Cooperation within the EU

The plan states that the party in its daily work generally opposes proposals that increase EU's power and that power should instead be transferred back to member states. It also rejects special terrorist legislation and establishes the right to a broad private sphere, which speaks against binding EU agreements on information requirements about radicalized persons. That arms trade is pointed out as a cross-border problem partially speaks for cooperation, but the main line in the plan weighs against the counter-proposal's requirements.

• do not increase EU's powerdecisive»I det dagliga arbetet motsätter sig Vänsterpartiet generellt förslag som ökar EU:s makt« (party programme ↗)“In its daily work the Left Party generally opposes proposals that increase EU's power”
• rejects terrorist legislation»avvisar en särskild terroristlagstiftning« (party programme ↗)“rejects special terrorist legislation”
• protection of privacyweak support»Alla människor har rätt till en bred privat sfär« (party programme ↗)“All people have the right to a broad private sphere”
• cross-border problems»Många av världens problem är gränsöverskridande: miljöförstöring, vapenhandel, växande sociala klyftor« (party programme ↗)“Many of the world's problems are cross-border: environmental destruction, arms trade, growing social divides”

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The election manifesto establishes that international work against crime shall be strengthened and that the party wants to see more and intensified international cooperation against, among other things, weapons smuggling. EU cooperation is explicitly named as the foundation for meeting the threat from terrorism and transnational crime, and work against disinformation and influence shall be strengthened. The counter-proposal's demands for information duty between EU countries and efforts against influence threats therefore follow directly from the plan.

• intensified international police cooperationdecisive»Vi behöver förstärka det internationella arbetet mot brottsligheten. Vi vill se fler och intensifierande internationella samarbeten mot smuggling av bland annat vapen och narkotika.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We need to strengthen international work against crime. We want to see more and intensifying international cooperation against smuggling of, among other things, weapons and narcotics.”
• EU against terrorism»Vi är övertygade om att EU-samarbetet är grunden för att lösa många av vår tids svåraste problem. Inte minst klimatfrågan, migrationen och hotet från terrorism och gränsöverskridande brottslighet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are convinced that EU cooperation is the foundation for solving many of our time's most difficult problems. Not least the climate issue, migration and the threat from terrorism and transnational crime.”
• resistance to influence operations»Arbetet för att stärka förmågan att stå emot cyberattacker och desinformation ska stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work to strengthen the capacity to resist cyberattacks and disinformation shall be strengthened.”
• stop weapons import»Vi vill ta krafttag mot införsel av vapen och narkotika, bland annat genom stärkt gränskontroll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to take action against import of weapons and narcotics, not least through strengthened border control.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan lacks its own commitments regarding EU cooperation against terrorism, but the election manifesto wants to ease confidentiality restrictions between authorities and strengthen interagency cooperation to access criminal networks and their funding. The party programme wants law enforcement agencies to be given the tools required against crime. The counter-proposal's demands for reporting requirements on arms smuggling and measures against influence operations thereby come close to the plan's line, but only with the plan's explicit reservation that counter-terrorism shall not occur at the expense of human rights.

• information sharing between authoritiesdecisive»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ease confidentiality restrictions between neighborhood police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so no children fall between the cracks in preventive work.”
• strengthened interagency cooperation»stoppa finansieringen av de kriminella gängen genom att stärka myndighetssamverkan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stop funding of criminal gangs by strengthening interagency cooperation”
• tools against crime»Rättssäkerheten ska tryggas samtidigt som de rättsvårdande myndigheterna ska ges de verktyg som krävs för att bekämpa kriminaliteten och öka tryggheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty shall be ensured while law enforcement agencies shall be given the tools required to combat crime and increase safety in society.”
• human rights limit for counter-terrorism»Brotts- och terrorbekämpning är viktigt men ska inte ske på bekostnad av mänskliga rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Crime and counter-terrorism are important but shall not occur at the expense of human rights.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants EU cooperation to become stronger precisely against transnational crime and means that common threats can only be solved through international cooperation. The obligation to share information about weapons smuggling and radicalized individuals is in line with this. The plan also wants to strengthen society's preparedness for crisis and influence, which supports efforts against influence threats.

• stronger EU against transnational crimedecisive»På områden som klimatomställningen, frihandeln och den gränsöverskridande brottsligheten bör den gemensamma politiken bli kraftfullare för« (party programme ↗)“On issues such as climate transition, free trade and transnational crime, common policy should become stronger for”
• international cooperation necessary»Utmaningar som är gemensamma för många nationer, som tullmurar, klimatfrågan och internationell brottslighet, kan bara lösas genom internationellt samarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Challenges that are common to many nations, such as tariffs, climate issues and international crime, can only be solved through international cooperation.”
• strengthened civil preparedness»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence too is vital. We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
• action against organized crime»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society shall not yield to gangs.”

The election manifesto requires a European FBI where Sweden participates fully in the EU's crime-fighting and Europol gets a clearer operational mandate against international crime and terrorism. The counter-proposal's demands on information duty about weapons smuggling and radicalized persons when other EU countries are affected lie directly in line with this, as does the demand for joint crime registers. The plan explicitly wants closer cooperation against internal and external threats.

• deepened EU crime-fightingdecisive»Sverige ska delta fullt ut i EU:s brottsbekämpning och den europeiska polismyndigheten Europol ska ges ett tydligare operativt mandat att bekämpa internationell brottslighet och terrorism.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall participate fully in the EU's crime-fighting and the European police authority Europol shall be given a clearer operational mandate to combat international crime and terrorism.”
• cross-border investigations»Förundersökningar och brottsutredningar där flera länder berörs ska kunna bedrivas på europeisk nivå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Criminal investigations and crime investigations where several countries are affected shall be able to be conducted at European level.”
• joint crime registers»Gemensamma brottsregister och gemensamma polis- och insatsstyrkor bör« (party programme ↗)“Joint crime registers and joint police and intervention units should”
• closer cooperation against threats»Inte minst vill vi öka de europeiska klimatambitionerna samt se en tätare samverkan mot inre och yttre hot.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Not least do we want to increase European climate ambitions and see closer cooperation against internal and external threats.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan requires close cooperation at EU level against serious cross-border crime and smuggling and that European police cooperation be well developed. Sweden must moreover be able to face attacks from international crime and terrorism. An obligation to inform other EU countries about arms smuggling and radicalized persons is directly in line with this, as is the election manifesto's requirement that authorities be able to share information to prevent crime.

• developed European police cooperationdecisive»Det europeiska polissamarbetet ska vara väl utvecklat samtidigt som dess befogenheter ska vara tydligt avgränsade« (party programme ↗)“European police cooperation shall be well developed while its authorities shall be clearly delimited”
• capacity against terrorism»möta angrepp från internationell kriminalitet, terrorism, cyberkrigföring, biologiska vapen, kemiska vapen« (party programme ↗)“face attacks from international crime, terrorism, cyber warfare, biological weapons, chemical weapons”
• information sharing against crime»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Complete review of secrecy regulations, so that authorities can share information among themselves to prevent and solve crime.”
• coordination across agencies»krävs ett väl fungerande samarbete över myndighetsgränser« (party programme ↗)“requires well-functioning cooperation across agency boundaries”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that the EU should focus on what member states cannot handle alone, explicitly security, and promises an action plan against hybrid threats and influence operations. It also wants to give customs strong powers against weapons smugglers and strengthen the Security Police. The requirement for information sharing between member states about weapons smuggling and radicalized persons is therefore in line with the plan's security line.

• EU should focus on securitydecisive»EU:s fokus ska ligga på att lösa problem som Sverige inte kan hantera ensamt, till exempel handel, klimat, migration och säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU's focus should be on solving problems that Sweden cannot handle alone, such as trade, climate, migration, and security.”
• measures against influence threats»Införa en handlingsplan med konkreta åtgärder mot hybridhot och cyberattacker« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce an action plan with concrete measures against hybrid threats and cyberattacks”
• stop weapons smuggling»Stärka tullen med mer resurser och kraftfulla befogenheter för att stoppa stöldligor och vapensmugglare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen customs with more resources and strong powers to stop theft gangs and weapons smugglers”
• strengthened security service»Stärka Säkerhetspolisen för att öka deras förmåga att skydda den liberala demokratin och landets alla medborgare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the Security Police to increase their ability to protect liberal democracy and all citizens of the country”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto wants to strengthen European cooperation against Islamist organizations, hybrid threats, and terrorism and focus EU cooperation in the near term on cross-border crime. Obligation to inform other member states about weapons smuggling and radicalized persons is precisely the kind of operational cooperation the plan demands. Initiatives against influence threats also align with the commitment to meet hybrid threats.

• European cooperation against terrorismdecisive»Förstärka det europeiska samarbetet mot islamistiska organisationer, hybridhot och terrorism« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen European cooperation against Islamist organizations, hybrid threats, and terrorism”
• combat international terrorism»Bekämpa internationell terrorism och islamism« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat international terrorism and Islamism”
• EU focus on crime prevention»Samarbetet i EU behöver i närtid fokuseras på att stärka gränsskyddet och arbetet mot gränsöverskridande brottslighet och islamism samt för mer effektivt återvändande av människor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cooperation in the EU needs in the near term to focus on strengthening border protection and work against cross-border crime and Islamism as well as for more effective returns of people.”
• improved interagency cooperation»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Interagency cooperation in the justice system and tools to detect and prosecute criminals shall be improved.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.