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ARTICLE – December 21, 2021
Swedish Enterprise on the revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directives
As several air pollutants can travel long distances, which could affect nearby countries, Swedish Enterprises welcomes initiatives that harmonises additional monitoring and modelling of ambient air in the EU.
ARTICLE – December 15, 2021
Marie Trogstam new Head of Department for Sustainability and Infrastructure
Marie Trogstam will be the new Head of Department for Sustainability and Infrastructure at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. She is currently Head of Sustainability at AFRY.
ARTICLE – December 13, 2021
Delays and price hikes hit imports
Almost three-quarters of importing Swedish companies are facing major problems with their supply chains, according to a survey by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. Steep price rises have now also emerged as a major new concern.
ARTICLE – December 12, 2021
Easier to trade services globally
The World Trade Organization has agreed to make it easier for service companies to trade with the rest of the world. ”It will be smoother, faster and less costly,” says Anna Stellinger, head of international and EU affairs.
ARTICLE – December 6, 2021
WTO Ministerial Conference postponed - a lost opportunity or an opportunity to reach the goal
The WTO is the primary enabler of rules-based international trade. However, several parts of the organisation urgently need to be modernised if it is to remain relevant in the future.
ARTICLE – December 1, 2021
Prioritise competitiveness and regulatory improvement during Sweden’s EU presidency
On 1 January 2023, Sweden assumes the presidency of the EU. This will provide an important opportunity for Sweden to set the agenda for what the EU should focus on, as well as to decide which issues and topics should be addressed and prioritised during Sweden’s six month-presidency.
ARTICLE – November 30, 2021
Swedish Enterprise’s views on proposed changes to the General State Aid Block Exemption (GBER) to support green and digital transition
The proposed changes to the General Block Exemption, (Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014, abbreviation GBER), are wide-ranging and its significance is large.
ARTICLE – November 30, 2021
Anti-coercion instrument – a difficult balancing act
The European Commission will present a proposal for a so called “anti-coercion instrument”, a trade policy tool to be used against countries that in various ways threaten us.
ARTICLE – November 25, 2021
EU industrial emissions directive risks hampering industry’s climate transition
A broadened EU directive regulating industrial emissions risks being a setback for industry. In its current form, the directive works well and creates environmental benefits. It is therefore important to safeguard the directive’s effectiveness as it is revised, writes Jenny Svärd who is responsible for environmental policy at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.
ARTICLE – November 24, 2021
EU competition policy stands strong
In recent years, much debate at EU level has focused on competition law and how it needs to change to meet growing global competition. Now that the European Commission has published a statement on competition policy, the message is broadly welcome, writes Stefan Sagebro, expert on competition issues at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise.

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