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Declaration adopted during Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Stockholm
Friday 31 May Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hosted a Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Stockholm, in which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part. During the Summit a declaration was adopted.
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Sweden enters into security cooperation agreement with Ukraine
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have signed an agreement on bilateral security cooperation between Sweden and Ukraine. Mr Kristersson and Mr Zelenskyy signed the agreement in connection with the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit that took place in Stockholm on 31 May.
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Continued strong support for Ukraine
The Swedish government intends to ensure long-term support from Sweden to Ukraine through three-year military support totaling SEK 75 billion.
Following an earlier decision to freeze Russian central bank assets in the EU, the EU has decided to use the net income generated by the frozen assets to provide military and macroeconomic support to Ukraine.
Swedish government increases humanitarian support to Gaza
In view of the extensive humanitarian needs in Gaza, the Government has presented a new humanitarian aid package amounting to SEK 120 million. With this decision to further increase the humanitarian assistance, Sweden will have contributed more than SEK 520 million in humanitarian aid to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Three new national strategies for increased safety and security
The Government has recently presented three new national strategies for increased safety and security in Sweden. These are a strategy for strengthening efforts against violent extremism and terrorism, a strategy against organised crime and a crime prevention strategy on social prevention measures against criminal networks. You can read more about the strategies here.
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
