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Committee on European Union Affairs
The Committee on European Union Affairs (Swedish: nämnden för Europeiska unionen, also called EU-nämnden) is a governmental body in the Swedish Riksdag, where the Riksdag and the Swedish Government consult matters and issues about the European Union (EU). In the EU Committee, Sweden's negotiating position is determined prior to a meeting of the European Council or the Council of the European Union.
The Speaker of the committee is currently Erik Ottoson from the Moderate Party, along with vice-Speaker Matilda Ernkrans from the Social Democrats.
In June 1994, a proposal was adopted in the Riksdag for forms of co-operation between the Riksdag and the Government on EU issues, among other things, a proposal for a principle was adopted on the establishment of the EU Committee. Later that year, the Riksdag's position with EU issues and the EU Committee's tasks was regulated by a Riksdag decision:
The Government shall inform the EU Committee of matters to be decided by the Council of the European Union. The Government shall also consult with the committee on how the negotiations in the Council shall be conducted prior to the decisions in the Council. The Government shall consult with the EU Board on other matters concerning the work in the European Union when the Board, for special reasons, calls for such a discussion. The Government shall consult with the Board prior to meetings of the European Council.
— Riksdagsordningen, Chapter 10, §10 (unofficial translation),
In addition to the established EU Committee, the Constitutional Inquiry, before the EU, discussed the possibility that the consultation would take place in the Foreign Affairs Committee or in other Riksdag committees.[citation needed] As the EU issues only apply in certain cases and have little to do with traditional foreign policy, the proposal was rejected by the Foreign Affairs Committee. If the consultation were to take place in the committees, there was a risk that the workload would be too great and that the Riksdag's overview of EU policy would suffer. The government would also find it difficult to have a large number of committees to consult with.[original research?] The Constitutional Inquiry also stated that the overall influence would be greater if the Riksdag's consultations were coordinated through a spokesperson instead of through the respective committees. The EU Committee was set up with a clear role model in the Danish Folketinget's Marketing Committee (Markedsudvalget), a special committee for consideration and anchoring of EU related issues.[citation needed] The Marketing Committee has been considered to have a strong influence on the formulation of EU policy in Denmark.[citation needed]
The Committee on European Union Affairs currently has 17 members. In the current term (2018–2022), the Social Democrats have five members, the Moderates four, the Sweden Democrats three, and other parties such as the Green Party, the Center Party, the Left Party, the Liberals and the Christian Democrats all have one member each. The EU Committee has more alternates than in the “ordinary” professional committees (41 of them as of 7 September 2011). The parties try to cover the committees most affected by EU issues with the appointments of members and alternates.
The Committee usually meets with the government on Fridays based on the agenda items that come up at the Council of Ministers' meetings the following week. It is often difficult to know exactly which issues will be the subject of negotiations in the Council of Ministers, as the preparations in COREPER conclude shortly before the meeting and it is only then that points being raised at the Council of Ministers are made known. Normally, the responsible minister (or state secretary) reports back from the previous cabinet meeting and then goes through the agenda for next week's meeting. In the following, the members can then discuss with the government the Swedish position proposed by the government on the issue. The members or parties that do not share the government's view on the issue are expected to clarify this. According to practice, it is in the EU committee that Sweden's negotiating position is determined. The Speaker of the Committee concludes each consultation point by stating whether there is a majority for the government's position on the issue or not.
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Committee on European Union Affairs
The Committee on European Union Affairs (Swedish: nämnden för Europeiska unionen, also called EU-nämnden) is a governmental body in the Swedish Riksdag, where the Riksdag and the Swedish Government consult matters and issues about the European Union (EU). In the EU Committee, Sweden's negotiating position is determined prior to a meeting of the European Council or the Council of the European Union.
The Speaker of the committee is currently Erik Ottoson from the Moderate Party, along with vice-Speaker Matilda Ernkrans from the Social Democrats.
In June 1994, a proposal was adopted in the Riksdag for forms of co-operation between the Riksdag and the Government on EU issues, among other things, a proposal for a principle was adopted on the establishment of the EU Committee. Later that year, the Riksdag's position with EU issues and the EU Committee's tasks was regulated by a Riksdag decision:
The Government shall inform the EU Committee of matters to be decided by the Council of the European Union. The Government shall also consult with the committee on how the negotiations in the Council shall be conducted prior to the decisions in the Council. The Government shall consult with the EU Board on other matters concerning the work in the European Union when the Board, for special reasons, calls for such a discussion. The Government shall consult with the Board prior to meetings of the European Council.
— Riksdagsordningen, Chapter 10, §10 (unofficial translation),
In addition to the established EU Committee, the Constitutional Inquiry, before the EU, discussed the possibility that the consultation would take place in the Foreign Affairs Committee or in other Riksdag committees.[citation needed] As the EU issues only apply in certain cases and have little to do with traditional foreign policy, the proposal was rejected by the Foreign Affairs Committee. If the consultation were to take place in the committees, there was a risk that the workload would be too great and that the Riksdag's overview of EU policy would suffer. The government would also find it difficult to have a large number of committees to consult with.[original research?] The Constitutional Inquiry also stated that the overall influence would be greater if the Riksdag's consultations were coordinated through a spokesperson instead of through the respective committees. The EU Committee was set up with a clear role model in the Danish Folketinget's Marketing Committee (Markedsudvalget), a special committee for consideration and anchoring of EU related issues.[citation needed] The Marketing Committee has been considered to have a strong influence on the formulation of EU policy in Denmark.[citation needed]
The Committee on European Union Affairs currently has 17 members. In the current term (2018–2022), the Social Democrats have five members, the Moderates four, the Sweden Democrats three, and other parties such as the Green Party, the Center Party, the Left Party, the Liberals and the Christian Democrats all have one member each. The EU Committee has more alternates than in the “ordinary” professional committees (41 of them as of 7 September 2011). The parties try to cover the committees most affected by EU issues with the appointments of members and alternates.
The Committee usually meets with the government on Fridays based on the agenda items that come up at the Council of Ministers' meetings the following week. It is often difficult to know exactly which issues will be the subject of negotiations in the Council of Ministers, as the preparations in COREPER conclude shortly before the meeting and it is only then that points being raised at the Council of Ministers are made known. Normally, the responsible minister (or state secretary) reports back from the previous cabinet meeting and then goes through the agenda for next week's meeting. In the following, the members can then discuss with the government the Swedish position proposed by the government on the issue. The members or parties that do not share the government's view on the issue are expected to clarify this. According to practice, it is in the EU committee that Sweden's negotiating position is determined. The Speaker of the Committee concludes each consultation point by stating whether there is a majority for the government's position on the issue or not.
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