The Swedish Customs Agency's activities

The election manifesto explicitly requires that customs' and police's resources must increase to reach the money behind drug trafficking and that the fight against access to illegal weapons is prioritized. Expanded customs cooperation with neighboring countries and within the EU, a European expert centre and coordinated control equipment are concrete expressions of this, and the plan advocates tight Nordic and European cooperation on exactly those kinds of issues. The plan also requires effective work against drugs at all levels.

• strengthened customs against drugsdecisive»Tullens och polisens resurser måste öka för att komma åt de pengar som driver narkotikahandeln.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Customs' and police's resources must increase to reach the money that drives drug trafficking.”
• work against drugs at all levels»mot narkotika i alla led, från det förebyggande till polisarbetet.« (party programme ↗)“against drugs at all levels, from prevention to police work.”
• stop illegal weapons»kamp mot tillgången till illegala skjutvapen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“fight against access to illegal firearms”
• Nordic and European cooperation»Vi vill se ett tätt samarbete mellan de nordiska länderna och ett gott« (party programme ↗)“We want to see close cooperation between the Nordic countries and a good”

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 promises more and intensified international cooperation against smuggling of, among other things, weapons and narcotics and decisive action against imports through strengthened border control. The programme requires close international cooperation against cross-border crime. The counter-proposal's requirement for customs cooperation with neighbouring countries, a European expert centre and coordinated control equipment is precisely such measures, as are the operations against theft gangs.

• international cooperation against smugglingdecisive»Vi vill se fler och intensifierande internationella samarbeten mot smuggling av bland annat vapen och narkotika.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more and intensified international cooperation against smuggling of, among other things, weapons and narcotics.”
• strengthened border control»Vi vill ta krafttag mot införsel av vapen och narkotika, bland annat genom stärkt gränskontroll.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to take decisive action against the import of weapons and narcotics, among other things through strengthened border control.”
• cooperation against cross-border crime»Nära internationellt samarbete mot gränsöverskridande kriminalitet, inte minst handel« (party programme ↗)“Close international cooperation against cross-border crime, not least trafficking”
• action against theft gangs»Stöldligor skapar oro i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Theft gangs create unrest throughout the country.”

The plan requires that cooperation and information sharing between authorities against organized economic crime is strengthened and specifically points out theft rings and gross organized crime as serious threats. The election manifesto wants to stop gang financing through strengthened inter-agency cooperation. Customs cooperation with neighbouring countries and within the EU against export of stolen goods and smuggling is a direct expression of that commitment.

• strengthened inter-agency cooperationdecisive»Samarbetet och informationsdelningen mellan myndigheter för att stoppa penningtvätt, välfärdsbrott och organiserad ekonomisk brottslighet ska förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation and information sharing between authorities to stop money laundering, welfare fraud and organized economic crime shall be strengthened.”
• theft rings as a serious threat»Exempelvis grov organiserad brottslighet, stöldligor, sexualbrott, våld i nära relationer och mäns våld mot kvinnor, hedersvåld och våldsbejakande extremism är allvarliga hot mot både individer och samhällets sammanhållning.« (party programme ↗)“For example, gross organized crime, theft rings, sexual offences, violence in intimate relations and male violence against women, honour-based violence and violent extremism are serious threats to both individuals and society's cohesion.”
• cut off criminal proceeds»stoppa finansieringen av de kriminella gängen genom att stärka myndighetssamverkan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stop the financing of criminal gangs by strengthening inter-agency cooperation”
• resources for crime prevention»Miljöpartiet vill att rättsväsendet ska ha tillräckliga resurser för att skydda utsatta och lagföra dem som begår brott.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants the justice system to have sufficient resources to protect vulnerable people and prosecute those who commit crimes.”

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 the common policy against cross-border crime to become more forceful and requires measures against crime affecting businesses and that gang income is cut off. Expanded customs cooperation against export of stolen goods, controllable purchase documents and a European expert centre against drug and weapons smuggling are tools for precisely that. The plan does not mention the Customs Agency's powers, so the position is inferred from the crime-fighting line.

• more forceful EU against crimedecisive»den gränsöverskridande brottsligheten bör den gemensamma politiken bli kraftfullare« (party programme ↗)“cross-border criminality should common policy become more forceful”
• cut off crime profits»Dessutom bör en utredning om gängens inkomster och hur dessa kan strypas genomföras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moreover, an inquiry should be conducted on gang income and how it can be cut off.”
• more solved everyday crime»Tryggheten ska förbättras i hela landet och fler brott som drabbar folk i deras vardag ska klaras upp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security shall be improved throughout the country and more crimes affecting people in their everyday lives shall be solved.”
• protect business against crime»krafttag mot brott emot företag« (2022 manifesto ↗)“measures against crime against business”

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 establishes that cross-border crime must be met with cross-border police and that Sweden shall participate fully in EU crime prevention. The plan furthermore wants joint police and response units and stronger external border protection, and zero tolerance for drugs. The counter-proposal's demand for customs cooperation, a European expert centre and coordinated control equipment is therefore in line with the plan.

• cross-border crime preventiondecisive»Gränsöverskridande brottslighet måste mötas med en gränsöverskridande polis. 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 ↗)“Cross-border crime must be met with cross-border police. Sweden shall participate fully in EU crime prevention and the European police agency Europol shall be given a clearer operational mandate to combat international crime and terrorism.”
• joint European resources»Gemensamma brottsregister och gemensamma polis- och insatsstyrkor bör upprättas.« (party programme ↗)“Joint crime registers and joint police and response units should be established.”
• strengthened external border protection»För att stärka det yttre gränsskyddet och rättssäkerheten behöver EU på sikt helt ta över ansvaret för kontrollen av unionens yttre gränser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To strengthen external border protection and legal security, the EU should eventually take full responsibility for control of the union's external borders.”
• zero tolerance for drugs»En effektiv brottsbekämpning hänger därför ihop med en restriktiv alkoholpolitik och nolltolerans mot narkotika.« (party programme ↗)“Effective crime prevention is therefore linked to restrictive alcohol policy and zero tolerance for drugs.”

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 party programme explicitly requires close EU cooperation against serious cross-border crime and smuggling, and that prosecutors and police authorities within the EU coordinate their activities. It also requires developed international cooperation across authority boundaries. The counter-proposal's requirements for customs cooperation against stolen goods export, a European expert centre, and coordinated procurement of control equipment are precisely such measures.

• EU cooperation against smugglingdecisive»Det krävs ett nära samarbete på EU-nivå för att motverka allvarlig gränsöverskridande« (party programme ↗)“Close cooperation at EU level is required to counteract serious cross-border”
• coordination within the EU»Åklagare och polismyndigheter inom EU måste samordna« (party programme ↗)“Prosecutors and police authorities within the EU must coordinate”
• international police cooperation»myndighetsgränser och ett utvecklat internationellt polissamarbete.« (party programme ↗)“authority boundaries and developed international police cooperation.”
• strike at criminals' assets»Beslagta kriminellas statussymboler och bekämpa på så sätt negativa förebilder som rekryterar unga in i gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Seize status symbols of criminals and thereby combat negative role models that recruit young people into gang crime.”

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 counter-proposal wants to develop customs cooperation with neighbouring countries and within the EU against export of stolen goods and against drug and arms smuggling. The plan explicitly promises to strengthen customs with more resources and powerful authority precisely to stop theft gangs and arms smugglers, and points out foreign theft gangs' export of goods as a main problem. Strengthened border control in EU cooperation also aligns with the plan's direction.

• stronger customs against theft gangsdecisive»Stärka tullen med mer resurser och kraftfulla befogenheter för att stoppa stöldligor och vapensmugglare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen customs with more resources and powerful authority to stop theft gangs and arms smugglers”
• stop export of stolen goods»Sverige har samtidigt blivit hårt drabbat av utländska stöldligor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden has also been hard hit by foreign theft gangs”
• protection of property»Brottslingarna ska sitta inne – och du ska våga vara ute och få behålla det som är ditt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The criminals should be in jail – and you should dare to be out and keep what is yours.”
• border control in EU cooperation»Stärka EU:s gräns- och kustbevakning, Frontex, för att förbättra kontrollen över EU:s yttre gräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the EU's border and coast guard, Frontex, to improve control over the EU's outer border”

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 demands that the criminal justice system's cooperation between agencies and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals is improved, and that cooperation in the EU focuses on border protection and cross-border crime. The counter-proposal's demand for customs cooperation against export of stolen goods, control documents for exports and joint efforts against drug and weapons smuggling is the same direction in substance. The plan also specifically wants to combat crime that affects entrepreneurs.

• better agency cooperationdecisive»Rättsväsendets samverkan mellan myndigheter och verktyg för att upptäcka och lagföra kriminella ska förbättras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The criminal justice system's cooperation between agencies and tools for detecting and prosecuting criminals shall be improved.”
• EU cooperation against border crime»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 and for more efficient return of people.”
• Nordic cooperation against crime»Det är vår mening att försvars- och säkerhetssamarbetet behöver fördjupas ytterligare och att gemensamma insatser krävs för att stävja gränsöverskridande organiserad brottslighet och terrorism.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is our opinion that defense and security cooperation needs to be deepened further and that joint efforts are required to combat cross-border organized crime and terrorism.”
• crime against businesses»Bekämpa brottslighet som drabbar företagare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat crime that affects entrepreneurs”

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.