The monetary unit

The plan establishes that Sweden must continue to stand free from the EMU currency union and is principally critical of EU structures that lie outside citizens' control. Constitutionally regulating the unit of currency so that a simple Riksdag majority cannot bring Sweden into a currency union secures precisely that stance. The plan also sees the constitution as democracy's safeguard and builds international cooperation on national self-determination.

• Sweden outside EMUdecisive»måste Sverige fortsatt stå fritt från valutaunionen EMU.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must continue to stand free from the EMU currency union.”
• criticism of the EU's undemocratic structure»Vi är däremot kritiska till EU:s odemokratiska struktur« (party programme ↗)“We are, however, critical of the EU's undemocratic structure”
• the constitution as democracy's safeguard»Grundlagarna ska värna demokratin och människors fri- och« (party programme ↗)“The constitution shall protect democracy and people's freedom and”
• national self-determination»nationella självbestämmanderätten som grund.« (party programme ↗)“national self-determination as the foundation.”

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 documents say nothing about constitutionally regulating the monetary unit. The closest principle is the party programme's requirement that political power shall increase in relation to the law and that representative democracy is the most effective decision-making system, and that each power shift is determined by the member states themselves. On this basis the plan speaks weakly against locking the question in the constitution.

• politics over lawdecisive»öka både i förhållande till den ekonomiska makten och i förhållande till juridiken.« (party programme ↗)“increase both in relation to economic power and in relation to the law.”
• representative democracy»Den representativa demokratin är det mest effektiva demokratiska beslutssystemet. Men« (party programme ↗)“Representative democracy is the most effective democratic decision-making system. But”
• member states decide»Det är emellertid viktigt att varje sådan maktförskjutning bestäms av« (party programme ↗)“It is, however, important that each such power shift is determined by”

The plan asserts that Sweden shall remain outside EMU and not introduce the euro, and describes the common currency as an ill-conceived prestige project. It also wants to protect the Constitution from rapid changes and that referendums are held on important matters. That the currency unit be constitutionally regulated so that a simple majority cannot decide on membership in a monetary union thus aligns with the plan.

• Sweden outside EMUdecisive»EMU och inte införa euron.« (party programme ↗)“EMU and not introduce the euro.”
• Constitution against rapid decisions»skydda Sveriges grundlag mot snabba förändringar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect Sweden's Constitution from rapid changes.”
• criticism of the monetary union»det ogenomtänkta prestigeprojektet med en« (party programme ↗)“the ill-conceived prestige project with a”
• referendums on important matters»Om en viss andel medborgare efterfrågar det ska folkomröstningar hållas i viktiga« (party programme ↗)“If a certain proportion of citizens request it, referendums shall be held on important”

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 documents say nothing about the monetary unit or currency union. The closest applicable principle is the party's fundamental view of the EU as a peace project that should be reformed and deepened where cooperation is needed, which argues against locking in an obstacle to continued integration in the basic law. The party's desire to make the basic law harder to change concerns the protection of democratic institutions, not the currency issue.

• the value of EU cooperationdecisive»EU har bidragit till att krigens Europa blivit ett fredens och stabilitetens Europa.« (party programme ↗)“The EU has contributed to making Europe's wars become an Europe of peace and stability.”
• reform, not lock in, EU cooperation»Men i en tid av allvarliga utmaningar finns ett tydligt behov av att reformera EU.« (party programme ↗)“But in a time of serious challenges there is a clear need to reform the EU.”
• the basic law protects institutions»Vi vill göra det svårare att ändra grundlagen, skydda oppositionens ställning i riksdagen och stärka domstolarnas oberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make it harder to change the basic law, protect the opposition's position in the Riksdag and strengthen the independence of the courts.”

The party programme explicitly establishes that Sweden shall introduce the euro as currency and that it is in Sweden's interest for the monetary union to be deepened. The counter-proposal wants to constitutionally regulate the monetary unit precisely to make entry into a currency union harder, which directly counteracts this commitment. The plan's line is moreover that Sweden shall participate fully in European cooperation and be part of the EU's core.

• introduce the eurodecisive»Sverige ska införa euron som valuta.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall introduce the euro as currency.”
• euro deepens integration»Genom en gemensam valuta fördjupas den integration som ytterst syftar till att omöjliggöra konflikter mellan Europas länder.« (party programme ↗)“Through a common currency, the integration is deepened which ultimately aims to make conflicts between Europe's nations impossible.”
• full participation in EU»Som liberaler vill vi att Sverige ska delta fullt ut i Europasamarbetet och sträva efter att vara en del av EU:s kärna.« (party programme ↗)“As liberals, we want Sweden to participate fully in European cooperation and strive to be part of the EU's core.”
• stable monetary union»Det ligger i Sveriges intresse att den monetära unionen stabiliseras genom gemensamma regelverk och fördjupat ekonomiskt samarbete.« (party programme ↗)“It is in Sweden's interest for the monetary union to be stabilized through common rules and deeper economic cooperation.”

The plan establishes that a common currency requires increased supranationality and that all member states shall approve transfer of expanded decision-making power to the EU, and that treaty amendments shall be decided with unanimity. Stronger protection in the Constitution for the currency unit responds to this high threshold for transfer of power, and the plan wants referenda to be usable in such matters. The Constitution's role as a solid foundation for all public decisions also supports regulation.

• high threshold for transfer of powerdecisive»godkänna överföring av utökad beslutsrätt till EU.« (party programme ↗)“approve transfer of expanded decision-making power to the EU.”
• unanimity in treaty amendments»i fördragen ska beslutas med enhällighet.« (party programme ↗)“in the treaties shall be decided with unanimity.”
• referendum in major issues»Folkomröstningar ska kunna användas både på nationell och lokal nivå.« (party programme ↗)“Referenda shall be usable both at national and local level.”
• the Constitution as solid foundation»Grundlagen ska vara den fasta grunden för alla« (party programme ↗)“The Constitution shall be the solid foundation for all”

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 calls the Moderate Party the Europe Party in Swedish politics and makes EU cooperation the core of Sweden's economic and political engagement. A constitutional barrier on the monetary unit would lock Sweden outside of deepened economic integration and thereby go against that line. The plan's view of the constitution is moreover that it should provide a clear catalogue of rights and freedoms, not regulate currency policy.

• the Europe Partydecisive»Moderaterna är Europapartiet i svensk politik, och vi är redo att axla uppgiften att leda det svenska EU-ordförandeskapet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party is the Europe Party in Swedish politics, and we are ready to take on the task of leading the Swedish EU presidency.”
• EU as the core»EU-samarbetet är kärnan i Sveriges ekonomiska och politiska internationella engagemang« (party programme ↗)“EU cooperation is the core of Sweden's economic and political international engagement”
• the constitution protects rights and freedoms»Vår svenska grundlag ska ha en tydlig katalog av fri- och rättigheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our Swedish constitution should have a clear catalogue of rights and freedoms.”
• deepened internal market»Fördjupa den inre marknaden, inte minst för tjänster och digitala produkter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deepen the internal market, not least for services and digital products”

The plan explicitly requires that the crown's position is secured through a Swedish exemption from participation in the EU's currency union and sees major advantages in preserving an independent national currency. A constitutional protection preventing a simple majority from taking Sweden into a currency union is precisely the protection the plan seeks. The plan also generally wants to stop transfers of power to the EU.

• crown secured against currency uniondecisive»Säkra kronans ställning genom ett svenskt undantag från deltagande i EU:s valutaunion« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure the crown's position through a Swedish exemption from participation in the EU's currency union”
• legal exemption required»Även kronans ställning måste säkras genom ett svenskt juridiskt undantag från deltagande i valutasamarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The crown's position must also be secured through a Swedish legal exemption from participation in currency cooperation.”
• own national currency»Sverigedemokraterna ser stora ekonomiska och politiska fördelar med att bevara vårt lands självständiga, nationella valuta.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats see major economic and political advantages in maintaining our country's independent, national currency.”
• stop transfers of power to the EU»Stoppa maktöverföringar och EU-skatter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop transfers of power and EU taxes”