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Sweden is a member state of the European Union, as evidenced by its participation in EU-level policy discussions [1], its inclusion in lists of EU member states regarding strategic autonomy {fact:2, fact:3, fact:8}, and its adoption of Indo-Pacific strategies alongside the European Union [2]. Furthermore, Sweden actively engages in EU decision-making processes and debates concerning intelligence investment and strategic autonomy {fact:1, fact:6, fact:7}.
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Independence play: Europe's pursuit of strategic autonomy ecfr.eu 6 facts
claimHungary is one of eight EU member states—alongside the Baltic states, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and the UK—that take American misgivings about European Strategic Autonomy seriously.
claimThe Netherlands and Sweden are the only two European Union member states that question the need to increase European Union investment in intelligence.
claimThe Swedish government's approach to European strategic autonomy (ESA) aligns with the 1998 Anglo-French St Malo declaration, which emphasizes that the European Union should act with partners whenever possible, but on its own if necessary in operational matters.
claimDenmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom are the six European Union member states where diplomats and defence experts regard European strategic autonomy as a contentious issue.
measurementEleven European Union member states, including Denmark, Poland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, view European strategic autonomy (ESA) as an unimportant or contested goal.
claimSweden is reluctant to support European strategic autonomy (ESA) due to the country's neutrality and the perceived risk that the concept could threaten the European Union's intergovernmental decision-making system or decouple Europe from the United States.
Quest for Strategic Autonomy? Europe Grapples with the US - China ... realinstitutoelcano.org 2 facts
claimFrance (2018, updated 2020), Germany (2020), the Netherlands (2020), the European Union (2021), Czechia (2022), Lithuania (2023), and Sweden (2024) have adopted Indo-Pacific strategies.
claimSweden reinforced its legal framework for dual-use export controls in 2022 and participated in EU-level discussions to improve the export control regime.