Brexit – Implications for the EU and Sweden

Abstract:

What are the implications of Brexit for the EU and how will Sweden be affected? In November 2016, SIEPS was commissioned by the government to analyse how the EU´s institutions and the balance between the remaining member states will be affected by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU.

The assignment also included looking into possible implications for Sweden and what methods to employ in order to ensure continuing Swedish influence in the EU.
This publication – an English translation of the original report submitted to the government on 21 February 2017 – concludes that Brexit constitutes major challenges for Sweden, challenges that are best met with an open attitude to various forms of cooperation, respect for ”the European context” and continued emphasis on an objective and scientific line of argument in the negotiation process.

• Primary Source

The Local Sweden: Tag: Brexit https://www.thelocal.se/tag/brexit

Sweden: Government: The Swedish Government’s overall EU priorities 2018 http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-swedish-governments-overall-eu-priorities-2018/

SIEPS: Topics: Brexit http://www.sieps.se/en/topics/brexit/

Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies: SIEPS European Policy Analysis, No.8, 2017: With or without you? Policy impact and networks in the Council of the EU after Brexit http://www.europeansources.info/record/with-or-without-you-policy-impact-and-networks-in-the-council-of-the-eu-after-brexit/

German Institute for International and Security Affairs: SWP Comments, No.42, September 2016: Nordic Europe after the Brexit Vote: The Five Nordic Countries Are Reassessing Their Relations with the EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/nordic-europe-after-the-brexit-vote-the-five-nordic-countries-are-reassessing-their-relations-with-the-eu/

LSE European Institute: EuroppBlog, 23.02.16: Sweden and the UK’s deal: For Swedes, the real drama is yet to come http://www.europeansources.info/record/sweden-and-the-uks-deal-for-swedes-the-real-drama-is-yet-to-come/

Business Sweden: Analysis and Reports: Brexit - What happens now and what does it mean for Swedish companies and Sweden (nd) https://www.business-sweden.se/en/Trade/analysis-and-reports/analysis-and-macro-view/chefekonomen-kommenterar/brexit---what-happens-now-and-what-does-it-mean-for-swedish-companies-and-sweden/

UK: GOV.UK: Prime Minister's Office, 09.04.18: PM statement in Sweden: 9 April 2018 https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-in-sweden-9-april-2018

Sweden: Government: Press Release, 09.04.18: Prime Minister Stefan Löfven to receive Prime Minister Theresa May http://www.government.se/press-releases/2018/04/prime-minister-stefan-lofven-to-receive-prime-minister-theresa-may/

---