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The counter-proposal wants the state to designate new areas for offshore wind power but not for nuclear power. The plan promises to expand offshore wind power rapidly throughout the country and opposes new nuclear power in Swedish energy supply, arguing that solar and wind are cheapest and fastest. The counter-proposal's demands thus coincide point for point with the plan.

»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet, med hänsyn till livet i havet. Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« — rapid expansion of offshore wind power“expand offshore wind power rapidly throughout the country, with regard to marine life. Provide fair economic return to the municipalities where wind power is built and located.”

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The plan requires fair economic return to the municipalities where wind power is built and located, and wants to see a system where local communities receive return from energy extraction. Allowing the property tax on wind power plants to be returned directly to the municipalities is precisely such an arrangement and provides the long-term perspective the plan seeks. The plan also places a responsibility on the state to guarantee support to municipalities that take great social responsibility.

»bygga ut vindkraften till havs snabbt i hela landet, med hänsyn till livet i havet. Ge rejäl ekonomisk återbäring till de kommuner där det byggs och finns vindkraft.« — return to wind power municipalities“expand offshore wind power rapidly throughout the country, with regard to marine life. Provide fair economic return to the municipalities where wind power is built and located.”

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The plan stands for a humane and secure migration policy and explicitly requires strengthened legal certainty in the asylum process and particular support to vulnerable groups. The party programme establishes that asylum rights shall be valued in Sweden and throughout the EU, and the election manifesto that the child's perspective shall permeate migration laws. The counter-proposal's demands for legal certainty, proportionality, the best interests of the child and that implementation of the EU pact does not go further than EU law requires thereby align with the plan, unlike the committee's line of tightening to EU law minimum level.

»stärka rättssäkerheten i asylprocessen och stödet för hbtqi-flyktingar och andra sårbara grupper.« — secure asylum process“strengthen legal certainty in the asylum process and support for LGBTQ+ refugees and other vulnerable groups.”

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The plan states that the EU should be the leading force in global climate action and that member states must lead by example, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires. The plan also accepts that EU funding can be withdrawn as a pressure measure against member states that do not meet the union's requirements, which is the mechanism on which a climate lock is built. Stricter climate control measures in the EU are furthermore an explicit election promise.

»EU ska vara den ledande kraften i det globala klimatarbetet och driva på för att minska« — the EU should lead climate action“The EU should be the leading force in global climate action and drive to reduce”

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The plan commits to improving culture creators' economic conditions and modernizing copyright so that their rights are protected. Excluding makers of photographic images from the compensation model worsens conditions for a group of culture creators, and the counter-proposal's demands that they be included and that ceiling levels can be raised follow from the plan's commitment. The plan also establishes that cultural workers shall be covered by functioning security systems.

»förbättra kulturskaparnas ekonomiska och sociala villkor och modernisera upphovsrätten så att kulturskaparnas rättigheter värnas.« — culture creators' copyright is protected“improve culture creators' economic and social conditions and modernize copyright so that culture creators' rights are protected.”

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The plan explicitly requires that Sweden works for ecocide legislation and that large-scale environmental crimes are classified as an international crime, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirements on the Rome Statute. The plan also establishes that trade and foreign policy shall be a tool for human rights and democratization. The counter-proposal's requirement to leave the European defense cooperation is however not supported by the plan, which views cooperation with democracies positively.

»att Sverige verkar för en ekocidlagstiftning.« — ecocide legislation“that Sweden works for ecocide legislation.”

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The plan's crucial commitment is that primary care shall be the hub of accessible care and that care shall be provided according to need, not according to purse or place of residence. The counter-proposal wants to strengthen primary care with more general practice specialists and warns that municipal doctor appointments create parallel structures and economic inequality between municipalities, which follows from the plan's demands for equitable care and strengthened elderly care.

»Primärvården ska vara navet i en nära och förebyggande vård, med hälsofrämjande insatser i hemtjänst, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och äldreomsorg.« — primary care as hub“Primary care shall be the hub of accessible and preventive care, with health-promoting measures in home care, school health, social services and elderly care.”

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The plan's decisive commitment is that profit-seeking in schools shall be stopped and that for-profit corporations within schools shall be abolished. The counter-proposal opposes emergency school activities run on contract and wishes resources to go to more teachers and better support instead of private profits, which is the same position. The plan furthermore wishes to strengthen student health services and support for students with large needs.

»sätta stopp för vinstjakten i skolan« — stop profit-seeking in schools“stop profit-seeking in schools”

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The plan commits to raising wages and securing a good working environment in healthcare and improving care for the elderly, and asserts that elderly care should be needs-driven and publicly financed with sufficient staff density. The shortage of nursing aides in smaller municipalities is precisely what continued skills development and better working conditions should address. The counter-proposal's requirement for additional measures therefore follows directly from the plan.

»höja lönerna och säkra en god arbetsmiljö i vården.« — better conditions in healthcare“raise wages and secure a good working environment in healthcare.”

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The plan makes the circular economy a core commitment: sharing, repairing, reusing and recycling must become easier and more profitable, and it is described as a political task to push forward with economic instruments and clear rules. The counter-proposal's demand for additional measures to achieve material recycling targets and for clarified and strengthened producer responsibility are precisely such instruments. The plan also sets legal requirements for product durability and repairability.

»Att dela, hyra, reparera, återbruka och återvinna måste bli både enklare och mer lönsamt.« — circular economy“Sharing, renting, repairing, reusing and recycling must become both easier and more profitable.”

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The plan explicitly demands higher wages in female-dominated professions, a revaluation of these professions and that women's lifetime earnings match men's. It also links equality to strong shared welfare and women's establishment in the labor market. The counter-proposal's demand for continued vigorous work for women's economic freedom and a well-developed welfare is thus the plan's own line.

»höja lönerna i kvinnodominerade yrken till samma nivåer som i mansdominerade yrken med motsvarande ansvar och utbildningskrav.« — raised women's wages“raise wages in female-dominated professions to the same levels as in male-dominated professions with corresponding responsibility and educational requirements.”

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The plan makes crime prevention work the main track and wants to make major investments in preventive measures in socioeconomically deprived areas and break down school and housing segregation. It also demands action against men's violence against women. The counter-proposal's two priorities and the demand that repressive measures be complemented by long-term preventive and equality-creating measures therefore correspond to the plan's own commitments.

»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« — prevention in deprived areas“make major investments in preventive work in socioeconomically deprived areas.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires reinforced care measures and education while the young person is deprived of liberty and a transition programme after sentence is served. The party programme confirms that all children in the care of society shall be guaranteed safe and high-quality care and that school is decisive in preventing future criminality. The counter-proposal's requirement for secured schooling during and after deprivation of liberty and a national transition programme is precisely this.

»höja maxtiden för sluten ungdomsvård och förstärka vårdinsatser och utbildning under tiden den unge är frihetsberövad, samt införa en utslussningsverksamhet när straffet är avtjänat.« — education and transition for young people“raise maximum time for closed youth detention and reinforce care measures and education while the young person is deprived of liberty, and introduce a transition programme when the sentence is served.”

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The plan gives reading a special position and states that reading shall be strengthened both in and outside school and that book reading shall again become a natural part of our culture. It also demands publicly funded libraries as a cornerstone for reading promotion across the country. A special review of how the state can support and promote literature and reading is a direct means for these commitments.

»Vi ska stärka läsningen både i och utanför skolan och åter göra bokläsandet till en självklar del av vår kultur.« — strengthened reading“We shall strengthen reading both in and outside school and again make book reading a natural part of our culture.”

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The election manifesto demands a way out for those subjected to violence across the country, where responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving, and that equal help against honour-related violence is provided across the country. Regional resource centres that gather this work are precisely such coordination. The party programme establishes that men's violence against women, honour oppression and human trafficking shall be combated with the same force as other serious crime.

»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« — coordinated support across the country“create a way out for those subjected to violence across the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving.”

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The party programme explicitly states that income from work and income from social security should be taxed equally, which is exactly what the counter-proposal demands when it wants to eliminate the tax gap between types of income. The plan furthermore states that the tax system should counteract a class society and that those with the most money should contribute more, which argues against a deduction that benefits the highest incomes the most. The counter-proposal's demand thereby falls within the plan's commitment.

»Inkomster från arbete och inkomster från trygghetssystem ska beskattas lika.« — uniform taxation of income“Income from work and income from social security should be taxed equally.”

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The plan explicitly states that the conditions for folk education must be protected and that financial support for the country's folk high schools and study associations shall be ensured. The counter-proposal's warning of reduced appropriations and shrinking supply hits exactly that commitment. The plan also wants the folk high school's broad course offerings to be protected and expanded, and sees folk education as bearing education, culture and democracy.

»att det ekonomiska stödet till landets folkhögskolor och studieförbund säkerställs.« — secure support for folk education“that financial support for the country's folk high schools and study associations is ensured.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands systematic statistics to highlight discrimination and racism in society, and the party programme establishes that the work against all forms of racism must be strengthened and that racism manifests in hate crimes and violence. An anonymous reporting tool for racist incidents is a direct means of highlighting and preventing such events. The plan thus gives support to the counter-proposal's demand.

»ta fram systematisk statistik för att belysa diskriminering och rasism i samhället.« — systematic statistics on racism“develop systematic statistics to highlight discrimination and racism in society.”

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The plan states that Sweden's position as a knowledge nation is being challenged and that the challenges of our time require a knowledge system that is strong, open and long-term funded. It wants to invest in free and independent research with both breadth and excellence, which is precisely the combination of curiosity-driven and socially relevant research the counter-proposal wants to strengthen further. The plan thus provides support for more measures rather than for letting the direction remain fixed.

»Miljöpartiet vill satsa på fri och oberoende forskning med både bredd och spets.« — free research with breadth and excellence“The Greens want to invest in free and independent research with both breadth and excellence.”

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The plan explicitly confirms that cooperation and information sharing between authorities to stop money laundering, welfare crime and organized economic crime shall be strengthened, and that welfare crime shall be prioritized highly. The counter-proposal's requirement for stronger tools and steering of these authorities, including information exchange on people linked to organized crime, is the same commitment. The plan simultaneously requires that such tools be weighed against personal privacy.

»Samarbetet och informationsdelningen mellan myndigheter för att stoppa penningtvätt, välfärdsbrott och organiserad ekonomisk brottslighet ska förstärkas.« — strengthened information sharing“Cooperation and information sharing between authorities to stop money laundering, welfare crime and organized economic crime shall be strengthened.”

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The plan requires that the animal protection law's requirements for natural behaviour and animal welfare are fully implemented and establishes that there are still major shortcomings that need to be addressed — explicitly also for companion animals. Review of dog breeding and strengthened supervision are direct expressions of that. Against smuggling, the plan's requirement for strengthened inter-agency cooperation against organized crime's income moreover speaks.

»Miljöpartiet vill att den svenska djurskyddslagens krav på rätt till naturligt beteende och« — the animal protection law fully“The Greens want the Swedish animal protection law's requirements for the right to natural behaviour and”

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The plan explicitly states that students with special gifts or neurodevelopmental disabilities should be challenged and supported based on their prerequisites — which covers both legs of the counter-proposal. It also requires that educational environments have sufficient resources to meet students' diverse needs and wants to strengthen student health with more special education teachers. The election manifesto moreover wants to strengthen the read-write-count guarantee so that interventions are provided in time.

»med särbegåvning eller neuropsykiatriska funktionsnedsättningar ska utmanas och få« — support and stimulation according to need“with special gifts or neurodevelopmental disabilities should be challenged and receive”

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The plan establishes that mental health shall be prioritized equally with physical health and specifically points out that mental ill-being is increasing among children and young people. The election manifesto promises strengthened student health with more psychologists and counselors, and the party programme makes school an arena that actively shall prevent mental ill-being. Increased competence among school staff and follow-up on how children are managing follow directly from these commitments.

»Miljöpartiet vill skapa ett samhälle där psykisk hälsa är lika prioriterad som fysisk hälsa.« — mental health equal“The Green Party wants to create a society where mental health is prioritized equally with physical health.”

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The party programme explicitly states that the state should be responsible for ensuring that every school has sufficient funding, and the election manifesto that resources should be allocated according to need and that the pursuit of profit in schools should be stopped. The counter-proposal's requirement for increased state financing responsibility, binding resource rules and a sector grant, referring to independent schools being overcompensated, is directly in line with these commitments.

»varje skola har tillräcklig finansiering för att säkra att alla barn får de bästa« — state financing responsibility“every school has sufficient financing to ensure that all children get the best”

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The plan establishes that all families shall have equal rights regardless of how they look and that society shall be adapted to different family constellations. The election manifesto wants to adapt family policy so that it becomes gender-neutral and strengthen the rights of all types of families. That the child shall not be treated differently legally based on the parents' marital status, and that confirmation shall be possible before birth, follows directly from these commitments.

»Alla familjer ska ha lika rättigheter, oavsett hur de ser ut.« — equal rights for all families“All families shall have equal rights, regardless of how they look.”

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The party programme establishes that people with disabilities shall have access to public space on equal terms and that all public activities shall be accessible to everyone. Polling stations and premises for committee meetings are such public activities, which makes the counter-proposal's demand a direct application of the commitment. The programme also requires that lack of accessibility be actively counteracted.

»offentlig verksamhet ska vara tillgänglig för alla« — accessible public activities“public activities shall be accessible to everyone”

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The party programme explicitly requires that cooperation and information sharing between public agencies to stop welfare fraud and organized economic crime shall be strengthened, and the election manifesto wants to ease secrecy between agencies. That is precisely what the counter-proposal's review of secrecy legislation aims at. The plan at the same time protects privacy, but that does not speak against a review.

»informationsdelningen mellan myndigheter för att stoppa penningtvätt, välfärdsbrott och« — strengthened information sharing“information sharing between public agencies to stop money laundering, welfare fraud and”

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The party programme explicitly states that the EU shall be the leading force in global climate work and that member states must go ahead, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires. The programme also requires legally binding climate targets in line with research and a driving Swedish role in international climate negotiations. The committee's assessment that nothing further is needed goes directly against the plan's requirement for heightened ambition.

»EU ska vara den ledande kraften i det globala klimatarbetet och driva på för att minska« — EU leading in climate work“The EU shall be the leading force in global climate work and drive to reduce”

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The election manifesto promises that children's culture shall especially be valued and that investment be made in children's culture in school with trained staff. The party programme confirms that all children and young people regardless of background and place of residence shall be able to engage in culture and through school be guaranteed cultural experiences, and highlights the role of museums in making cultural heritage accessible. More routes for children to meet culture, for example via museum educators, is precisely that commitment.

»Alla barn och ungdomar, oavsett socioekonomisk bakgrund eller var i landet man bor, ska kunna utöva kultur och genom skolan garanteras kulturupplevelser.« — guaranteed cultural experiences for children“All children and young people, regardless of socioeconomic background or where in the country they live, shall be able to engage in culture and through school be guaranteed cultural experiences.”

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The plan states that many in the gig economy have poor working conditions and lack of security and requires that they be covered by the same workplace safety regulations and right to collective agreements as other employees. It also wishes for gig workers to be covered by functioning security systems and clearer requirements to be set on employers. The counter-proposal's requirement to map the platform economy and clarify workplace safety responsibility follows directly from this.

»Vi vill att personer som arbetar inom gigekonomin ska omfattas av samma arbetsmiljöregler och ha samma rätt till kollektivavtal som andra arbetstagare.« — workplace safety responsibility in gig economy“We wish that people working in the gig economy shall be covered by the same workplace safety regulations and have the same right to collective agreements as other employees.”

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The plan explicitly requires that dental care be brought into parity with other healthcare and included in the same high-cost protection, financed in the same way so that dental health is not a class issue. The counter-proposal's phased high-cost protection starting with the elderly is a step in exactly that direction, and the targeted municipal support addresses the plan's requirement for equitable care regardless of place of residence. The plan goes further than the proposal but speaks clearly in its favour.

»att tandvården ska jämställas med övrig hälso- och sjukvård, och ingå i samma högkostnadsskydd.« — dental care in high-cost protection“that dental care shall be brought into parity with other healthcare and be included in the same high-cost protection.”

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The plan explicitly states that higher vocational education and other adult education shall be protected and expanded to meet both individual aspirations and society's needs. It also wants to invest in education and retraining for the transition's new jobs and points to the skills gap. An expanded higher vocational education with broader provision is therefore directly in line with the plan.

»Folkhögskolans breda kursutbud, yrkeshögskolan och andra vuxenutbildningar ska värnas och byggas ut för att möta både individens drömmar och samhällets behov.« — expand higher vocational education“The folk high school's broad course provision, higher vocational education and other adult education shall be protected and expanded to meet both individual aspirations and society's needs.”

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The plan states that children's right to security weighs more heavily than violent parents' right to their children and that children shall be protected from contact with a violent parent. To broaden the grounds for custody transfer to more forms of violence, not just lethal violence, is precisely this commitment. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

»I vårt Sverige väger barns rätt till trygghet tyngre än våldsamma föräldrars rätt till sina barn.« — children's security weighs heaviest“In our Sweden, children's right to security weighs more heavily than violent parents' right to their children.”

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The plan states that the EU shall guarantee the right to be and love whom you wish and that all families shall have equal rights regardless of how they look. That Swedish same-sex marriages are recognised in all EU countries is precisely this commitment put into practice in freedom of movement. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

»EU ska garantera rätten att vara och älska vem du vill.« — EU shall guarantee LGBTQI+ rights“the EU shall guarantee the right to be and love whom you wish.”

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The plan demands that at least 30 per cent of forests be protected for high nature values, carbon sinks and threatened species, and that the mountain forests be preserved. It simultaneously describes that intensive forestry has created shortage of habitats for many species. Legislation that stops felling of forests with high nature values is thus directly in line with the plan.

»Minst 30 procent av skogarna måste skyddas – både för höga naturvärden och för att bevara kolsänkor och hotade arter, samt för att värna rekreation, kulturvärden och renskötsel.« — protect forest with high nature values“At least 30 per cent of forests must be protected – both for high nature values and to preserve carbon sinks and threatened species, as well as to protect recreation, cultural values and reindeer herding.”

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The plan wants family policy to become gender-neutral and rights to be strengthened for all types of families, and for society to be adapted to different family constellations. A new and modern parental regulation that abandons the assumption that parents are a woman and a man is precisely this commitment. The plan therefore supports the demand for the proposals to be prepared and presented.

»anpassa familjepolitiken så att den blir könsneutral och stärka rättigheterna för stjärnfamiljer, det vill säga alla olika typer av familjer.« — gender-neutral family legislation“adapt family policy so that it becomes gender-neutral and strengthen rights for rainbow families, that is, all different types of families.”

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The plan states that nuclear weapons should be phased out and prohibited and that Sweden should be a nuclear-weapon-free zone in both peace and war, and the election manifesto wants to legislate on a prohibition of nuclear weapons on Swedish territory and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Participation in planning, preparation or exercise of nuclear weapon use is incompatible with that. The counter-proposal's demand for a nuclear weapons reservation therefore follows directly from the plan.

»avvecklas och förbjudas. Sverige ska vara en kärnvapenfri zon i både freds- och krigstid.« — nuclear-weapon-free zone“be phased out and prohibited. Sweden should be a nuclear-weapon-free zone in both peace and war.”

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The election manifesto explicitly wants to introduce an outplacement scheme when the sentence is served, and the party programme establishes that outplacement measures shall promote reintegration into society. The plan also requires that the correctional service has good conditions to work with rehabilitation and that support exists for those who want to leave crime. The counter-proposal's requirement for improved induction follows directly from these commitments.

»införa en utslussningsverksamhet när straffet är avtjänat« — outplacement after served sentence“introduce an outplacement scheme when the sentence is served”

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The plan describes Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide and demands that Sweden acts consistently to end the occupation. It also establishes that the Swedish weapons industry, the import and export of weapons must never undermine work for peace, democratization and human rights. The counter-proposal's demands for an investigation of import regulations and for ending weapons trade with Israel follow directly from these commitments.

»Omvärldens oförmåga att ingripa mot Israels folkmord i Gaza har allvarligt skadat« — act against Israel's genocide“The international community's inability to intervene against Israel's genocide in Gaza has seriously damaged”

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The plan states that access to higher education should be good throughout the country and explicitly highlights regional colleges and distance education as important for that possibility. Distance options should be easily accessible through expanded broadband, and links to working life should be strong. The counter-proposal's demands for expanded distance education, learning centers and labour market-adapted provision are therefore supported.

»Byskolor, folkhögskolor, regionala högskolor och distansutbildningar är viktiga för möjligheten till utbildning i hela landet.« — distance education throughout the country“Village schools, folk high schools, regional colleges and distance education are important for the possibility of education throughout the country.”

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The election manifesto wants to move to gentler fishing methods and let the ecosystems set the limits, and the party programme highlights the role of coastal fishing for living archipelagos and warns of industrial fishing's damage. The counter-proposal's requirement to particularly value small-scale coastal fishing follows directly from these commitments.

»låt ekosystemen i haven sätta gränserna för hur mycket fisk som får fångas, inför en ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning och gå över till skonsamma fiskemetoder.« — gentler fishing methods“let the ecosystems in the seas set the limits for how much fish can be caught, introduce an ecosystem-based marine management and move to gentler fishing methods.”

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The election manifesto asserts that it is the perpetrator's freedom that must be restricted and wants victims of violence who are forced into hiding to receive stronger protection and more perpetrators to receive electronic monitoring. This is exactly the reversal that the counter-proposal requests: that the person the order is against, not the victim, should adapt. The plan therefore supports a fundamental review.

»det är förövarens frihet som ska begränsas« — restrict the perpetrator“it is the perpetrator's freedom that must be restricted”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to defend the right to roam freely and strengthen beach protection, which is precisely what legal rules for guaranteed free passage along beaches do. The party programme furthermore establishes that protection of beaches should be expanded and strengthened, not kept unchanged. The counter-proposal's demand thus aligns with the plan.

»försvara allemansrätten och stärka strandskyddet« — strengthened beach protection“defend the right to roam freely and strengthen beach protection”

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The plan wants to limit the spread of advertising, especially among children and young people, and forbid advertising directed at children under twelve. The counter-proposal's requirement for updated legislation, age limit for advertising on the internet and more controls and sanctions is the same protection aim transferred to digital environments. The plan moreover wants to make the Convention on the Rights of the Child Swedish law and keep children's environments advertisement-free.

»Vi vill begränsa reklamens utbredning, särskilt bland barn och unga.« — limited advertising to children“We want to limit the spread of advertising, especially among children and young people.”

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The plan demands that wages in female-dominated occupations be raised to the same level as in male-dominated occupations with corresponding responsibility, and states that equal wages and economic independence are decisive for equality. Measures for an equal economy that strengthens women's agency in working life are thereby the plan's own policy. The plan also wants to particularly strengthen foreign-born women's establishment in the labour market.

»höja lönerna i kvinnodominerade yrken till samma nivåer som i mansdominerade yrken med motsvarande ansvar och utbildningskrav.« — equal wages“raise wages in female-dominated occupations to the same levels as in male-dominated occupations with corresponding responsibility and educational requirements.”

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The plan commits to strengthening legislation against discrimination and to ensuring that lack of accessibility in itself is counted as discrimination, with a strong discrimination ombudsman as guarantor. The counter-proposal's requirement for a review that strengthens the ability to bring guide and assistance dogs, and for an evaluation of how the law is applied, is directly in line with this. The plan's requirement for systematic statistics on discrimination also supports the follow-up component.

»stärka lagstiftningen mot diskriminering och se över rätten till rättshjälp i diskrimineringsfall.« — strengthened discrimination legislation“strengthen legislation against discrimination and review the right to legal aid in discrimination cases.”

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The plan establishes that post and telecommunications of good quality and at reasonable cost shall be available throughout Sweden and that this is society's responsibility, and that a functioning infrastructure is necessary for the whole country to thrive. The counter-proposal's requirement for guaranteed postal service throughout the country and for society to retain control over the postal market is precisely this commitment. The plan's scepticism toward commercial forces in public service tasks points in the same direction.

»ska vara till för Sveriges alla invånare och finnas tillgängliga över hela landet« — public service nationwide“shall be for all of Sweden's residents and be available throughout the country”

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The plan explicitly commits to phasing out fossil fuel subsidies, and the party programme establishes that climate-damaging subsidies shall be phased out as part of climate policy tools. The counter-proposal's demand for a swift action plan to dismantle climate-damaging subsidies is the same thing in implementation form. That this should occur within a unified environmental and climate tax policy aligns with the plan's line that what damages the environment should be costly.

»fasa ut fossila subventioner.« — phased-out fossil fuel subsidies“phase out fossil fuel subsidies.”

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The plan establishes that it is of great importance to preserve agricultural land and its fertility, that land policy shall be long-term and that good agricultural land shall be protected from exploitation. It also wants to strengthen agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in staple foods. A national target to preserve fertile arable land follows directly from these commitments.

»goda jordbruksmarker ska skyddas från exploatering.« — agricultural land protected“good agricultural land shall be protected from exploitation.”

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The plan wants to see more police to counter parallel societies and bases its preventive work on neighbourhood policing in close collaboration with schools and social services. It also requires that public services such as the police be available throughout the country. The counter-proposal's demand for more neighbourhood police and better opportunities to get help on the spot is thus directly in line with the plan.

»se fler och bättre betalda poliser för att bekämpa den organiserade brottsligheten och för att motverka parallellsamhällen.« — more police against parallel societies“see more and better-paid police to combat organized crime and to counter parallel societies.”

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The party programme explicitly says that the Greens should be strongly driving in improving Scandinavian language comprehension and safeguarding Nordic cooperation. Giving teaching in Nordic languages more space in the curriculum and creating exchanges with neighbouring countries follows directly from that. The plan also presupposes that language comprehension needs to improve, which meets the committee's reasoning that the course plans already suffice.

»även i Norden, förbättra den skandinaviska språkförståelsen och nationella minoriteters rättigheter« — better Nordic language comprehension“also in the Nordic region, improve Scandinavian language comprehension and national minorities' rights”

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The election manifesto promises to improve culture creators' economic and social conditions and to modernise copyright so that their rights are protected. The party programme wants to see copyright legislation adapted to today's society where creators have the right to reasonable compensation. Following AI development, holding dialogue with the industry and taking measures for artists' conditions follow directly from this.

»förbättra kulturskaparnas ekonomiska och sociala villkor och modernisera upphovsrätten så att kulturskaparnas rättigheter värnas.« — better conditions for culture creators“improve culture creators' economic and social conditions and modernise copyright so that culture creators' rights are protected.”

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The party programme wants to provide resources to mass sports including sport for people with disabilities and stipulates that it is inaccessibility in society that constitutes the real barrier. The election manifesto wants to clarify the Act on Support and Service for Persons with Certain Disabilities with state responsibility for assistance and improve support regardless of where you live. Efforts by state, municipalities and civil society to remove barriers follow directly from this.

»breddidrotten, inklusive idrott för människor med« — sport for people with disabilities“mass sports, including sport for people with”

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The plan asserts that referendums shall be held on important questions if a certain proportion of citizens demand it, and that a participatory democracy requires easily accessible information and opportunity for citizens to submit their own proposals to political assemblies. The counter-proposal's requirement for a lower threshold for popular initiatives, digital signature collection and a state portal for citizen proposals implements precisely this.

»Om en viss andel medborgare efterfrågar det ska folkomröstningar hållas i viktiga« — referendum on citizen initiative“If a certain proportion of citizens demand it, referendums shall be held on important”

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The plan requires that animals' suffering during transport and slaughter be minimised and that the animal protection law be applied in full in the food industry too, and strong consumer protection with clear labelling of goods. The counter-proposal's requirement for labelling of meat from unstunned slaughter, an EU ban and the possibility to stop imports follows from this. The plan furthermore establishes that member states should be allowed to lead with stricter legislation even when it conflicts with the internal market.

»minimera djurs lidande vid transport och slakt.« — minimise suffering in slaughter“minimise animals' suffering during transport and slaughter.”

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The plan requires that people be able to influence the city's development in a simple and constructive way and that decisions be made close to those affected. The counter-proposal's requirement for greater resident influence over shared spaces, local councils and protection of culturally and historically valuable buildings responds to these commitments. The crime prevention aspect also aligns with the plan's view of safety in residential areas.

»att på ett enkelt och konstruktivt sätt påverka« — citizen influence in planning“to influence in a simple and constructive way”

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The election manifesto asserts that those who are well-off shall contribute more than those with small margins and that those with most money shall contribute more to welfare, while those with least resources shall have lower tax. The party programme wishes to reduce economic inequalities. That the earned income tax deduction is phased out at high incomes and is absent above one hundred thousand per month follows directly from this.

»Den som har det gott ställt ska bidra mer än den som har små marginaler.« — progressive distribution“Those who are well-off shall contribute more than those with small margins.”

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The election manifesto establishes that children's right to safety weighs more heavily than violent parents' right to their children and that children shall be protected from being forced into contact with a violent parent, and that work against honour-related violence shall be strengthened. That a parent who exposes children to honour violence shall not have custody or be the residential parent follows directly from this.

»I vårt Sverige väger barns rätt till trygghet tyngre än våldsamma föräldrars rätt till sina barn.« — child's safety weighs most“In our Sweden, children's right to safety weighs more heavily than violent parents' right to their children.”

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The party programme wants to see more women's shelters and better preconditions for these, promote idea-based organizations and that quality is valued highly in procurement of services. The counter-proposal's requirement that the government develops women's shelter activities and develops guidelines for cooperation with municipalities, so that smaller idea-based shelters are not marginalized, aligns with the plan.

»Vi vill ha fler mansmottagningar och kvinnojourer och bättre förutsättningar för dessa.« — better preconditions for shelters“We want more men's centers and women's shelters and better preconditions for these.”

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The election manifesto wants to make a major investment in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and ease secrecy between area police, school and social services so that no child falls through the cracks. The party programme states that crime prevention is the foundation and happens through reduced marginalization. The counter-proposal's requirements for resources to municipalities and early interventions against gang recruitment is this commitment.

»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden.« — prevention in disadvantaged areas“make a major investment in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas.”

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The election manifesto commits to strengthening the work against honour-related violence and oppression so that equivalent help is given throughout the country, and the party programme requires that society's institutions have preparedness and tools against violence carried out under the influence of honour-related notions. National guidelines, concern reports and targeted parent support respond to this, although the plan does not take a stand on mandatory measures.

»stärka arbetet mot hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck så att likvärdig hjälp ges i hela landet.« — equivalent help against honour-related violence“strengthen the work against honour-related violence and oppression so that equivalent help is given throughout the country.”

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The plan establishes that small enterprises shall have lower employer contributions and less sick-leave responsibility than larger enterprises, and counts lower employer contributions as an important reform for increased entrepreneurship. The counter-proposal's requirement for reduced employer contributions to help more people get into work thereby aligns with the plan's direction. The plan also wants to make it cheaper and simpler to hire, particularly in disadvantaged areas.

»Småföretag ska ha lägre arbetsgivaravgift och mindre sjuklöneansvar än större företag.« — lower contributions for small enterprises“Small enterprises shall have lower employer contributions and less sick-leave responsibility than larger enterprises.”

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The party programme establishes that crime prevention work is the foundation for a safe society and that criminal sanctions have both a crime prevention and a rehabilitating purpose, and that policy should be based on research. The election manifesto wants to invest heavily in prevention work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. Anchoring measures against youth crime in evidence and directing therapeutic measures towards young people at high recidivism risk follows directly from these commitments.

»Det brottsförebyggande arbetet är grunden för ett« — prevention work as foundation“Crime prevention work is the foundation for a”

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The election manifesto wishes to stop the financing of criminal gangs through strengthened inter-agency coordination so that authorities can strike at the organised crime's enterprises, and ease the confidentiality restrictions between agencies in preventive work. The plan sees serious organised crime as a threat to democracy and requires that quality weighs heavily in public procurement. That crime-fighting authorities both get the opportunity and are obliged to warn municipalities that procure activities thus follows from these commitments.

»stoppa finansieringen av de kriminella gängen genom att stärka myndighetssamverkan« — inter-agency coordination against gang enterprises“stop financing criminal gangs through strengthened inter-agency coordination”

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The election manifesto wants to invest in smaller child groups and more staff in preschool, and the party programme wants to significantly reduce the size of child groups and increase the adult-to-child ratio and ensure good access to well-educated educators. Preschool shall maintain high quality for all children. The counter-proposal's requirement for additional measures for quality and equality, with focus on child group size, staff ratio and leadership, follows directly from these commitments.

»satsa på mindre barngrupper och mer personal i förskolan.« — smaller child groups and more staff“invest in smaller child groups and more staff in preschool.”

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The election manifesto explicitly wants to strengthen foreign-born women's establishment through SFI combined with internship and vocational training and equal efforts from the Employment Service, and extend the establishment programme. The party programme demands high-quality Swedish language instruction for everyone who needs it and rapid validation of foreign education. The counter-proposal's demands for increased employment-related efforts and that the establishment supplement is not abolished but individualized align with these commitments.

»stärk utrikesfödda kvinnors etablering genom SFI kombinerad med praktik och yrkesutbildning och jämställda insatser från arbetsförmedlingen.« — foreign-born women's establishment“strengthen foreign-born women's establishment through SFI combined with internship and vocational training and equal efforts from the employment service.”

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The party programme establishes that all municipalities must have a generous and equivalent refugee reception and that the state and municipalities have joint responsibility for giving anyone who comes to Sweden a good start. The election manifesto wants to strengthen establishment so that more quickly enter work, and housing policy must counteract segregation. Protecting the settlement law's distribution criteria and rejecting that municipalities opt out of reception is precisely what the plan demands.

»Alla kommuner ska ha ett generöst och likvärdigt flyktingmottagande.« — equivalent reception in all municipalities“All municipalities must have a generous and equivalent refugee reception.”

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The election manifesto wants to invest in primary care and increase access to mental health services, and the party programme wants to develop alternatives to medicines since current medicine consumption is a problem for both patient safety and the environment. The plan also requires that psychiatric and psychological expertise in primary care is strong and quality assured and that no patient shall come to harm. Guidelines for prescribing and stepping down psychopharmaceuticals for children and young people follow directly from these commitments.

»satsa på primärvården och öka tillgången till vård för psykisk ohälsa.« — mental health services“invest in primary care and increase access to mental health services.”

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The plan gives youth clinics an explicit role in the care pathway for young people and requires that they are accessible and cooperate with school health services, primary care and psychiatry. The counter-proposal's requirement for a review that clarifies the mandate and explicitly encompasses substance abuse and mental illness addresses this, as does the commitment that treatment shall be offered at an early stage. The election manifesto moreover wants to increase access to mental health care.

»För barn och unga krävs det en aktiv samverkan mellan elevhälsa, föräldrar, primärvård, ungdomsmottagning och psykiatri.« — cooperation on young people“For children and young people, active cooperation is required between school health services, parents, primary care, youth clinics and psychiatry.”

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The plan explicitly states that the right to privacy and personal life is today threatened by both state and commercial actors and that individuals should easily be able to find out what companies have registered about them. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened privacy protection in digital marketing and an investigation into tracking and profiling directly address this. The plan moreover wants to limit the spread of advertising, especially towards children and young people.

»Vi vill värna människors rätt till integritet och privatliv. I dag är den rätten hotad av både statliga och kommersiella aktörer.« — privacy against commercial actors“We want to protect people's right to privacy and personal life. Today this right is threatened by both state and commercial actors.”

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The election manifesto explicitly wants to ease secrecy between police, schools and social services and strengthen cooperation, and the party programme wants obstacles to such cooperation removed. That supports the counter-proposal's demand for a review of the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act for increased information exchange. The plan at the same time sets a limit: crime-fighting must not occur at the expense of human rights, which makes the support conditional.

»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« — eased secrecy between authorities“ease secrecy between neighbourhood police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no child falls through the cracks in preventive work.”

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The counter-proposal's two demands are each matched by explicit commitments in the plan: nuclear weapons shall be prohibited on Swedish soil and the convention on the prohibition of nuclear weapons shall be ratified, and participation in the military defence's activities shall be based on voluntary service rather than conscription. That Swedish units are kept out of exercises with nuclear weapon elements follows from the line that nuclear weapons shall be dismantled, not used as protection.

»införa en lag som förbjuder kärnvapen på svensk mark.« — nuclear-free Sweden“introduce a law prohibiting nuclear weapons on Swedish soil.”

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The party programme confirms that everyone has the right to a home and that housing policy shall counter segregation and promote equal rights, which is precisely the meaning the counter-proposal's new goal gives to housing. The election manifesto clarifies the goal in the same direction: climate-smart housing at low cost and rental housing with reasonable rents, regardless of parents' economy. The requirement for ecologically and socially sustainable frameworks thus coincides with the plan's own goal formulation.

»Alla har rätt till en bostad.« — housing as a right“Everyone has the right to a home.”

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The plan requires trained staff in all school libraries and that libraries are strengthened in their work for reading and democracy. School libraries are, according to the plan, a central resource in education, and the same requirements shall apply regardless of administration. A vague exception that allows schools that can provide staffed school libraries to be exempt from the requirement contradicts this, which is why the clarification is supported.

»satsa på barns kultur i skolan, med utbildad personal på alla skolbibliotek och estetiska ämnen i alla gymnasieprogram.« — staffed school libraries everywhere“invest in children's culture in schools, with trained staff in all school libraries and aesthetic subjects in all upper secondary programmes.”

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The party programme explicitly demands that the lease of Swedish land to NATO and other foreign military forces shall cease, and the election manifesto wishes Sweden to retain its military non-alignment to be able to conduct an independent policy. The counter-proposal's objection that the agreement gives foreign military unobstructed access to Swedish bases and the right to build its own infrastructure hits precisely what the plan wishes to avoid. The plan's values of sovereignty and self-determination therefore bear the demand.

»Uthyrningen av svensk mark till NATO och andra utländska militärstyrkor för krigsövningar ska också upphöra.« — no lease of Swedish land“The lease of Swedish land to NATO and other foreign military forces for military exercises shall also cease.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to improving support for people with rare diagnoses regardless of where in the country they live, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires. The party programme additionally establishes the right to financial and personal support in case of serious illness and that correct support provided in time is both humane and more cost-effective for society than support that comes later. This is motivated by the fact that early social support is crucial for the entire family.

»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet.« — support for rare diagnoses“improve support for people with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country.”

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The party programme explicitly states that the party opposes all laws that constitute disproportionate interference in privacy and that crime prevention must not take place at the expense of human rights. Secret room surveillance and house searches for preventive purposes, without preliminary investigation, are precisely such expanded surveillance powers that the plan requires politics to guard against. That the plan at the same time wants to give the judiciary tools against organized crime lowers the security somewhat.

»Vi motsätter oss alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i integriteten.« — no to disproportionate interference“We oppose all laws that constitute disproportionate interference in privacy.”

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The plan commits to strengthening Swedish agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in staple foods and supporting the transition to sustainable agriculture, and the party programme states that Sweden shall have a viable agriculture throughout the country with good competitiveness. The counter-proposal's requirement for policy for living countryside with competitive and environmentally sustainable farming coincides with this. That the plan simultaneously emphasizes environmental quality goals and animal welfare as focus does not change the direction.

»Sverige ska ha ett livskraftigt jordbruk i hela landet med god konkurrenskraft.« — viable agriculture throughout the country“Sweden shall have viable agriculture throughout the country with good competitiveness.”

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The election manifesto demands that Sweden ratifies the nuclear weapons ban convention and enacts a law banning nuclear weapons on Swedish soil, and the party programme wants Sweden to take the initiative for international disarmament and go ahead. The counter-proposal's demand for a more leading and driving role, among other things as an active observer to the ban convention, directly aligns with the plan—which goes even further.

»ratificera konventionen om kärnvapenförbud och arbeta för ett totalförbud mot att använda autonoma vapensystem.« — ratify the nuclear weapons ban“ratify the nuclear weapons ban convention and work for a total ban on the use of autonomous weapon systems.”

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The party programme explicitly says that the party opposes all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into privacy and that crime prevention must not occur at the expense of human rights. To target secret coercive measures at persons who are neither suspected nor convicted, and to allow surplus information to be used without limitation, are such intrusions. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's limitations.

»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« — against disproportionate privacy intrusions“all laws that entail disproportionate intrusions into”

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The party programme commits that Sweden shall actively participate in international cooperation on disarmament, non-violence agreements and demilitarized zones, and that Sweden shall take initiatives for international disarmament. A convention that demilitarizes the Arctic is precisely such a zone. The plan furthermore places human security before territorial security, which strengthens support for the counter-proposal.

»demilitariserade zoner« — demilitarized zones“demilitarized zones”

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The plan explicitly establishes that public functions such as police, the employment agency and the social security administration shall be available throughout the country, which is precisely what the counter-proposal's requirement for more local service offices and continued relocalization is about. The plan is moreover based on a decentralist view where decisions shall be made close to citizens. Consideration of local conditions in each municipality is in line with state regulations functioning equally well for small and large municipalities.

»Samhällsfunktioner som polis, arbetsförmedling och försäkringskassa ska vara till för Sveriges alla invånare och finnas tillgängliga över hela landet.« — public service throughout the country“Public functions such as police, the employment agency and the social security administration shall serve all Sweden's residents and be available throughout the country.”

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The party programme requires that emissions of pharmaceutical residues, endocrine disruptors, heavy metals and nanoparticles are reduced, among other things by improving wastewater systems and treatment, and wants to work for reduced plastic use. The election manifesto wants to phase out toxic substances immediately. A national goal to clean wastewater of pharmaceuticals, microplastics and harmful chemicals follows directly from these commitments.

»avlopp, jordbruk och industri. Utsläpp av miljöstörande ämnen såsom kväve, fosfor, läkemedelsrester, hormonstörande ämnen, tungmetaller och« — reduce pharmaceutical residues in water“sewage, agriculture and industry. Emissions of environmentally damaging substances such as nitrogen, phosphorus, pharmaceutical residues, endocrine disruptors, heavy metals and”

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The party programme establishes as a fundamental principle that all higher education shall be free of charge for all students. It also seeks broad recruitment to higher education and sees international cooperation and solidarity as universal. That tuition fees for students from outside Europe be abolished therefore follows directly from the plan.

»fungerande skyddsnät vid sjukdom. En grundläggande princip är att all högre utbildning ska vara« — tuition-free higher education“functioning safety net during illness. A fundamental principle is that all higher education shall be”

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The election manifesto wants to ease confidentiality restrictions between area police, schools and social services and make a major investment in preventive work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas, precisely to inoculate children against gang recruitment. The party programme wants to strengthen cooperation around children at risk and remove obstacles to it. Spreading and evaluating local cooperation projects against new recruitment follows directly from this.

»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« — cooperation around children at risk“ease confidentiality restrictions between area police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in preventive work.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands that confidentiality between community police, school and social services be relaxed so that no children fall through the cracks. The party programme states that barriers to cooperation around children and young people at risk should be removed and that children in need of special support should be reached early. The counter-proposal's demand for urgent review and new legislation is therefore supported, with the plan's privacy safeguards as the framework.

»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« — relaxed confidentiality for cooperation“relax confidentiality between community police, school, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in preventive work.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to increase housing allowance for families with children, and the party programme identifies housing allowance and maintenance support as necessary means-tested support. The goal that no child should grow up in poverty and that the safety net should be improved so that no one falls through the cracks supports the counter-proposal's demand for a higher and more targeted model. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»höja bostadsbidraget för barnfamiljer och bostadstillägget för pensionärer.« — increased housing allowance“increase housing allowance for families with children and the housing supplement for pensioners.”

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The election manifesto commits to stopping gang financing through authorities being able to strike at organised crime's businesses from several directions, explicitly including illegal clubs and other activities in premises. To make it easier to forfeit a premises lease when criminal activity can be linked to the premises is precisely such a tool. The plan states that it shall be so difficult and unprofitable to conduct organised crime that gangs withdraw, and the party programme sees severe organised crime as a threat to democracy.

»stärka myndighetssamverkan så att myndigheterna kan slå till mot den organiserade brottslighetens företag från flera håll« — strike at gangs' businesses“strengthen coordination between authorities so that authorities can strike at organised crime's businesses from several directions”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that advertising directed at children under twelve years should be prohibited and that advertising's spread should be limited, especially among children and young people. The counter-proposal's requirement that Sweden work within the EU for Swedish regulation to become the minimum level is precisely the way the commitment can be maintained when channels broadcast via foreign platforms. The plan's position that children's environments should be kept advertising-free points in the same direction.

»och reklam riktad mot barn under tolv år ska vara« — prohibition on child advertising“and advertising directed at children under twelve years should be”

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The plan establishes that people with disabilities shall have the same opportunity to participate in society as others and that lack of accessibility in itself is a form of discrimination. The counter-proposal's requirement for adapted polling stations, easily readable information and accessible locations where democracy is exercised is exactly this. The plan also requires easily accessible information as a prerequisite for a participatory democracy.

»Människor med funktionsnedsättningar ska ha samma möjlighet att delta i samhället som andra.« — equal participation“People with disabilities shall have the same opportunity to participate in society as others.”

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The election manifesto requires that systematic statistics be compiled to illuminate discrimination and racism in society, which in fact is the same as the counter-proposal's assignment to investigate how racism manifests itself in public activities. The party programme states that structural discrimination and racism must cease and that work against discrimination must become more effective. The knowledge base that the counter-proposal seeks is a prerequisite for that work.

»ta fram systematisk statistik för att belysa diskriminering och rasism i samhället.« — knowledge base on racism“compile systematic statistics to illuminate discrimination and racism in society.”

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The plan requires that political decisions should be preceded by child impact analysis and that the Convention on the Rights of the Child becomes Swedish law. The counter-proposal asks precisely for a child impact analysis of the insolvency legal rules. The plan furthermore emphasises that economic disadvantage should not be inherited and that resources should be directed to the worst-off families, which is the core of the question about children in debt-burdened households.

»FN:s barnkonvention ska bli svensk lag och politiska beslut bör föregås av en barnkonsekvensanalys.« — child impact analysis of decisions“The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child shall become Swedish law and political decisions should be preceded by a child impact analysis.”

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The plan demands that teachers and researchers have good and secure working conditions and that doctoral students' legal certainty is secured, and it protects the Swedish model where conditions are regulated through collective agreements. The counter-proposal's demands for employment security for doctoral students and junior researchers and better conditions for postdoctoral researchers follow directly from that. The demand for more combination positions is in line with the plan's commitment that teachers shall be given conditions for research within their position.

»Lärare och forskare ska ha goda och trygga arbetsvillkor, och studenters och doktoranders inflytande och rättssäkerhet ska säkras.« — secure conditions for researchers“Teachers and researchers shall have good and secure working conditions, and students' and doctoral students' influence and legal certainty shall be secured.”

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The plan explicitly requires that the system for funding allocation to universities and higher education institutions be changed so that high quality is secured for both small and large institutions, and that unrestricted research funding is valued. The counter-proposal's requirement for a review of the funding system, so that external funders do not steer research direction, follows directly from that. The plan also establishes that priorities must not go at the expense of institutions' freedom to shape their activities.

»Systemet för medelsfördelning till universitet och högskolor ska förändras och utformas så att det säkrar en hög kvalitet i både utbildning och forskning för såväl små som stora lärosäten.« — changed funding allocation“The system for funding allocation to universities and higher education institutions shall be changed and designed so that it secures high quality in both education and research for both small and large institutions.”

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The plan explicitly demands copyright legislation adapted to today's society and that copyright be modernized, while freedom of expression should be strengthened. It also wants copying and file sharing for private use to be decriminalized, which is the same balance between protection and free information formation that the counter-proposal seeks. The plan therefore supports the demand for modernization.

»Miljöpartiet de gröna vill se en upphovsrättslagstiftning, anpassad till dagens samhälle, som främjar kulturskapande i både klassiska och nya former.« — modernized copyright“The Green Party wants to see copyright legislation, adapted to today's society, that promotes cultural creation in both classical and new forms.”

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The party programme establishes that where the public is wholly or partly owner, the ownership shall be active and influence shall be used to promote sustainability and gender equality, and that long-termism shall be prioritized before short-term profit interests. The plan also requires welfare and highly qualified jobs across the country and ethics and environmental requirements on state investments. That public utility comes before profitability and that ownership directives are used for security, equality and ecological sustainability is thus the plan's own line.

»ska ägarskapet vara aktivt och inflytandet« — active state ownership“the ownership shall be active and influence shall be”

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The party programme requires that the railway system be reviewed and in certain respects re-regulated to become optimal and long-term functioning, and that society itself must manage and pay for the expansion of infrastructure systems. The plan furthermore wants tariffs, ticket booking and timetables to be coordinated for the benefit of passengers. Gathering responsibility for railways, maintenance, prices, booking and train planning in one common state organisation therefore directly responds to the plan's commitments.

»delar återregleras för att få ett optimalt och långsiktigt fungerande transportsystem.« — railway re-regulation“parts be re-regulated to achieve an optimal and long-term functioning transport system.”

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The plan establishes that Sweden shall have an open economy and work for fair trade, with strict environmental and social requirements in trade policy and requirements that imported goods are manufactured with consideration to environment, human rights and working conditions. Letting fair trade be part of the goal for trade policy is precisely this commitment translated into goal formulation. The counter-proposal's demands are therefore supported.

»omvärlden och verka för frihandel på rättvisa« — fair trade“the world and work for fair trade”

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The plan states that everyone has the right to housing, that housing policy shall counteract segregation and promote equal rights, and wants to build more climate-smart rental apartments at reasonable rents. A new housing policy goal of good housing at reasonable costs in a safe and sustainable environment is a direct formulation of these commitments. The counter-proposal's demand is therefore supported.

»Alla har rätt till en bostad. I Sverige är tillgången« — right to housing“Everyone has the right to housing. In Sweden the availability”

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The election manifesto demands that health insurance be changed so that it provides better security during sick leave, that no one is forced to work despite illness, and that people are not passed between agencies. The party programme establishes the right to basic economic security and that society should actively support the individual's return to work through rehabilitation. A goal formulated as economic security during illness and effective support for return to work is precisely this.

»förändra sjukförsäkringen så den ger bättre trygghet vid sjukskrivning och se till att människor inte bollas mellan myndigheter när de behöver samhällets stöd.« — security during sick leave“change health insurance so it provides better security during sick leave and ensure that people are not passed between agencies when they need support from society.”

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The election manifesto requires cheaper public transport across the entire country, state expansion of charging infrastructure, that only fossil-free cars are sold from 2025 and an emissions budget that meets climate targets. The counter-proposal's rapid measures and action plan for the emissions gap are in practice these commitments. The plan therefore supports the requirement directly.

»att den som behöver bil ska ha råd med ett klimatsmart alternativ, och att bara fossilfria bilar ska säljas från 2025.« — only fossil-free new cars“that someone who needs a car shall be able to afford a climate-smart alternative, and that only fossil-free cars shall be sold from 2025.”

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The plan's decisive commitment is that the party opposes all laws that entail disproportionate encroachments on integrity and that crime and terrorism prevention is important but must not happen at the expense of human rights. Increased surveillance possibilities require, according to the plan, that policy protects people's integrity, and democracy should be defended with democratic means. The counter-proposal's objection to expanding preventive secret compulsory measures on such an imprecise ground as gang affiliation, and against sentencing guidelines that undermine legal certainty, thereby follows the plan. The fact that the plan also wants to give police more resources against organized crime does not change the proportionality requirement.

»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« — rejects disproportionate integrity encroachments“all laws that entail disproportionate encroachments on”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires that dental care be equated with other healthcare and be included in the same high-cost protection, and the party programme that it should have the same conditions as other care and be included in a joint high-cost protection. The counter-proposal's requirement to continue the already-investigated work toward a new high-cost protection, instead of a new review, realizes that commitment faster. The plan wants similarly to extend high-cost protection to aids.

»att tandvården ska jämställas med övrig hälso- och sjukvård, och ingå i samma högkostnadsskydd.« — dental care in the same high-cost protection“dental care should be equated with other healthcare and be included in the same high-cost protection.”

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The election manifesto wishes to raise the price of emissions allowances, expand the trading system to aviation and shipping and introduce climate tariffs, and the party programme gives Sweden a driving role in international climate negotiations. The plan also wishes to have strict environmental and social requirements in trade policy, which corresponds to binding sustainability chapters in trade agreements. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirements.

»höja priset på utsläppsrätter i EU, inkludera utsläpp från flyg och sjöfart i systemet och införa klimattullar på varor från länder utanför EU.« — priced emissions and climate tariffs“raise the price of emissions allowances in the EU, include emissions from aviation and shipping in the system and introduce climate tariffs on goods from countries outside the EU.”

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The election manifesto promises to improve support for people with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where in the country one lives, which is precisely what the counter-proposal's coordinated support and centre of expertise aim at for a small group. The plan also wants aids to be included in the high-cost protection and sees inaccessibility as the real barrier.

»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet.« — equivalent support nationwide“improve support for people with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country.”

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The party programme establishes that the party believes in popular education and lifelong learning, that folk high schools and study associations' educational forms are important, and that more folk high schools are needed, not least in million-programme areas. The counter-proposal's requirement that popular education's role be valued and strengthened with more places and support across the country thereby lies in the plan's line.

»Vi tror på folkbildningen och det livslånga lärandet.« — the value of popular education“We believe in popular education and lifelong learning.”

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The party programme states that particularly valuable forests shall be protected from felling, and the election manifesto particularly points out the connected mountain forests as worthy of protection. The counter-proposal's demands for legislation that stops felling of valuable forest cores and a strategy for mountain-adjacent forests therefore aligns with the plan, which also wants protected areas exempted from production forestry.

»skydda 30 procent av Sveriges natur, bland annat våra unika sammanhängande fjällskogar och skyddsvärda skogar i hela landet.« — protection of mountain forests“protect 30 percent of Sweden's nature, including our unique connected mountain forests and valuable forests throughout the country.”

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The party programme states that access to higher education should be good throughout the country and that regional universities and distance education are important for that opportunity, which is precisely the counter-proposal's demand. The plan also wants education offered where the need for labour is large and recruitment to be broadened. The plan therefore supports securing the number of places.

»Tillgången på högre utbildning ska vara god i hela« — higher education nationwide“Access to higher education should be good throughout”

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The election manifesto demands that ecosystems at sea set the limits for how much fish may be caught and that ecosystem-based marine management be introduced, and the party programme wants fishing to not take out more than regrows. Changing the calculation of maximum sustainable yield and including a much larger safety margin based on marine condition is precisely this, strengthened by the precautionary principle that should be applied as far as possible. The counter-proposal's demands thus align with the plan.

»låt ekosystemen i haven sätta gränserna för hur mycket fisk som får fångas, inför en ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning och gå över till skonsamma fiskemetoder.« — ecosystems set the limit“let ecosystems at sea set the limits for how much fish may be caught, introduce ecosystem-based marine management and move to gentle fishing methods.”

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The party programme explicitly requires that advertising aimed at children under twelve years shall be prohibited and that the spread of advertising shall be restricted especially among children and young people. The counter-proposal's demands for stricter legislation, prohibition of targeted advertising to children on the internet and in apps as well as more checks and sanctions are an application of exactly this commitment. The programme also supports Sweden being able to lead with stricter protective legislation within the EU.

»Sexistisk reklam och reklam riktad mot barn under tolv år ska vara förbjudet, liksom reklam för spel och alkohol.« — prohibition of children's advertising“Sexist advertising and advertising aimed at children under twelve years shall be prohibited, as shall advertising for gambling and alcohol.”

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The election manifesto promises to invest in primary care and increase access to mental health care, and the party programme establishes that primary care is the foundation of healthcare and that psychiatric and psychological expertise there shall be strong and quality assured. The counter-proposal's requirement for a core national mandate, strengthened responsibility for mental health and joint planning between municipality and region realises these commitments. The programme also calls for increased coordination between different forms of care.

»satsa på primärvården och öka tillgången till vård för psykisk ohälsa.« — investment in primary care and mental health“invest in primary care and increase access to mental health care.”

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The election manifesto contains an explicit numerical protection target: 30 per cent of Sweden's nature shall be protected, explicitly including protected forests throughout the country. The party programme moreover states that the protected areas are too small and that particularly valuable forest shall be protected from felling. The counter-proposal's requirement for a national target of 30 per cent protected forest, of which 20 per cent productive forest, is precisely the kind of target the plan commits to.

»skydda 30 procent av Sveriges natur, bland annat våra unika sammanhängande fjällskogar och skyddsvärda skogar i hela landet.« — protect 30 per cent of nature“protect 30 per cent of Sweden's nature, among other things our unique connected mountain forests and protected forests throughout the country.”

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The party programme explicitly says that land policy must be long-term and that good agricultural land shall be protected from exploitation, and that it is of great importance to preserve agricultural land and its fertility. The counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened protection of arable land through clearer decision-making basis, clearer definition of substantial public interest and cooperation between authorities is a direct application of this. The election manifesto's commitment to increased self-sufficiency in staple foods points in the same direction.

»Markpolitiken i Sverige måste vara långsiktig och goda jordbruksmarker ska skyddas från exploatering.« — protect agricultural land“Land policy in Sweden must be long-term and good agricultural land shall be protected from exploitation.”

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The plan wants to promote walking, cycling and public transport and reduce car driving, with more and better cycle paths as an explicit means. The party programme also wants to expand walking and cycle paths between urban areas, which is precisely the inter-municipal cycle commuting the counter-proposal seeks. The climate and public health reasons are the same as the plan's own reasons for prioritizing cycling in urban areas.

»minska bilåkandet i storstäderna och främja gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik.« — promote cycling before cars“reduce car driving in major cities and promote walking, cycling and public transport.”

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The plan builds its preventive work on area police in close cooperation with school and social services and wants to see more police to counter parallel societies. It also states that public functions like the police shall be available throughout the country. The counter-proposal's demand for more local police work and increased presence in disadvantaged areas and sparsely populated regions is therefore the plan's own line.

»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« — area police in local work“ease secrecy between area police officers, school, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no child falls through the cracks in preventive work.”

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The plan wants to stop profit-making in schools and establishes that profit interests do not belong there. The party programme requires that the purpose of welfare activities should not be to distribute profits and that any profit is reinvested, and that commercial actors should be removed in favour of non-profit organisations. A ban on profit extraction from school activities is thus precisely what the plan requires.

»sätta stopp för vinstjakten i skolan.« — stop profit-making in schools“stop profit-making in schools.”

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The plan wants to invest in more special education teachers and other student-close staff in schools and states that teachers should have the right to prescribe extra support for students who need it. It proceeds from the assumption that right support in time is both humane and most economically efficient for society, which is the counter-proposal's reasoning. More special teachers and the possibility of smaller teaching groups therefore follow directly from the plan.

»förstärka elevhälsan och satsa på fler skolsköterskor, specialpedagoger, psykologer och kuratorer i skolan.« — more special education teachers“strengthen student health and invest in more school nurses, special education teachers, psychologists and counselors in schools.”

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The plan explicitly states that public functions such as the employment agency should be available to all residents and be accessible throughout the country, which is the counter-proposal's requirement for physical presence. It also gives society responsibility to actively support individuals' path to employment through measures adapted to the person. The plan also wants to invest heavily in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and see equal efforts from the employment agency.

»ska vara till för Sveriges alla invånare och finnas tillgängliga över hela landet.« — authorities present throughout the country“shall be available to all Sweden's residents and be accessible throughout the country.”

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The plan requires a transition law that forces all industry to phase out coal, oil and fossil gas no later than 2030, which presupposes precisely a successful electrification. It also binds large investments in electricity grids, energy storage and smart energy systems and strong support for energy efficiency in industry. Particularly highlighting the importance of electrification for industry's green transition is therefore directly in line with the plan.

»införa en omställningslag så att all industri fasar ut kol, olja och fossilgas till senast 2030.« — transition law for industry“introduce a transition law so that all industry phases out coal, oil and fossil gas by no later than 2030.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands that confidentiality be eased between community police, schools and social services so that no children fall through the cracks, and the party programme that obstacles to cooperation regarding children at risk be removed. The counter-proposal's demand to remove confidentiality obstacles quickly is thus the plan's own line.

»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« — eased confidentiality regarding children“ease confidentiality between community police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in prevention work.”

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The election manifesto demands a way out for victims of violence throughout the country where responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after the breakup, and that women who have broken free shall get their lives back. That a strengthened tenant protection for crime victims must be implemented and lead to concrete measures is precisely this commitment.

»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« — coordinated housing and protection“create a way out for victims of violence throughout the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after the breakup.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands that renovation bills be stopped and that tenants' position in renovations be strengthened. The party programme wants to protect rental rights and regulation of the rental market and states that upgrading should not only be borne through rent increases. Slower phase-in, stop for replacement increases and a stricter review basis are exactly such a strengthening, in conflict with the committee's assessment that regulation is well-balanced.

»stoppa renovräkningar. Renovering ska inte vara så lyxig att människor måste vräkas från sina hem. Vi vill stärka hyresgästernas ställning vid renovering.« — stop renovation bills“stop renovation bills. Renovations should not be so luxurious that people must be evicted from their homes. We want to strengthen tenants' position in renovations.”

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The plan explicitly demands that unnecessary bureaucracy is avoided through active regulatory simplification work and wants to make it easier for people to start and run companies, especially small ones. Systematic simplification work with clear governance and analytical tools is precisely this. The plan argues against the committee's reasoning that EU directives should be implemented at minimum level, because member states should be allowed to lead with stricter environmental and health requirements.

»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt regelförenklingsarbete.« — active regulatory simplification“Unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active regulatory simplification work.”

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The party programme requires that people be given the opportunity to influence city development in a simple and constructive way and that citizens can submit their own proposals to political assemblies. This bears the counter-proposal's requirement for new forms of citizen participation. The plan also wants culturally valuable buildings and environments to be preserved, which supports cultural planning with local history at the centre.

»Människor ska ges möjlighet att på ett enkelt och konstruktivt sätt påverka stadens utveckling.« — citizen participation in planning“People shall be given the opportunity to influence city development in a simple and constructive way.”

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The election manifesto requires that victims of violence forced to hide are given stronger protection and that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after the break. The party programme wants violence in close relationships to be handled quickly and in coordination between authorities and organizations. Mapping post-violence and closing gaps that reveal hidden identities is precisely the protection the plan requires.

»att våldsutsatta kvinnor som tvingas gömma sig ska få starkare skydd och att fler som utövar våld ska få fotboja.« — stronger protection for hidden violence victims“that victims of violence forced to hide shall be given stronger protection and that more perpetrators shall be electronically monitored.”

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The election manifesto outright demands climate tariffs on goods from countries outside the EU together with a higher price on emissions allowances. The party programme is based on the polluter pays principle and that costs affecting the environment should be included in the price, and looks favorably on minimum rules and taxes at EU level to reduce climate-damaging emissions. The counter-proposal's requirement for a carbon adjustment mechanism and easier trade in climate-smart technology is thus the plan's own line.

»höja priset på utsläppsrätter i EU, inkludera utsläpp från flyg och sjöfart i systemet och införa klimattullar på varor från länder utanför EU.« — climate tariffs on imports“raise the price of emissions allowances in the EU, include emissions from aviation and shipping in the system and introduce climate tariffs on goods from countries outside the EU.”

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The election manifesto demands that animal suffering in transport and slaughter be minimized and that animal welfare in the EU be sharpened significantly. The party programme wants that sufficient resources be set aside for frequent and effective inspections of animal husbandry, transports and slaughter and that the animal welfare issue be included in trade agreements, which is also the plan's answer to the competition question. The counter-proposal's demand for stricter rules for animal transport is therefore fully supported.

»minimera djurs lidande vid transport och slakt.« — minimize suffering in transport“minimize animal suffering in transport and slaughter.”

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The plan establishes that children should be involved in shaping society and be seen as active co-creators, not passive recipients. It wants to lower the voting age to 16 years and make the Convention on the Rights of the Child Swedish law with child impact assessments. The counter-proposal's emphasis on young people's influence, tools and organization follows directly from these commitments.

»Barn ska vara med och utforma samhället« — children's participation“Children should be involved in shaping society”

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The plan explicitly promises to increase study grants and that student loans shall be sufficiently high with fair support for students with children. It also assumes that students should be able to study without working on the side. The counter-proposal's requirement for a significantly higher grant portion follows directly from these commitments.

»höja studiestödet och förbättra studenters a-kassa och sjukförsäkring« — raised study grants“raise study grants and improve students' unemployment insurance and sickness insurance”

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The party programme explicitly states that small businesses shall have lower employer contributions and less sick-pay responsibility than larger businesses, and that lower employer contributions are an important reform for increased enterprise. The counter-proposal's requirement for reduced social contributions for small businesses is thus the plan's own line, even if the plan does not share the view that a generally lower tax burden strengthens welfare.

»Småföretag ska ha lägre« — lower contributions for small businesses“Small businesses shall have lower”

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The election manifesto wants to build climate-smart rental apartments with reasonable rents in pleasant and safe environments, and the party programme establishes that everyone has the right to a home and that housing policy shall prevent segregation and promote equal rights. The counter-proposal's new objective of good homes at reasonable costs, equitable conditions and sustainable development express precisely these commitments. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

»Miljöpartiets bostadspolitik ska motverka segregation och främja lika rättigheter.« — housing policy against segregation“The Greens' housing policy shall prevent segregation and promote equal rights.”

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The election manifesto wants to change sick leave insurance so it provides better security during sick leave, raise the lowest level of sickness and activity allowances and abolish the waiting day, and the party programme establishes that society actively shall support the individual's return through rehabilitation. A goal that puts economic security during illness and return to work at the center, instead of low sick leave rates, is the same thing in substance. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

»förändra sjukförsäkringen så den ger bättre trygghet vid sjukskrivning och se till att människor inte bollas mellan myndigheter när de behöver samhällets stöd.« — security before cutbacks“change sick leave insurance so it provides better security during sick leave and ensure that people are not passed between agencies when they need society's support.”

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The party programme wants to ban advertising for gambling in the same way as for alcohol and limit the spread of advertising, particularly among children and young people. A requirement for particular restraint in gambling advertising, motivated by children encountering gambling advertising in public places and in televised sport, is directly in line with this commitment. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

»liksom reklam för spel och alkohol.« — gambling advertising like alcohol advertising“like advertising for gambling and alcohol.”

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