Sweden is getting set to take over the Presidency of the EU. With an economic downturn in Europe, negotiations on a climate change agreement approaching and big changes in the EU institutions, it will be an intensive six months in the driving seat. From 1 July until the end of the year, Sweden will lead the EU’s work.

Article by Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Finance Minister Anders Borg, published 5 June 2009 in the Financial Times.

“Managing the financial crisis and unemployment and addressing climate change – these will be the two main priorities of the Swedish Presidency.” So said Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt today at a seminar at CEPS, the Centre for European Policy Studies, in Brussels, where he spoke about the Swedish Presidency.

The European Commission today presented a communication on the ‘Stockholm Programme’ on the direction of EU cooperation on justice and home affairs up to the end of 2014.