Sweden is one of the countries that pays more into the EU budget than what comes back in pure contributions. This has contributed to Sweden, like the Netherlands and Austria, receiving compensation in the form of a discount in previous long-term budgets.
However, in the proposal that the European Commission presented this summer for the next long-term period for the years 2028-35, all discounts were removed.
But now they are reportedly back again, in the so-called negotiating box developed by Denmark, which is this autumn's presidency of the EU Council of Ministers.
The box, which does not yet contain any figures, was discussed by EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday and will also be discussed when the countries' heads of state and government hold a summit next week. A final decision on the budget is not expected until next autumn at the earliest.
