The issue of ministers' and members of parliament's security has become highly topical after the recent incidents surrounding demonstrations at the parliament. The government now wants to review different laws, among other things, to give the police increased powers to change the time and place of demonstrations.
SwedenThe Christian Democrats want individuals who repeatedly disturb at demonstrations to be able to receive contact bans and be shut out from public places. The limit has been reached. Condemnations are no longer enough, says The Christian Democrats leader Ebba Busch.
SwedenMinister for Justice Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party) is inviting all party group leaders to a meeting about the recent incidents in connection with demonstrations at the parliament.
SwedenTwo party leaders want the police to do more to protect Members of Parliament from Palestine activists. The police should consider whether it is suitable to allow these activists to get so close to our workplaces, says SD leader Jimmie Åkesson.
SwedenMore than a billion kronor in an investment in national cyber security. This is proposed by the government in the upcoming budget.
SwedenIn a post on X, Carl-Oskar Bohlin (The Moderate Party), Minister for Civil Defence, states that he was harassed by Palestine activists on Monday evening. "A group of people with antisocial dominant behavior started harassing me, which resulted in me simply not being able to get home," Bohlin writes in the post.
SwedenThe test of Hesa Fredrik on Monday was a failure. In several Scania towns it was quiet, Sydsvenskan has reported.
SwedenMinister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson (M) and Carl-Oskar Bohlin (M), Minister for Civil Defence, had their secret addresses revealed by the Riksdag Administration. This occurred when Altinget requested the agreements for the ministers' overnight apartments in Stockholm.
SwedenThe Government is tightening supervision of how legal explosive goods are handled. Shortcomings have led to explosives ending up with criminals.
SwedenSweden is to develop a plan for large-scale evacuation in the event of a crisis or war, together with Finland.
SwedenSuspected cable breaks must be detected and reported faster than today, the government believes. A suspected vessel should not be able to sail away, says Carl-Oskar Bohlin (The Moderate Party), Minister for Civil Defence.
SwedenThe allocation to literature and cultural magazines is increased by 10 million kronor in the government's spring budget. But the money is intended for reading promotion initiatives, writes the government.
EntertainmentThe Government wants to make the National Archives and the National Heritage Board into emergency preparedness authorities – and allocates four million kronor to it in the spring budget. Experiences from other countries teach us that culture builds resilience, says Minister of Culture Parisa Liljestrand (The Moderate Party).
EntertainmentThe Government wants to introduce a new warning system to be able to reach more people simultaneously via mobile phones. We must have an order where the information gets through, says the Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin.
SwedenSweden will get a new national strategy for cybersecurity. The government calls it a "ambition increase".
SwedenAlready this fall, the National Board of Health and Welfare will submit its analysis of what a civil duty in healthcare could look like in the event of war.
SwedenThe buildup of Sweden's civil defense has gone far too slowly. This is stated by the National Audit Office in a report that criticizes the government for both inadequate governance and financing over the past decade.
SwedenAfter the indictment against the government's former security adviser Henrik Landerholm, the Ministry of Defence is summoning the chairman of the foundation that operates the course centre where the classified documents were left behind.
SwedenThe Liberal's Member of Parliament Anna Starbrink is the new Director-General at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB). The employment documents were drawn up even before she applied for the job, reports Aftonbladet.
SwedenThe municipalities' control over the handling of legal explosive goods is lacking. Now the government wants to quickly introduce tightening measures to prevent criminals from getting hold of explosives.
SwedenThe Government is concerned that Swedish authority heads will not show decisiveness in crisis. Over 50 authorities are now tasked with ensuring a culture of decisiveness and proactivity.
SwedenThe Government wants to educate more civil conscripts. Now, MSB is tasked with examining how conscription for civil duty can be activated. The era of extreme individualism is over. The time ahead of us demands a greater we, says Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin (The Moderate Party).
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