Goals for civil defence

The party programme wants a comprehensive defence with broad capacity to meet different forms of crises and gives the Swedish Armed Forces a task in UN-mandated peacekeeping operations. Removing the goals regarding peacetime strains and international peace-promoting operations thus goes against the plan, whereas the counter-proposal's objection responds to it. The requirement to prioritise protection of the civilian population is also supported by the plan's crisis perspective.

• broad crisis preparednessdecisive»bred förmåga att möta olika former av kriser Sverige kan ställas inför.« (party programme ↗)“broad capacity to meet the different forms of crises Sweden could face.”
• peace-keeping capacity»Sveriges försvarsmakt behöver kapacitet att delta i fredsbevarande« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's armed forces need capacity to participate in peace-keeping”
• preparedness in times of crisis»Sverige behöver rusta upp hela vårdsektorn för att kunna klara de mer normala skiftningarna i vårdbehov men också för att kunna växla upp kapaciteten i kristider.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs to upgrade the entire care sector to manage the more normal shifts in care needs but also to scale up capacity in times of crisis.”
• climate crisis in all decisions»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take account of the acute crisis we find ourselves in.”

The election manifesto binds the party to continuing work on civil defence and crisis preparedness, to strengthened capacity against cyberattacks and disinformation and to continued investment in local climate adaptation. The counter-proposal's objection to deleting the goals on severe peacetime strain and international peace-promoting measures is in line with this, and the party programme confirms participation in UN-supported peacekeeping operations. The plan does not, however, address the order or wording of the goal formulations.

• civil defence and crisis preparednessdecisive»Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work to strengthen civil defence and crisis preparedness must continue”
• international peace operations»Vi deltar i FN-stödda fredsbevarande operationer« (party programme ↗)“We participate in UN-supported peacekeeping operations”
• resilience against hybrid threats»Arbetet för att stärka förmågan att stå emot cyberattacker och desinformation ska stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work to strengthen capacity to resist cyberattacks and disinformation shall be strengthened.”
• local climate adaptation»Vi vill fortsätta de stora investeringarna så att kommunerna kan klimatanpassa lokalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue large investments so that municipalities can adapt to climate locally.”

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 explicitly wants to invest a larger share of defence spending on civil defence and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness, and emphasizes climate adaptation and vulnerable infrastructure as central preparedness issues. This supports the counter-proposal's demand that targets for difficult peacetime pressures be retained. The party programme also supports the ability to use preparedness for international operations.

• strengthened civil defence and crisis preparednessdecisive»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest a larger share of defence spending on civil defence and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness.”
• vulnerable critical infrastructure»Samhället förlitar sig i dag i alltför hög grad på en storskalig och högteknologisk infrastruktur som är sårbar för oförutsedda störningar.« (party programme ↗)“Society today relies too heavily on large-scale and high-technology infrastructure that is vulnerable to unforeseen disruptions.”
• climate-adapted preparedness»investera i klimatanpassning för att möta effekterna av klimatförändringarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in climate adaptation to meet the effects of climate change.”
• capacity for international operations»Vår militära beredskap ska syfta till att kunna genomföra internationella insatser« (party programme ↗)“Our military preparedness should aim to be able to conduct international operations”

The election manifesto explicitly commits to strengthening civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis, not only for armed attack, and the party programme wants Sweden to assist in international peace operations. These are precisely the two goals the counter-proposal wants to maintain. Climate is moreover the party's top priority, which supports including climate risks in preparedness.

• preparedness for war and crisisdecisive»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital. We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
• international peace operations»Centerpartiet vill att Sverige ska bistå i internationella fredsinsatser, gärna i ökad utsträckning under direkt FN-ledning.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party wants Sweden to assist in international peace operations, preferably to an increased extent under direct UN leadership.”
• climate first»Centerpartiet sätter klimatet först, för att framtiden måste vara grön.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Centre Party puts climate first, because the future must be green.”
• strengthened total defence»Vi behöver rusta Sveriges totalförsvar, stärka hela rättskedjan, satsa på förebyggande insatser och en likvärdig skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We need to strengthen Sweden's total defence, strengthen the entire chain of justice, invest in preventive measures and an equivalent school.”

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 election manifesto commits that civil defense shall be strengthened at the same pace as the military, and the party programme establishes that there is a great need for international crisis and conflict management capabilities and that more Swedes should be made available for international operations. The counter-proposal's objection to precisely the goals about peacetime crisis preparedness and international peace-promoting operations is therefore in line with the plan, which also sees climate as the defining issue of our time. The plan does not comment on the goal formulations as such.

• international crisis management capabilitiesdecisive»Det finns ett stort behov av internationella kris- och konflikthanteringsförmågor.« (party programme ↗)“There is a great need for international crisis and conflict management capabilities.”
• civil defense at same pace»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defense is strengthened at the same pace as the military”
• more in international operations»svenskar bör ställas till förfogande för internationella insatser i FN:s, EU:s eller Natos regi.« (party programme ↗)“Swedes should be made available for international operations under the auspices of the UN, EU or NATO.”
• climate as defining issue»Vi vet att klimatet är vår tids ödesfråga och måste mötas därefter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We know that climate is the defining issue of our time and must be met accordingly.”

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 explicitly requires that comprehensive defence maintains preparedness to participate in managing disasters and other severe strains in society and in preventive measures, and that Sweden must be able to participate in operations also outside Europe. It also requires that comprehensive defence has sufficient resources to provide the population with good protection. The two goals that the counter-proposal wants to retain are thus the plan's own commitments.

• preparedness for peacetime crisesdecisive»delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och andra svåra påfrestningar i samhället samt att delta i förebyggande åtgärder för att begränsa riskerna för sådana.« (party programme ↗)“participate in managing disasters and other severe strains in society and to participate in preventive measures to limit the risks of such.”
• international operations»bör Sverige kunna delta, efter beslut i FN:s säkerhetsråd« (party programme ↗)“should Sweden be able to participate, after a decision by the UN Security Council”
• protection of the population»Det samlade totalförsvaret måste ha tillräckliga re« (party programme ↗)“The comprehensive defence as a whole must have sufficient”
• preventive crisis management»Kriser måste mötas med politikens alla preventiva« (party programme ↗)“Crises must be met with all of policy's preventive”

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 explicitly states that civil defence is needed not only for war but is also a crucial resource in case of crisis, and the party programme links security to strong civil defence and good crisis preparedness based on experience from forest fires and pandemic. This speaks for the counter-proposal's requirement that the goal of managing severe peacetime stresses be retained. The part about international peace-promoting efforts, however, has no clear support in the documents, which lowers the certainty.

• civil defence also in civilian crisisdecisive»Det civila försvaret är även en avgörande resurs i händelse av kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also a crucial resource in case of crisis.”
• strong civil defence»Tryggheten i Sverige förutsätter också ett starkt civilförsvar« (party programme ↗)“Security in Sweden also requires strong civil defence”
• gaps in crisis preparedness»omfattande skogsbränder och Corona-pandemin har blottat« (party programme ↗)“extensive forest fires and Corona pandemic have exposed”
• long-term civil planning»Säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure long-term planning for civil defence”

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's crisis preparedness commitment is explicitly to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises that may occur and to increase appropriations to the agencies responsible for civil defence and crisis leadership. Maintaining the goal of strengthening the capacity to prevent and manage severe strains in peacetime follows directly from that. The part on international peace-promoting operations however has no support in the plan, which prioritizes Swedish interests first, which lowers certainty.

• preparedness for all crisesdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka samhällets beredskap för alla typer av kriser som kan uppstå.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats wish to strengthen society's preparedness for all types of crises that may occur.”
• increased appropriations for civil defence»Anslagen till de myndigheter som har övergripande ansvar för civilförsvar, krisledning och beredskap bör öka och stödet till civilorganisationer med samhällsuppdrag ska stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Appropriations to the agencies with overall responsibility for civil defence, crisis leadership and preparedness should increase and support for civil organizations with public mandates shall be strengthened.”
• planning for major crises»Analysera och planera för olika typer av stora kriser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Analyze and plan for different types of major crises”
• Swedish interests first»Värna svenska intressen i internationella sammanhang« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect Swedish interests in international contexts”

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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.