Carl Bildt to Vienna for Paris Pact meeting and IAEA talks
Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt travels to Vienna on Wednesday to attend and address a ministerial meeting on the Paris Pact on Thursday 16 February. The meeting will focus on the fight against drugs and Afghanistan.
Last updated: 15 February 2012
Ewa Björling launches initiative for free trade with US
On 15 February 2012, Minister for Trade Ewa Björling is presenting the conclusions of a new report by the Transatlantic Task Force on Trade and Investment. The report proposes how an open market for trade and investments could be created between the EU and the US.
Statement of Foreign Policy 2012
What should Swedish foreign policy look like? The foreign policy debate is held in the Riksdag today and traditionally begins with the Minister for Foreign Affairs presenting the Statement of Government Policy on Foreign Affairs - a programmatic declaration setting out visions for Sweden's work in the world.
Carl Bildt to present Statement of Foreign Policy
What will Sweden's foreign policy be in the year ahead? On Wednesday 15 February, the annual foreign policy debate will be held in the Riksdag, opening with the Statement of Foreign Policy presented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt. Also, for the first time ever, the Minister for Foreign Affairs will participate in a question-and-answer session on Twitter.
How to strengthen the image of Sweden and exports - Ewa Björling launches promotion calendar for 2012
Minister for Trade Ewa Björling has initiated the 2012 promotion calendar for the creative industries. The aim is to increase the focus on five selected industries - music, food, film, fashion and literature - which are thought to have particularly great potential for increasing exports. The month focusing on music started 1 February.
Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and former US National Security Advisor Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski. Photo: Ebassy of Sweden in Washington
SIPRIs North American Operations Launched by Carl Bildt and Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski
On Feb 6th, on the occasion of the launch of SIPRI North America, more than 150 people gathered at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington DC. The North American branch of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute was introduced by a discussion on the role of Europe and the US in the coming 20 years. Featured speakers were Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and former US National Security Advisor Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski.
The Government's 2011 Music Export Prize to Swedish House Mafia
During 2011, Swedish House Mafia have consolidated their international position as world-leading DJs. With a concert at Madison Square Garden in New York - which sold out in 20 minutes - Swedish House Mafia (Steve Angelo, Axel 'Axwell' Hedfors and Sebastian Ingrosso) demonstrated once and for all that house music belongs in both clubs and huge arenas.
The 2011 Special prize for Swedish music exports goes to Roxette who celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2011 with one of the largest tours a Swedish band has ever undertaken.
Photo: Linn Duvhammar/MFA
Ewa Björling presents initiative for Swedish fashion in China
In connection with Stockholm Fashion Week, Minister for Trade Ewa Björling launched a new initiative on Tuesday intended to increase fashion exports to China.
"Swedish fashion is a red-hot trend throughout the world right now. But sales are concentrated in Europe, despite the fact that future growth will be created in new markets. We have to be at the forefront and this is why I am taking the initiative to support fashion companies' exports to the growth market that is China," says Dr Björling.
Anders Borg and Gunilla Carlsson present this year's World Bank report on gender equality as smart economics
On 31 January, Minister for Finance Anders Borg and Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson are to present the World Development Report 2012 in Stockholm, together with the report' principle author, Dr Ana Revenga (World Bank).
Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm. Photo: Mikael Axelsson
SAO meeting at Swedish Museum of Natural History
The Swedish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council is is arranging the first Senior Arctic Officials (SAO) meeting of the year at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm in March. The museum hopes to arouse interest in nature and natural sciences, the environment, conservation and biodiversity. Interests that chime well with the activities of the Arctic Council.
