2024-10-232024/25:UU4 · p.1UUForeign affairs
Approval of the Advanced Framework Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on one hand, and the Republic of Chile, on the other hand
Approval of the advanced framework agreement between the EU and Chile
What's at stake: The agreement replaces a twenty-year-old association agreement and governs both political dialogue and deeper trade relations between the EU and an important partner in Latin America. It affects Swedish and European businesses and jobs, Chilean counterparts, and the question of how firmly the EU can actually hold a trading partner to commitments on the environment, working conditions and indigenous rights.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether Sweden should approve the framework agreement with Chile as negotiated, or whether approval should be conditioned on stronger binding commitments on sustainability and human rights.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee holds that the agreement should be approved: Chile is an important partner, the EU needs to strengthen ties with like-minded allies in a changed security environment, and the agreement rests on democratic principles, human rights and the rule of law while providing for dialogue on human rights among other matters and a dedicated chapter on trade and sustainable development, with benefits for both parties.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V, MP)
The Left Party and Green Party want the EU–Chile framework agreement to carry stronger binding commitments on sustainability and human rights, since otherwise its wording in these areas amounts to little more than dialogue and declarations of intent.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: approving what the committee proposes and rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: CCenterpartiet
Ja 258–35Ja 240–53
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/20/0/4 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| S | No | Yes 90/0/0/16 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/15/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | Yes 18/0/0/6 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: low | derived |
| KD | Yes | Yes 16/0/0/3 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 57/0/0/11 | match | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | Yes | Yes 62/0/0/10 | match | confidence: low | derived |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag approves the advanced framework agreement between the European Union and its Member States, on one hand, and the Republic of Chile, on the other hand. Thereby, the Riksdag approves proposition 2023/24:138 and rejects the motions 2023/24:2901 by Håkan Svenneling et al. (V) and 2023/24:2904 by Jacob Risberg and Janine Alm Ericson (both MP).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen godkänner det avancerade ramavtalet mellan Europeiska unionen och dess medlemsstater, å ena sidan, och Republiken Chile, å andra sidan. Därmed bifaller riksdagen proposition 2023/24:138 och avslår motionerna 2023/24:2901 av Håkan Svenneling m.fl. (V) och 2023/24:2904 av Jacob Risberg och Janine Alm Ericson (båda MP).
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag approved a new cooperation agreement between the EU and Chile – a so-called advanced framework agreement. The agreement is a modernization of the current agreement and will include provisions on political dialogue and trade between the EU and Chile. For the framework agreement to enter into force, it must be approved by each of the EU's Member States. This is because the agreement covers areas that fall under the competence of both the EU and the Member States. In Sweden, the agreement is approved through a Riksdag decision.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the EU-Chile framework agreement to include stronger binding commitments on sustainability and human rights. (V, MP) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan wants Sweden to be a steady voice in the world for human rights and works for fair trade terms, and it is critical of trade agreements that restrict space for democratic decisions.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants Sweden to be a steady voice in the world for human rights and works for fair trade terms, and it is critical of trade agreements that restrict space for democratic decisions. Binding commitments on sustainability and human rights in the agreement with Chile are thus what the plan points toward, rather than dialogue and declarations of intent. The plan also particularly lifts indigenous peoples' rights, which are directly affected by the agreement's raw materials and trade provisions.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill att Sverige är en stadig röst i världen för mänskliga rättigheter och verkar för rättvisa handelsvillkor, och den är kritisk till handelsavtal som inskränker utrymmet för demokratiska beslut. Bindande åtaganden om hållbarhet och mänskliga rättigheter i avtalet med Chile är därför vad planen pekar mot, snarare än dialog och avsiktsförklaringar. Planen lyfter också särskilt urfolks rättigheter, som är direkt berörda av avtalets råvaru- och handelsdelar.
- steady voice for human rightsdecisive»en stadig röst i världen som talar för mänskliga rättigheter, fred och« (party programme ↗)“a steady voice in the world that speaks for human rights, peace and”
- fair trade terms»solidariskt bistånd och rättvisa handelsvillkor.« (party programme ↗)“solidaristic development aid and fair trade terms.”
- indigenous peoples' rights»Sverige har en särskild uppgift att stärka urfolks och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has a special task to strengthen indigenous peoples' and”
- reduced global inequality»I en rättvis värld måste den globala ojämlikheten kraftigt minskas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a just world, global inequality must be significantly reduced.”
The election manifesto requires trade agreements where values on social dialogue, human rights and environment are guiding, and the party programme that free trade presupposes fair rules and that agreements do not become tools for strong capital interests.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires trade agreements where values on social dialogue, human rights and environment are guiding, and the party programme that free trade presupposes fair rules and that agreements do not become tools for strong capital interests. Stronger binding sustainability and rights commitments in the Chile agreement, instead of only dialogue, follows from that. The plan also addresses the committee's reasons about the agreement's value basis.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver handelsavtal där värderingar om social dialog, mänskliga rättigheter och miljö är vägledande, och partiprogrammet att frihandeln förutsätter rättvisa spelregler och att avtalen inte blir verktyg för starka kapitalintressen. Starkare bindande hållbarhets- och rättighetsåtaganden i avtalet med Chile, i stället för enbart dialog, följer av det. Planen berör också utskottets skäl om avtalets värdegrund.
- values guide trade agreementsdecisive»EU behöver sluta fler handelsavtal där också våra värderingar om social dialog, mänskliga rättigheter och miljö är vägledande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU needs to conclude more trade agreements where also our values on social dialogue, human rights and environment are guiding.”
- fair rules in trade»men den förutsätter rättvisa spelregler i det internationella handelssystemet.« (party programme ↗)“but it presupposes fair rules in the international trading system.”
- trade not capital interests' tool»Handelsavtalen får inte bli verktyg för starka kapitalintressen gentemot fattiga länder« (party programme ↗)“Trade agreements must not become tools for strong capital interests against poor countries”
- human rights fundamental condition»Respekten för de mänskliga rättigheterna är en förutsättning för demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“Respect for human rights is a prerequisite for democracy.”
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 requires tough environmental and social requirements in trade policy and that imported goods be manufactured with regard to environment, human rights and working conditions.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires tough environmental and social requirements in trade policy and that imported goods be manufactured with regard to environment, human rights and working conditions. Human rights shall be placed first in the EU's foreign policy, and indigenous peoples' rights shall be guaranteed. Binding sustainability and rights commitments instead of dialogue and declarations of intent are therefore what the plan advocates.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver hårda miljökrav och sociala krav i handelspolitiken och att importerade varor tillverkats med hänsyn till miljö, mänskliga rättigheter och arbetsvillkor. Mänskliga rättigheter ska sättas i första rummet i EU:s utrikespolitik, och urfolks rättigheter ska garanteras. Bindande hållbarhets- och rättighetsåtaganden i stället för dialog och avsiktsförklaringar är därför vad planen förespråkar.
- requirements in trade policydecisive»tillverkade med hänsyn till miljö, mänskliga rättigheter och arbetsförhållanden för anställda i tillverkningsländerna.« (party programme ↗)“manufactured with regard to environment, human rights and employment conditions for workers in the manufacturing countries.”
- human rights first in EU policy»Mänskliga rättigheter, fredlig konflikthantering och en konfliktförebyggande politik« (party programme ↗)“Human rights, peaceful conflict resolution and a conflict-preventive policy”
- binding indigenous peoples' rights»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter och att Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa den internationella konventionen om urfolks rättigheter (ILO 169).« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen national minorities' and the indigenous Sámi people's rights and that Sweden shall commit to following the international convention on indigenous peoples' rights (ILO 169).”
The plan explicitly states that Sweden should place stricter requirements for working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly states that Sweden should place stricter requirements for working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements. The counter-proposal's requirement for stronger binding commitments on sustainability and human rights in the EU's framework agreement with Chile is precisely this. The plan is at the same time clearly pro-free trade, so the support concerns sharpened conditions in the agreement, not stopping the agreement.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår uttryckligen fast att Sverige ska ställa hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal. Motförslagets krav på starkare bindande åtaganden om hållbarhet och mänskliga rättigheter i EU:s ramavtal med Chile är just detta. Planen är samtidigt tydligt frihandelsvänlig, så stödet gäller skärpta villkor i avtalet, inte att avtalet stoppas.
- stricter requirements in trade agreementsdecisive»Sverige klarar sig inte utan frihandel. Öppna upp fler marknader för svenska varor och tjänster. Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden cannot manage without free trade. Open up more markets for Swedish goods and services. Set stricter requirements for working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”
- ethics and environment in trade»Hänsyn måste tas till etiska och miljömässiga perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Ethical and environmental perspectives must be taken into account.”
- human rights first»Utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiken syftar ytterst till att värna universella mänskliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Foreign and security policy ultimately aims to protect universal human rights and freedoms.”
- trade policy as climate tool»Vi ska använda handelspolitiken för att kapa fossila subventioner runtom i världen och pressa stora utsläppare som Kina att stänga ner sina kolkraftverk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should use trade policy to cut fossil subsidies around the world and pressure large emitters like China to close down their coal power plants.”
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 a values-driven foreign policy and that climate aspects be integrated into the EU's trade policy, which speaks for binding sustainability and rights commitments rather than dialogue and letters of intent.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires a values-driven foreign policy and that climate aspects be integrated into the EU's trade policy, which speaks for binding sustainability and rights commitments rather than dialogue and letters of intent. At the same time, free trade and more trade agreements is an equally explicit commitment, and sharpened binding requirements can delay agreements. The balance between these commitments is not determined in the plan, so the assessment is uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver en värderingsstyrd utrikespolitik och att klimataspekterna integreras i EU:s handelspolitik, vilket talar för bindande hållbarhets- och rättighetsåtaganden snarare än dialog och avsiktsförklaringar. Samtidigt är frihandel och fler handelsavtal ett lika uttryckligt åtagande, och skärpta bindande krav kan fördröja avtal. Balansen mellan dessa åtaganden avgörs inte i planen, varför bedömningen är osäker.
- sustainability in trade policydecisive»Klimataspekterna ska integreras i EU:s handelspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“Climate aspects shall be integrated into the EU's trade policy.”
- values-driven foreign policy»Vi kallar det för vad det är: en ny värderingsstyrd utrikespolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We call it what it is: a new values-driven foreign policy.”
- more free trade agreements»Vi ska stärka EU som frihandelsunion med en fördjupad inre marknad, värna den fria rörligheten i Europa och verka för fler frihandelsavtal med omvärlden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall strengthen the EU as a free trade union with a deepened internal market, protect free movement in Europe and work for more free trade agreements with the rest of the world.”
- free trade as the main line»Sverige ska vara en stark röst för frihandel, i första hand genom globala avtal men annars genom« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a strong voice for free trade, primarily through global agreements but otherwise through”
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 states that in promoting human rights, positive measures such as cooperation projects, talks and dialogues shall be used first and foremost, and that boycotts and sanctions are a last resort.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme states that in promoting human rights, positive measures such as cooperation projects, talks and dialogues shall be used first and foremost, and that boycotts and sanctions are a last resort. The plan simultaneously sees freer world trade and trade liberalisations as a precondition for reduced global inequality. To instead require binding sustainability and rights commitments in framework agreements is therefore not in line with the plan, although rights are a main goal of foreign policy.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att i främjandet av mänskliga rättigheter i första hand positiva verkningsmedel ska användas, som samarbetsprojekt, samtal och dialoger, och att bojkott och sanktioner är en sista utväg. Planen ser samtidigt friare världshandel och handelsliberaliseringar som en förutsättning för minskade globala klyftor. Att i stället kräva bindande hållbarhets- och rättighetsåtaganden i ramavtalet ligger därför inte i planens linje, även om rättigheterna är ett huvudmål för utrikespolitiken.
- dialogue before coerciondecisive»positiva verkningsmedel användas, som till exempel finansiellt stöd, samarbetsprojekt, samtal och dialoger för att främja mänskliga rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“positive measures such as for example financial support, cooperation projects, talks and dialogues be used to promote human rights.”
- freer world trade»En friare världshandel med rättvisare spelregler är en förutsättning för att klyftorna ska kunna minska.« (party programme ↗)“Freer world trade with fairer rules is a precondition for inequality to be able to decrease.”
- trade liberalisation»Det behövs handelsliberaliseringar för de produkter« (party programme ↗)“Trade liberalisations are needed for the products”
- human rights as a main goal»Människovärdet ska stå i fokus och arbetet för att skydda och värna mänskliga fri- och rättigheter ska vara ett« (party programme ↗)“Human dignity shall be in focus and work to protect and uphold human freedom and rights shall be a”
The plan sees trade and market economy as the most important driver for development and wants to deepen the internal market, while the main rule for EU law shall be minimum level and unnecessary bureaucracy is countered.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan sees trade and market economy as the most important driver for development and wants to deepen the internal market, while the main rule for EU law shall be minimum level and unnecessary bureaucracy is countered. To burden the trade agreement with the EU and Chile with binding sustainability and rights commitments instead of dialogue risks delaying and weighing down a trade agreement the plan in substance welcomes. The plan simultaneously stands up for human rights, which makes the conclusion uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen ser handel och marknadsekonomi som den viktigaste drivkraften för utveckling och vill fördjupa den inre marknaden, samtidigt som huvudregeln för EU-rätt ska vara miniminivå och onödig byråkrati motverkas. Att lasta ramavtalet med EU och Chile med bindande hållbarhets- och rättighetsåtaganden i stället för dialog riskerar att fördröja och tynga ett handelsavtal som planen i sak välkomnar. Planen står samtidigt upp för mänskliga rättigheter, vilket gör slutsatsen osäker.
- trade drives developmentdecisive»verklig utveckling är möjlig och att den bygger mer än något annat på marknadsekonomi och handel.« (party programme ↗)“real development is possible and that it is based more than anything else on market economy and trade.”
- free trade and internal market»Fördjupa den inre marknaden, inte minst för tjänster och digitala produkter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deepen the internal market, particularly for services and digital products”
- minimum level, not excessive requirements»Minska regelkrånglet och onödig byråkrati, bland annat genom att motverka överimplementering i Sverige av EU-beslut – som huvudregel ska EU-direktiv genomföras på miniminivå« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reduce red tape and unnecessary bureaucracy, among other things by countering over-implementation in Sweden of EU decisions - as a main rule, EU directives shall be implemented at minimum level”
- strong voice for rights»Sverige ska vara en stark röst för frihet, demokrati och mänskliga rättigheter i världen.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a strong voice for freedom, democracy and human rights in the world.”
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The plan is fundamentally positive to trade agreements and requires that Swedish interests are protected in free trade agreements and that Sweden's position in trade is improved; it says nothing about binding sustainability clauses in EU agreements.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan is fundamentally positive to trade agreements and requires that Swedish interests are protected in free trade agreements and that Sweden's position in trade is improved; it says nothing about binding sustainability clauses in EU agreements. To instead of dialogue require stronger binding commitments on sustainability adds new conditions to trade, which is beside the plan's trade and export line. The plan's role as a voice for human freedom and rights pulls in the opposite direction, which is why the assessment is uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen är i grunden positiv till handelsavtal och kräver att svenska intressen värnas i frihandelsavtal och att Sveriges ställning i handeln förbättras; den säger inget om bindande hållbarhetsklausuler i EU:s avtal. Att i stället för dialog kräva starkare bindande åtaganden om hållbarhet lägger nya villkor på handeln, vilket ligger vid sidan av planens handels- och exportlinje. Planens roll som röst för mänskliga fri- och rättigheter drar i motsatt riktning, varför bedömningen är osäker.
- Swedish interests in trade agreementsdecisive»Värna svenska intressen i frihandelsavtal« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect Swedish interests in free trade agreements”
- strengthened trade position»Förbättra Sveriges ställning på den internationella marknaden och i handel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve Sweden's position on the international market and in trade”
- global trade and export»Men det handlar också om att förbättra möjligheten till global handel och svensk export, som är grundläggande för svenskt välstånd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“But it is also about improving the opportunity for global trade and Swedish export, which is fundamental to Swedish prosperity.”
- voice for human rights»Vara en tydlig röst för den västerländska demokratimodellen och mänskliga fri- och rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Be a clear voice for the Western democracy model and human freedom and rights”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:UU4)
- Committee report full text (HC01UU4)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:2901 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:138 Avancerat ramavtal mellan Europeiska unionen och dess medlemsstater, å ena sidan, och Republiken Chile, å andra sidan av Håkan Svenneling m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2023/24:2904 — med anledning av prop. 2023/24:138 Avancerat ramavtal mellan Europeiska unionen och dess medlemsstater, å ena sidan, och Republiken Chile, å andra sidan av Jacob Risberg och Janine Alm Ericson (båda MP)
- Proposition 2023/24:138 — Avancerat ramavtal mellan Europeiska unionen och dess medlemsstater, å ena sidan, och Republiken Chile, å andra sidan
Source: The Swedish Parliament