries & the European Commission. Read the joint statement: government.se/statements/202…

Productive meeting today with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Luc Frieden on Ukraine and European competitiveness. Look forward to continuing our excellent cooperation.

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. - SwedishPM

It's good to discuss regulatory simplification, the Capital Markets Union & energy. However, competitiveness largely depends on national reforms. More EU countries must have the will to implement reforms on budget discipline, investment savings accounts & pensions. - SwedishPM

Greater investment in European defence is essential, with private investment playing a key role. Some institutions still claim defence spending isn’t sustainable – not investing in securing peace is unsustainable. - SwedishPM

The eight EU member states with fishing interests in UK waters gathered on the sidelines of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council, all in agreement on the importance of fisheries in the EU-UK relationship.

The climate transition and competitiveness go hand in hand. To make the Clean Industrial Deal a success, we must: 1️⃣ Harness all fossil-free energy sources 2️⃣ Ensure a stable and predictable legal framework for investments 1/2

3️⃣ Raise ambition in the Circular Economy Act 4️⃣ Complete the Capital Markets Union to unlock private capital — Romina Pourmokhtari at today’s EU Environment Council in Brussels 2/2

🇸🇪🇳🇴🇩🇰 will collaborate to stop products hazardous for human health and the environment from actors such as Temu, Shein, and Wish. Joint Scandinavian effort for safe e-commerce — and the importance of measures at the EU level 🇪🇺