Sweden has had a right-wing government since October, supported by the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats. This could make compromises in migration policy at EU level more difficult.

However, one of the main topics of the Swedish Council Presidency could be the dispute with the USA over the subsidy program for the ecological restructuring of US industry presented by President Joe Biden. The EU fears competitive disadvantages for its own companies as a result of the package worth the equivalent of 400 billion euros.

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