{"id":13079,"date":"2023-01-02T07:17:39","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T05:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=13079"},"modified":"2023-01-02T07:17:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T05:17:41","slug":"sweden-assumes-eu-presidency-amid-crisis-pledges-to-increase-military-support-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/sweden-assumes-eu-presidency-amid-crisis-pledges-to-increase-military-support-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweden assumes EU Presidency amid crisis, pledges to increase military support for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sweden assumed the European Union\u2019s rotational presidency for the next six months starting from January 1 to June 30, 2023, as the Russian war on Ukraine remains a major challenge to European security.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweden is taking over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union during Europe\u2019s most serious security crisis since the Second World War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweden\u2019s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson laid down his plans for his country\u2019s term of Presidency by stating that \u201cSweden is taking over the Presidency at a time when the European Union is facing unprecedented challenges. A greener, more secure, and freer Europe is the foundation of our priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the course of its Presidency, Sweden will host around 2000 EU meetings in Brussels and Luxembourg, as well as around 150 meetings in various locations in Sweden addressing more than 300 different issues related to European security, trade, migration, climate change, and the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweden will also hold talks with various EU bodies and negotiate important issues among the member states, the European Commission, and the Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Sweden is assuming the Council presidency at a crucial time.<br> <br>Dear <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwedishPM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SwedishPM<\/a>, your leadership will be crucial to preserve our \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa unity in support of Ukraine.<br> <br>You can count on me to take forward your ambitious agenda for our Union.<br><br>Lycka till <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sweden2023eu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sweden2023eu<\/a> ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mKClO65Hoh\">pic.twitter.com\/mKClO65Hoh<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vonderleyen\/status\/1609466807852879872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said the war in Ukraine will have decisive effects on his country&#8217;s leadership of the Council of the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristersson told Swedish lawmakers in December that under Sweden\u2019s presidency, the EU\u2019s main objective regarding the Ukraine war would focus on &#8220;maintaining European unity in our support for Ukraine, expanding the economic, humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine, continuing to gather countries and resources for Ukraine&#8217;s reconstruction, safeguarding international law, demanding accountability; and carefully monitoring Ukraine&#8217;s progress as a candidate country.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kristersson said in a parliamentary session that &#8220;In other respects, we have no idea what the repercussions will be. What will be happening a year after the invasion? Later in the spring&nbsp;or in the summer of 2023? During its presidency, Sweden will be prepared to act quickly and resolutely.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sweden-PM-Ulf-Kristersson-EU-Parliament-President-Metsola.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sweden-PM-Ulf-Kristersson-EU-Parliament-President-Metsola.jpg?resize=835%2C541&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13072\" width=\"835\" height=\"541\"\/><\/a><figcaption><em><sup>Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola. (Image Credit: Johannes Frandsen\/Government Offices of Sweden)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Under its presidency, Sweden also plans to address the heated debate regarding migration issues that have continuously created tension between the EU countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sweden recently went through an administrative transition that brought the right-winged bloc into power. The Sweden Democrats, led by Jimmie Akesson, got 20% of the vote in September&#8217;s elections. The party holds a strong anti-migration narrative that might reflect on the EU after Sweden takes charge as the president. During the Swedish presidency, works are expected to continue on a series of legislative proposals that lay the foundation for a new migration system in the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Netherlands and Austria have pushed for an extraordinary summit in February this year, which will be devoted to addressing migration issues. Earlier in December 2022, Austria and Netherlands blocked Bulgaria and Romania\u2019s plea to join the Schengen area citing the countries\u2019 weak migration laws. Croatia, however, received unanimous backing to join Schengen and became a Schengen member on January 1, 2023. Croatia has also adopted Euro as its official currency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweden assumed the European Union\u2019s rotational presidency for the next six months starting from January 1 to June 30, 2023. 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