Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden
Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa also took part in the meeting.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden
The Prime Minister welcomes the President outside Rosenbad.
Photo: Ninni Andersson/Government Offices of Sweden
On Monday 19 October, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson received President of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam for a meeting at Rosenbad. The meeting took place in conjunction with the President’s State Visit to Sweden at the invitation of His Majesty the King.
Since 17 September, Sweden has had a caretaker government led by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. A caretaker government primarily takes decisions on ongoing or urgent matters.
In the spring, the Minister for Finance submits the Government’s Spring Fiscal Policy Bill and a Spring Amending Budget to the Riksdag. Later in the year, the more comprehensive Budget Bill and an Autumn Amending Budget are submitted.
During an election year, the Government’s Budget Bill is submitted to the Riksdag three weeks after the vote on the Prime Minister or a change of government. This year, the Budget Bill must be submitted to the Riksdag no later than 12 November 2026.
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."
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.
Being a member of the EU means that Sweden has a direct influence on, and is directly affected by, EU decisions. The Government’s main role in the EU context is to represent Sweden in the European Council and in the Council of the European Union.
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